PROOFREADING GUIDE
Self Editing Makes You a Better Writer
3 quick tricks to catch your mistakes before your readers do
Finding typos and grammar errors in your articles after they are published is maddening.
Let’s be honest: No writer sets out to write a piece with glaring mistakes.
Every writer wants to inform, educate, or enlighten hordes of readers with their words. The last thing a writer wants is to overlook a typo or a misspelled word. Nothing says “novice” like a published piece with a conspicuous error that makes readers stop and scratch their heads.
Lack of proper proofreading in published pieces is a problem on Medium. There, I said it.
Typos and grammar missteps in published articles are distracting. They stand out like a chunk of spinach that taints a supermodel’s dazzling smile.
Most Medium readers admit they won’t tolerate a minefield of mistakes and will click away from a story that’s littered with too many of them.
On a platform where Reads and Read Ratio literally equal currency, reader “click-aways” are the last thing a writer wants. We want eyeballs on our work for as long…
