This post was originally posted on June 7, 2017 Recently, I had to take a long road trip. I decided to proofread while my husband drove. By sending the document to my iPhone, I realized that seeing it on the smaller screen highlighted certain errors. It also gave me a feel for how the e-book version would look on a mobile device. 1. Save your document as a PDF from Word. If you do not have this option with your word processing program, you may be able to upload the word document itself or convert the word document through another source, such as Nuance PDF or Adobe online. 2. Email it to yourself. 3. Open the email on your phone. 4. Upload the PDF to iBooks or other PDF reader. Note: iBooks allows you to annotate. 4. Read and take notes. 5. Update your draft. Keep proofreading until you can't find any mistakes. It helps to have other people read the final draft as well. They catch things you cannot because you have read it so many times. ...

This was originally published June 5, 2017: I recommend proofreading your manuscript in multiple ways. Each method changes the way the document appears. Your eye catches different errors with each pass. After my final editing passes are done, I proofread my manuscripts at least twenty times before publishing them. You can: 1. Read it on Word or other word processing programs in several fonts. The Four Layers of Conflict The Four Layers of Conflict The Four Layers of Conflict 2. Read it on Word with ¶ "reveal codes" on to catch spacing and formatting errors. 3.Read it on Word with two page view. 4. Read it as a PDF document as a single page + page width. The print will be larger. 5. Read the PDF version again as "two pages up continuous" to see the flow between pages and how the paragraphs, images, etc. line up. Remember the side on the left is actually the odd pages that will appear on the right hand side of the printed book. A chapter s...

Recently, I had to take a long road trip. I decided to proofread while my husband drove. By sending the document to my iPhone, I realized that seeing it on the smaller screen highlighted certain errors. It also gave me a feel for how the e-book version would look on a mobile device. 1. Save your document as a PDF from Word. If you do not have this option with your word processing program, you may be able to upload the word document itself or convert the word document through another source, such as Nuance PDF or Adobe online. 2. Email it to yourself. 3. Open the email on your phone. 4. Upload the PDF to iBooks or other PDF reader. Note: iBooks allows you to annotate. 4. Read and take notes. 5. Update your draft. Keep proofreading until you can't find any mistakes. It helps to have other people read the final draft as well. They catch things you cannot because you have read it so many times. Especially if you self-publish, I recommend havi...

I recommend proofreading your manuscript in multiple ways. Each method changes the way the document appears. Your eye catches different errors with each pass. After my final editing passes are done, I proofread my manuscripts at least twenty times before publishing them. You can: 1. Read it on Word or other word processing programs in several fonts. The Four Layers of Conflict The Four Layers of Conflict The Four Layers of Conflict 2. Read it on Word with ¶ "reveal codes" on to catch spacing and formatting errors. 3.Read it on Word with two page view. 4. Read it as a PDF document as a single page + page width. The print will be larger. 5. Read the PDF version again as "two pages up continuous" to see the flow between pages and how the paragraphs, images, etc. line up. Remember the side on the left is actually the odd pages that will appear on the right hand side of the printed book. A chapter should always start on the printed right hand...