I really appreciate your videos. I have a series that I have been trying to get done for over four years. I used to be a storyteller, and want to start writing instead. So far every time I have told anyone about my story series, they get super excited to hear more. When I go to write on my story, I get overwhelmed, because of not understanding the process or even how to outline the story. I also deal with predominantly inattentive type ADHD, so getting motivated or organized has been difficult because again, I didn't understand the process. Your videos are thorough and easy to understand. Since I found your videos three months ago, I have made more progress than I have in the entire four years. Now, I have gone from random scene clips on a thumb drive to a full 40k word count and an organized outline for the other two books! Thank you so much for your time and guidance!
I loved seeing your process for proofreading, Bethany! It actually made me look forward to sitting with a proof of my book and reading it to mark it all up in the future! 😅😂😁
I'm planning to get my first proof copy of my first book next month, and this makes me super excited to read my book in a different format! Thank you for sharing this and for making these videos!
I just came across your videos. I have edited and self-published my own short story anthology and line-edited three novels for a local self-published author. One thing I noticed as I was doing final proofing is that I'd occasionally find a word space before the first word in a new paragraph. It's easy to search for two word spaces in a document, but I don't know of a quick way to search for single spaces at the beginning of a new paragraph. When finalizing the text in Word, the copy is proofed, then once each story is in layout, I'll proof again, and the final check is with a proof copy of the book - but there are always stragglers that somehow slip through. I started out as a proofreader way back when, so I do all the proofing myself. I enjoyed this video and will be checking out your others as well.
Thank you so much for your in depth video. I'm still not done with my manuscript, but already I feel the editing and proofreading process looming over my head (I already started taking notes what details to watch out for later on).
I loved watching this! I'm approaching my edit phase real soon and I've been loving seeing how ppl do it and their progress 😌 you'll get it all done in time!
@@BethanyAtazadeh Ohh good! I knew you'd be able to do it! I actually really love editing, I feel like it's where I really shine, but I've never done such a big project so I'm actually really excited to be heading into it. I'll take your process & make it my own! Good luck with the book launch! Let me know if I can blast it for ya on IG or something.
Thank you for this video Bethany!! I really enjoyed it and may try your process when I get to that point in the writing/editing process (forever in the drafting stage I'm really slow). Also thanks for your videos on formatting. I use Google Docs for drafting but I've found some of the formatting things you showed in Word I can do also in Google Docs. You are be far one of my favorite Authortubers and I appreciate you. I'm so excited for you and The Enchanted Crown!! Preordered it the moment the preorder went Live. Praying God's blessings on you and your beautiful book.💕
Loved this look into your proof reading process! I'm trying to develop a more methodical system so this had a ton of great tips I'll try out to refine my own system! Thank you for sharing! P.s. so so so so super excited for TEC!!!
Have you tried using "Edit out loud" its an app on the google play store. It reads out the book to you. I read the book along with the auto-generated voice. And it helps a lot to catch a lot of typos, and what not.
That sounds so cool! I'm a heavy visual learner and with audio I tend to zone out so for me personally I'd probably fail at proofreading that way, but it sounds like a really awesome tool for further back in the editing process! I have also set up Microsoft Word to read out loud (and google docs does too I've been told) so if I can remember how to set that up I might totally add that to my editing process :D
Even though my focus is flash and micro, I found your process thorough and helpful. Also, I'm aware of word and phrase over use & repetitiveness but never heard the term word echoes. The latter appears to be more subtle to spot, more specific. And I spied a Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino on your desk. Have you tried the Brown Butter Caramel? ;)
Newbie here. So you have a printed book ... I am assuming it's an advance copy of the actual book that you use for editing... is this correct? What software are you using in writing? (I guess I can search your previous videos too :) ) Thanks for this video - it's very helpful
@@BethanyAtazadeh I still have to read book 3 before this, but the delivery usually takes 2 weeks to my country, so easy-peasy. :) And I'm so happy you kept the old covers, too. They are stunning. I'm literally in love with them. Especially with The Cursed Hunter. One of my favorite covers ever.
Just starting out and I've finished my first manuscript. How do you get a printed copy of your own book like that to proofread? Also, do you hire anyone to help with editing? Or do you do everything yourself?
Dumb question but you publish your book, buy a copy for your self and then you do all the corrections you just did? If so, wouldn’t your book be published so everyone could buy it WHILE still making the corrections?
Hey Bethany, I'm planning to order my proof copy from KDP here in the next few weeks and I was wondering, if I use their free ISBN, do they take care of the front matter for me? Or will I need to format that page into my manuscript? Thank you!
Many writers can proof read , who are English teachers, English majors, writers., Including new writers. I m going back over my novel, revising , proof reading , and my manuscript is also being typed by an English major ,graduate of a university. noted for the writing program ,and us also a writer of some published short stories. One self publisher recommended finding an English teacher to edit . I happen to be qualified as an English teacher. A couple of. previous writing credits other than a novel. I have written a mystery novel. After seeing the videos, I LL Probably just have. my novel.printrd so seeing the comment about print copies is helpful. I m not good at texting yet though.
Do you hire professional proofreaders? I'm asking because I had a highly professional copy editor, who went over my book twice and did a great job, and I wonder if I should just proofread myself or hire someone.
Personally no. I have a team who reads beforehand in exchange for a free copy and I proofread myself. I always find things no matter how good the copy edits are, a copy editor is just one person so they’re bound to miss things.
@@BethanyAtazadeh Yes, fair enough, although it's an ungainly contraction that's rarely used and can just as easily stand for 'it would' or 'it should' as for 'it had'.
Grammarly or something similar is obviously what Proofreaders use. I don't blame them. Using Grammarly cuts down the mistakes she will find and cut down on my correcting my roof draft.
@@BethanyAtazadeh Thank for the tip. What I want is for the chapter to begin always on the right in a print copy , double side pages, for beta reader copies. James
I can't proofread. Grammarly tells you mistakes and makes word suggestions and sometimes rewrites a whole sentence for you and it is better and you just plug it in.
I really appreciate your videos. I have a series that I have been trying to get done for over four years. I used to be a storyteller, and want to start writing instead. So far every time I have told anyone about my story series, they get super excited to hear more. When I go to write on my story, I get overwhelmed, because of not understanding the process or even how to outline the story. I also deal with predominantly inattentive type ADHD, so getting motivated or organized has been difficult because again, I didn't understand the process. Your videos are thorough and easy to understand. Since I found your videos three months ago, I have made more progress than I have in the entire four years. Now, I have gone from random scene clips on a thumb drive to a full 40k word count and an organized outline for the other two books! Thank you so much for your time and guidance!
I loved seeing your process for proofreading, Bethany! It actually made me look forward to sitting with a proof of my book and reading it to mark it all up in the future! 😅😂😁
"Echoes" ahh, that's a good word for it. 😅
I'm planning to get my first proof copy of my first book next month, and this makes me super excited to read my book in a different format! Thank you for sharing this and for making these videos!
Yay! That's so exciting, happy reading, and glad you enjoyed!
Honestly!!!!
I just came across your videos. I have edited and self-published my own short story anthology and line-edited three novels for a local self-published author. One thing I noticed as I was doing final proofing is that I'd occasionally find a word space before the first word in a new paragraph. It's easy to search for two word spaces in a document, but I don't know of a quick way to search for single spaces at the beginning of a new paragraph.
When finalizing the text in Word, the copy is proofed, then once each story is in layout, I'll proof again, and the final check is with a proof copy of the book - but there are always stragglers that somehow slip through. I started out as a proofreader way back when, so I do all the proofing myself.
I enjoyed this video and will be checking out your others as well.
That's awesome :) I look forward to having a physical copy of mine to mark up.
It's a fun time, you'll be there before you know it!
@@BethanyAtazadeh beautiful cover!👍
Thank you so much for your in depth video. I'm still not done with my manuscript, but already I feel the editing and proofreading process looming over my head (I already started taking notes what details to watch out for later on).
Yay so glad it was helpful!
Thank you for this! I am finished writing my very first story and now am in the editing phase! Great tips!
This is great! I’m in the process of editing my book. I love the yellow highlighter idea!
Yay! Thank you!
it’s cool to see how other writers edit/proofread. it gives me ideas.
Awesome!
Loved this! Got me excited about proofing!
I loved watching this! I'm approaching my edit phase real soon and I've been loving seeing how ppl do it and their progress 😌 you'll get it all done in time!
Yay thank you! So glad it was helpful, and thank goodness it's all done now haha!
@@BethanyAtazadeh Ohh good! I knew you'd be able to do it! I actually really love editing, I feel like it's where I really shine, but I've never done such a big project so I'm actually really excited to be heading into it. I'll take your process & make it my own! Good luck with the book launch! Let me know if I can blast it for ya on IG or something.
Such a cool video! I'm a structural editor (not a proofreader), and I always love to learn about different types of editing. Thanks for this!
Wow! Thanks for sharing this ❤
I really enjoyed your video, thank you. ❤ I love your proofreading process. 🎉
Hello, this video helps me a lot. I will do this proofread once my proof copy's delivered. Thank you for sharing ❤️
Thank you for this video Bethany!! I really enjoyed it and may try your process when I get to that point in the writing/editing process (forever in the drafting stage I'm really slow). Also thanks for your videos on formatting. I use Google Docs for drafting but I've found some of the formatting things you showed in Word I can do also in Google Docs. You are be far one of my favorite Authortubers and I appreciate you. I'm so excited for you and The Enchanted Crown!! Preordered it the moment the preorder went Live. Praying God's blessings on you and your beautiful book.💕
Yay! Thank you so much Anna! And so glad it was helpful! :D
Thank you Bethany for sharing this
Awesome video! Thank you for making it, I'm almost at this point for my first book.
Loved this look into your proof reading process! I'm trying to develop a more methodical system so this had a ton of great tips I'll try out to refine my own system! Thank you for sharing!
P.s. so so so so super excited for TEC!!!
Thank you for this!!
Have you tried using "Edit out loud" its an app on the google play store. It reads out the book to you. I read the book along with the auto-generated voice. And it helps a lot to catch a lot of typos, and what not.
That sounds so cool! I'm a heavy visual learner and with audio I tend to zone out so for me personally I'd probably fail at proofreading that way, but it sounds like a really awesome tool for further back in the editing process! I have also set up Microsoft Word to read out loud (and google docs does too I've been told) so if I can remember how to set that up I might totally add that to my editing process :D
I use Voice Dream Reader (ios and android) the same way Shadab. I have a hard time catching issues visually.
@@cloudlake So do I. My eyes tend to skim through the words. But when I hear each sentence, my brain is forced to follow each word.
I love the pull-quotes for marketing on this pass! Smart!
Thank you!
Cool, I love this process!
Yay! Thanks Lesley! :D
Even though my focus is flash and micro, I found your process thorough and helpful. Also, I'm aware of word and phrase over use & repetitiveness but never heard the term word echoes. The latter appears to be more subtle to spot, more specific. And I spied a Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino on your desk. Have you tried the Brown Butter Caramel? ;)
This is an amazing video. How do you get the copy of your book for proofreading? I'd love to take your idea for inspiration
Thank you. How is that process different from the proofreader or editor you hired?
Newbie here. So you have a printed book ... I am assuming it's an advance copy of the actual book that you use for editing... is this correct? What software are you using in writing? (I guess I can search your previous videos too :) ) Thanks for this video - it's very helpful
That's a thick baby! It's like the previous three books combined!
Right?? It's huge! Haha I can't wait to see what everyone thinks of it! :D
@@BethanyAtazadeh I still have to read book 3 before this, but the delivery usually takes 2 weeks to my country, so easy-peasy. :)
And I'm so happy you kept the old covers, too. They are stunning. I'm literally in love with them. Especially with The Cursed Hunter. One of my favorite covers ever.
That doggie distraction LOL
Just starting out and I've finished my first manuscript. How do you get a printed copy of your own book like that to proofread? Also, do you hire anyone to help with editing? Or do you do everything yourself?
During the montage of inputting changes into the document, I watched with some anxiety as that Starbucks drink didn't go down...
Every time I watch your videos, it motivates me to want to work on my own book, but I have homework, so I know I shouldn’t 😂
I bought the template that you mentioned, but can not get it to transfer into Microsoft Word.
Doing great. Well done.
Dumb question but you publish your book, buy a copy for your self and then you do all the corrections you just did? If so, wouldn’t your book be published so everyone could buy it WHILE still making the corrections?
I don't publish it when I order a proof copy. Authors have access to buy these proof copies BEFORE the book is published. ;)
Hey Bethany, I'm planning to order my proof copy from KDP here in the next few weeks and I was wondering, if I use their free ISBN, do they take care of the front matter for me? Or will I need to format that page into my manuscript? Thank you!
no, you always have to format
"Editing Always Takes Longer" #EATL ?? Same with the video version... 😝😍Great job!!
Does your dog always sleep in the background?
Cool. Thx
how did you learn all this? Was it in college or some course apart?
Many writers can proof read , who are English teachers, English majors, writers., Including new writers. I m going back over my novel, revising , proof reading , and my manuscript is also being typed by an English major ,graduate of a university. noted for the writing program ,and us also a writer of some published short stories. One self publisher recommended finding an English teacher to edit . I happen to be qualified as an English teacher. A couple of. previous writing credits other than a novel. I have written a mystery novel. After seeing the videos, I LL
Probably just have. my novel.printrd so seeing the comment about print copies is helpful. I m not good at texting yet though.
Do you hire professional proofreaders? I'm asking because I had a highly professional copy editor, who went over my book twice and did a great job, and I wonder if I should just proofread myself or hire someone.
Personally no. I have a team who reads beforehand in exchange for a free copy and I proofread myself. I always find things no matter how good the copy edits are, a copy editor is just one person so they’re bound to miss things.
I can't remember - did you work for a literary agent?
nope! :)
What vendors do you use?
'It had' (7:25) doesn't have a contraction. 'I'd' is a contraction of I would, as used later in that same sentence.
The contraction for it had is "it'd" ;)
@@BethanyAtazadeh Yes, fair enough, although it's an ungainly contraction that's rarely used and can just as easily stand for 'it would' or 'it should' as for 'it had'.
I always proofread by reading out loud, this way I can hear when things don't flow right.
Not sure how I lost touch with you, Anne. I'll stop by more often.
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Grammarly or something similar is obviously what Proofreaders use. I don't blame them. Using Grammarly cuts down the mistakes she will find and cut down on my correcting my roof draft.
How to get Chapters to always begin on the right side in a book
Put the first page of a chapter on an odd number page.
@@BethanyAtazadeh Thank for the tip. What I want is for the chapter to begin always on the right in a print copy , double side pages, for beta reader copies. James
I can't proofread. Grammarly tells you mistakes and makes word suggestions and sometimes rewrites a whole sentence for you and it is better and you just plug it in.