By:
Stefanie Flaxman
I
don’t get it.
When
you find an article
that is helpful or empathetic to your situation, you want to comment
on it and share it with your friends.
You
probably do the same when you find an article that is offensive.
What
do both of those scenarios have in common? You understand the message the
writer intended to convey … or at least you think you do.
So
chances are good that the writer proofread the piece with meticulous focus and
a creative spirit.
Wait,
creativity and proofreading can go together?
You
better believe it. Here’s how …
Proofreading and
creativity are not mutually exclusive
We
take for granted that the blog posts we interact with or spread around online
make sense to us. Even if we disagree with a blog post’s author or misconstrue
his intentions, we have still comprehended the text well enough to form an opinion
about it.
Articles
we don’t finish reading or disregard quickly may be confusing and poorly
structured — glaring errors are major turn-offs. We don’t take the writing
seriously and we go elsewhere to gain knowledge.
Even
though every detail of your writing needs to reinforce the authority
you strive to establish with your content, I’ve heard many people say
that proofreading is their least favorite part of writing.
When
you write, you get to be creative and expressive; proofreading is boring and
tedious.
Like
most circumstances, however, your approach to proofreading shapes your results.
An
activity is only as boring and tedious as you make it. You can easily turn
proofreading into an important part of your creative process that also improves
the quality and clarity of your writing.
Ready
to turn your rough draft into a polished post that readers revere? Here are
seven creative proofreading tips that help produce
professional-quality writing.
Read the full article HERE!
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- 7 Creative Proofreading Tips To Transform Your Jaggedy Draft into a Polished Post - Copyblogger http://ow.ly/u6f8g
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