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Wait, so he doesn’t print a draft, go outside with a pen and have a smoke or vape and read through it that way for flow and coherence? Hmm, okay. If people wo
by 6stringmerc 4y ago
Wait, so he doesn’t print a draft, go outside with a pen and have a smoke or vape and read through it that way for flow and coherence?
Hmm, okay.
If people wonder what I’m referring to, think about it in music terms: you don’t listen to a song in just one environment usually. There are speakers, headphones, your car, etc. so it’s a good idea to mix a track and test it on a couple.
It is my perspective that coming up in a print culture the best way to slow down and be critical of self produced work is to change the medium slightly. Thus the print out. It’s the same content but you are digesting it a different way. In this regard I would consider my approach superior to Paul’s and suggest you give it a try for your next important email, letter, or essay.
- samatman 4y agoI used to edit books with fanfold printouts and WordPerfect, so I'm familiar with the act. I find it quite sufficient to compile the text to HTML and read it in the browser, while editing the source. It gives the same shift of context from writing to editing, and it's more closely equivalent to hand-proofing galley prints, since it's in the form the audience ultimately sees. I would love an iPad app designed around the old-fashioned proof editing flow, using the stylus. I've never seen one and don't know if there's a market for it, but I'd use it every week.
- twobitshifter 4y agoA similar trick is to use the read aloud feature, to read you what you wrote back. Hearing it out loud changes the medium and makes spotting mistakes really easy.