My good Twitter buddy and fellow Email Zoo contributor Kelly Lorenz (from Bronto) sent me some ideas for writing tips this past week, and I thought I’d share this tidbit from her with you:
Do NOT proofread your own copy.
Trust me, I’m the worst proofreader of my own copy. And you are for your own as well. You know why? Because when you write the copy, you have a tendency to gloss over the words and assume they are all there. You also will make the assumption that you’ve corrected all of the spelling errors (and who doesn’t? Microsoft Word does most of the work for you, right?)
You need the objective eyes on your writing assignments because they won’t have that “writer’s bias.” They’ll be able to spot the errors better (provided the person you’ve selected is a good editor who can spell and showcase proper grammar).
This tactic works well with my first tip–reading your copy out loud. Between your aloud reading and your chosen editor’s proofreading, you have a pretty good chance of getting crisp, clean copy.
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Have some ideas for writing tips? Want to share what works for you? Hit me up!
