Directing. I clearly need a proofreader too
November 3, 2026 at 5:05 AM
Directing. I clearly need a proofreader too
There's a new interview on my blog today - woohoo!
It's part of my 'Meet the Pros' segment and I'm chatting to Proofreader Mark Schultz (wordrefiner). He has some brilliant tips and info, including:
'95% of published books have spelling errors'
Yikes! Read more at:
jayetroop.com/2026/11/meet...
It's part of my 'Meet the Pros' segment and I'm chatting to Proofreader Mark Schultz (wordrefiner). He has some brilliant tips and info, including:
'95% of published books have spelling errors'
Yikes! Read more at:
jayetroop.com/2026/11/meet...
MEET THE PRO - Proofreader Mark Schultz
This month I'm delighted to chat to proofreader Mark Schultz, who I first saw on X many years ago. I spotted him because I enjoyed his book ...
jayetroop.com
November 1, 2026 at 12:34 PM
There's a new interview on my blog today - woohoo!
It's part of my 'Meet the Pros' segment and I'm chatting to Proofreader Mark Schultz (wordrefiner). He has some brilliant tips and info, including:
'95% of published books have spelling errors'
Yikes! Read more at:
jayetroop.com/2026/11/meet...
It's part of my 'Meet the Pros' segment and I'm chatting to Proofreader Mark Schultz (wordrefiner). He has some brilliant tips and info, including:
'95% of published books have spelling errors'
Yikes! Read more at:
jayetroop.com/2026/11/meet...
Vert is our proofreader for Follow Me Deeper, and is also crowdfunding a print run of his own book right now! Please consider checking out the campaign and supporting~! ♥
MELT: REFRAIN: A 🔞 queer trans horror novel about toxic corporate vampires in love, and other four-letter words. One part Gothic, one part psychological torment; all sex and death.
Everything changes for the worst all the time. What are you going to do about it?
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Everything changes for the worst all the time. What are you going to do about it?
Print run funding now on BackerKit.
MELT: Refrain
The first book in a queer, trans Gothic horror series about toxic corporate vampires reinventing what it means to be alive—to live—and the pieces of themselves they lose along the way.
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October 29, 2026 at 10:48 PM
Vert is our proofreader for Follow Me Deeper, and is also crowdfunding a print run of his own book right now! Please consider checking out the campaign and supporting~! ♥
Going to win. -- geez. I'm firing my proofreader.
November 1, 2026 at 11:20 PM
Going to win. -- geez. I'm firing my proofreader.
That sign makes me, a former proofreader, twitch
(I hope the deals were good)
(I hope the deals were good)
October 30, 2026 at 3:45 PM
That sign makes me, a former proofreader, twitch
(I hope the deals were good)
(I hope the deals were good)
ANYWAYS if anyone needs a line editor or a proofreader, I am very good. I need work. I want to keep doing what I'm good at and what I enjoy doing and not have to find some BS job that will make me use AI.
Because fuck AI.
Because fuck AI.
October 30, 2026 at 4:15 PM
ANYWAYS if anyone needs a line editor or a proofreader, I am very good. I need work. I want to keep doing what I'm good at and what I enjoy doing and not have to find some BS job that will make me use AI.
Because fuck AI.
Because fuck AI.
anyway- if there's a lesson here, it's "get a sensitivity proofreader when covering subjects like animal cruelty and bigotry for a project like this", since it seems like the other contributors were taken off-guard by that two-page spread as well.
October 29, 2026 at 7:05 PM
anyway- if there's a lesson here, it's "get a sensitivity proofreader when covering subjects like animal cruelty and bigotry for a project like this", since it seems like the other contributors were taken off-guard by that two-page spread as well.
Ouch. Can get Viking to chop it off?
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
November 3, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Ouch. Can get Viking to chop it off?
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
Good good. 40,000+ on first draft of book five.
When I finish that, final edits of book 4 before proofreader.
Still need to design book cover.
Now, if people just bought them 😂
As a professional proofreader, this made me laugh.
October 31, 2026 at 2:34 PM
As a professional proofreader, this made me laugh.
Hello Bluesky! 👋 I’m a novelist, editor, and proofreader here to help you polish your manuscript. When I'm not fixing syntax, I'm out skipping rope to clear my head! ✍️👟 #WritingCommunity #Booksky #BetaReaders #BookEditing
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
November 3, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Hello Bluesky! 👋 I’m a novelist, editor, and proofreader here to help you polish your manuscript. When I'm not fixing syntax, I'm out skipping rope to clear my head! ✍️👟 #WritingCommunity #Booksky #BetaReaders #BookEditing
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
What stage is your current manuscript in right now?
PROOfREadER
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
November 3, 2026 at 3:04 AM
PROOfREadER
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
[HD]
Just a quickie* - This is another example of my perrsona reflecting my real life,since I've done some proofreading,although I think I was better at it (but I feel awkward in other areas)
*Although I could have drawn my catboy writing by her side
#indiecomics
My proofreader: @featherhors.bsky.social
My colouring assistant: chordcatcher (on X and Twitch)
My colouring assistant: chordcatcher (on X and Twitch)
October 30, 2026 at 1:23 PM
My proofreader: @featherhors.bsky.social
My colouring assistant: chordcatcher (on X and Twitch)
My colouring assistant: chordcatcher (on X and Twitch)
I'm not saying my own book is error-free, cos that's asking for trouble, but I will say that my editor and the proofreader she hired were both pretty meticulous. (Also, the 2 books these examples are from are with BIG publishers, which I'm not.)
November 2, 2026 at 5:32 PM
I'm not saying my own book is error-free, cos that's asking for trouble, but I will say that my editor and the proofreader she hired were both pretty meticulous. (Also, the 2 books these examples are from are with BIG publishers, which I'm not.)
The grim proofreader
October 26, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The grim proofreader
A lot of the work that Karen does editing Designers & Dragons makes me think, "Gosh, I'm glad she's making my writing sound better."
Some of it makes me say, "Jesus Christ, I'm glad she caught that and it didn't go into print."
So, yeah, hire her as an editor or proofreader!
Some of it makes me say, "Jesus Christ, I'm glad she caught that and it didn't go into print."
So, yeah, hire her as an editor or proofreader!
ANYWAYS if anyone needs a line editor or a proofreader, I am very good. I need work. I want to keep doing what I'm good at and what I enjoy doing and not have to find some BS job that will make me use AI.
Because fuck AI.
Because fuck AI.
October 30, 2026 at 6:20 PM
A lot of the work that Karen does editing Designers & Dragons makes me think, "Gosh, I'm glad she's making my writing sound better."
Some of it makes me say, "Jesus Christ, I'm glad she caught that and it didn't go into print."
So, yeah, hire her as an editor or proofreader!
Some of it makes me say, "Jesus Christ, I'm glad she caught that and it didn't go into print."
So, yeah, hire her as an editor or proofreader!
Maybe spell Everest correctly. Apart from that great sentiment. (Proofreader pedant kicking in)
October 31, 2026 at 7:44 PM
Maybe spell Everest correctly. Apart from that great sentiment. (Proofreader pedant kicking in)
That's why you get a proofreader/editor/translator to look over the text.
Especially with English. 😅🐺
Especially with English. 😅🐺
November 1, 2026 at 1:22 PM
That's why you get a proofreader/editor/translator to look over the text.
Especially with English. 😅🐺
Especially with English. 😅🐺
Man, the proofreader really sucks😄
November 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Man, the proofreader really sucks😄
Even if that's an honest typo, you'd think an editor or proofreader would've caught that.
October 31, 2026 at 5:58 PM
Even if that's an honest typo, you'd think an editor or proofreader would've caught that.
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aitrainer.work
November 1, 2026 at 9:41 PM
#writerscoffeeclub 11/1: How much writing are you hoping to accomplish this month?
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
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mementomori.social
November 3, 2026 at 8:11 AM
#writerscoffeeclub 11/1: How much writing are you hoping to accomplish this month?
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
I plan to integrate all beta reader feedback into my manuscript so that I can hand it over to my proofreader.
Beyond that, I also want to finish all Patreon translations for December, including typesetting - […]
Anyway, grateful for my proofreader on this latest document for catching this before it got sent to my author.
October 29, 2026 at 6:42 PM
Anyway, grateful for my proofreader on this latest document for catching this before it got sent to my author.
Unemployed proofreader notices ‘slithered onions’ in package recipe
October 29, 2026 at 9:18 AM
Unemployed proofreader notices ‘slithered onions’ in package recipe
Tiny proofreader on duty.
November 1, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Tiny proofreader on duty.