tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444687581793432522.post331092645240518533..comments2023-10-20T08:02:19.928-04:00Comments on Dear Readers!: Reading from Hard CopySusanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10319652591847155422noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1444687581793432522.post-25278226243499712712013-06-10T11:40:03.679-04:002013-06-10T11:40:03.679-04:00Hi, Susan!
I can totally relate. I own a typing b...Hi, Susan!<br />I can totally relate. I own a typing business, and typing means editing too (at least for me) - not just for books, but for everything I type.<br />I print out hard copies because, indeed, I can find more things to adjust, can write in the margins with my questions/comments like you do, and I can place pages across my desk/dining room table and easily "move" paragraphs from one page to another without "losing where I am". I hope that makes sense to you.<br />One of my favourite words is consistency. If a writer prefers Canadian spellings, for example, then I ensure that all possible words are spelled in Canadian/British English, rather than American English (although I recommend the American spellings if an international audience is expected). Perhaps a measurement is in inches in one place and centimetres in another (so I recommend inches, as more universal/understood).<br />On a computer screen, it is more difficult to see "long paragraphs", but on a hard copy it is easily picked up. As well, I find my eyes gloss over paragraphs after awhile on the screen, but it is "fresher/crisper" on the hard copy.<br />I have recommended printing hard copies for over 30 years now to my clients. At first they balk, but, once they try it, they realize that it really does help to print the last draft (and sometimes second last draft as well, depending on the number of changes made).<br />Some people chide me for "wasting all that paper". My thought is, "Too bad! It works for me, and I'll continue doing it as long as I'm able." I use "scrap paper" twice by writing/printing on the other side of pages too, and I always shred each page. My kids know that should I pass away unexpectedly, they are to shred (or burn, depending on the quantity) my piles of scrap paper immediately. In the meantime, I try not to waste any of those printed pages.Laney4https://www.blogger.com/profile/06990122242183752771noreply@blogger.com