tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post5383277737126861760..comments2024-03-28T03:27:26.345-04:00Comments on Dee-lusions of Grandeur: Never Hire Cruella DaVille as a Motivational Speaker!Dee Mentiahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-35310763609144746462012-08-21T09:44:20.344-04:002012-08-21T09:44:20.344-04:00I liked both caps... especially the idea of wearin...I liked both caps... especially the idea of wearing a wig while 'she' learns how to style it. <br /><br />I did notice the 'error'... but I think I noticed it more because of who made it, rather than it being a glaring obvious problem. Your caps are generally very smoothly written, so something like this tends to catch my eye. But if I saw the same writing on a different blog, I might not have even let it bother me. <br /><br />My own editing hasn't changed all that much. I write up my caps in Word, so it not only catches most of my real typos, it catches my fat finger mistakes and even some of the grammar problems. I too do most of my editing on the fly. Write a few lines, back up and read the last paragraph and make sure it all meshes together, then continue on. The biggest change has come from forcing myself to proof read the cap at least one more time after it's 'finished'. <br /><br />A lot of errors still work their way though... but I think that's from trying to proof read something so recently written. The tone is still strong in my head, and I find myself visually skipping by entire phrases as they are still clear in my head. If I had any patience at all (and honestly, I just don't have any patience), I would let the cap sit for a day and proof read it again when it isn't fresh. Of course if I had that level of patience, I'd probably end up writing long form stories instead of caps!<br />Caitlyn Maskedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732033913089350905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-50618330989035770442012-08-20T18:27:43.071-04:002012-08-20T18:27:43.071-04:00Perhaps I have been more distracted than usual, be...Perhaps I have been more distracted than usual, because I used to work that way too, but I seem to catch more issues lately when I've held off posting.Dee Mentiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-14496360803514726422012-08-20T18:26:47.073-04:002012-08-20T18:26:47.073-04:00Thanks for the email. Took care of things I think!...Thanks for the email. Took care of things I think!<br /><br />I always do my stories right in Photoshop. That way i know if it fits or not and can edit for brevity right on the caption itself.Dee Mentiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07798903090538917010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-15956740124551364452012-08-19T15:41:34.841-04:002012-08-19T15:41:34.841-04:00For my editing and proofing... In college, I lear...For my editing and proofing... In college, I learned the fastest way for me to produce anything was to use the 'edit-as-you-go' method. For captions, I do skim back over and very rarely do I see anything out of place. But I figure if I can catch it while it's happening, I'm less likely to run into problems later.Kaitlyn Reneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00712210671887807371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1870069212223825401.post-76138602596944202312012-08-18T16:12:53.680-04:002012-08-18T16:12:53.680-04:00First.. on the preview pic thingie... it works, bu...First.. on the preview pic thingie... it works, but you're making it harder than it needs to be :)<br /><br />On the Cruella caption.. VERY strong presentation and pic... Nice story, but not really my "thing"... I would have clicked on it and read it regardless, it is VERY striking and visually "grabs" you....<br /><br />On the mistake thing... On my OWN caption, the type of mistake you point out would have pissed me off mightily... On others' captions' I probably wouldn't have noticed, but I am much harsher on myself...<br /><br />I TRY and proofread the hell out of my stuff, but STILL things get missed, especially since the primary "tool" I use is Photoshop's built-in spell checker.... which ignores grammar, syntax, common sense... etc....<br /><br />I still refuse to type the story up in an outside program... because I am a stubborn wench... The occasional mishap just "happens", and I deal with it :)<br /><br />/hugsAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08588438002210335131noreply@blogger.com