The Blog of Making Stuff

An old-school craft blog since 2022.

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Proofing 101: The Index

All the Proofing 101 posts in one place for easy searching!

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How to get fresh eyes on your work when yours are the only eyes available.

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Why you need a stylesheet as a pattern designer

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In proofreading, efficient is not a good adjective.

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Or, how to write instructions that say what you meant them to say before your editors and testers get involved.

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Write smarter, not harder

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Or, why to still proofread even if you made your software do all that work.

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Why to do it if you’re paying an editor, and my one best tip for getting started.