Although I get a buzz from it, this blogging lark is a cumbersome business that requires dedication, stamina and forethought. In order to preserve an independent life away from the keyboard, I write fast and frequently. After all, we migrated to rest our weary bones not to develop a repetitive strain injury (actually I’ve got that already which is why I use a full size keyboard and an odd looking roller mouse thingy).
The trouble with the Road Runner approach to my minor art is the inevitability of typos, grammar errors and daft gaffes when I speed write or replace a word and don’t recheck the sentence. Changing a positive to a negative can have a devastating effect on the meaning and get me into hot water. Added to this I become word blind and simply don’t see the clangers staring me in the face. Spell checkers help a bit though WordPress employs American spellings that just get in the way. Liam does his best to proof read my posts but he isn’t always on hand to slap my injured wrist.
I beg your indulgence for my slipshod style. God help me for the book.
Perking the Pansies 
Awww your blogs are great, witty and correct to me……..I cant even think of anything very interesting to write on my facebook status without a typo or gaff. My husband usually finds them days later and explains the consequences or errors to me…. too late then:-(
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Thank you. Less haste for both of us methinks!
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That’s what editors are for. I’m sure your publisher won’t allow book to get on shelves with even T uncrossed or i missing dot. Or even odd definite or indefinite article missing (which you seem to do frequently, dear!) Notice what I did there?! LOL xXx
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Comes from decades of speed reading turgid business reports. Great for work, not so great when trying to be the writer!
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I spot errors after I’ve published a blog post but go back in and edit, since I’m a bit anal about such things. The edit button is a useful tool if it’s bugging you… xx
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keep doing what your doing Jack, I love it x
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I do my best to proofread but hey, we’re human. Mistakes happen. Can’t say I’ve noticed them in your blog, so it’s probably more your perception than anything else. I’m with BittenbySpain: I’ll use the edit feature if I notice a typo or incorrect word, but I won’t allow myself to ‘upgrade’ the post after the fact. In my mind, in terms of content what’s done is done.
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I agree that once a post is read it’s dead but I can’t help looking back at old stuff with a fresh eye and correcting the silly mistakes.
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