Faintdreams, 13 days ago (edited 12 days ago) to linux

[Edit Thanks Everyone who answered.
Am now going to investigate Spechnote and Piper]

hello! I need a Linux Text to Speech program to help me proofread (proof hear?) some fiction writing.

I'm rockin Debian KDE with Plasma.

Thanks in Advance for recommendations.

#Linux #LinuxApps #TextToSpeech #ProofReading #Writing

markarayner, 1 month ago to food

An onion relish so good it IS illegal!

Proofreading: it matters!

#food #sandwich #onions #caramelized #humor #humour #writing #proofreading

markarayner, 3 months ago to Typography

Typography: it matters!

(Still, that seems like a good deal on mice.)

#typography #proofreading #writing #writingcommunity #humor #humour

markarayner, 4 months ago to writing

But I don't want to be shopping bags!

#writing #writingcommunity #editing #editor #proofreading #humor #humour

TechDesk, 4 months ago to tech

Would you buy a small dresser named I Cannot Fulfill This Request It Goes Against OpenAI Use Policy? Futurism paints a worrying future of e-commerce by highlighting the world of hastily written product descriptions likely composed by ChatGPT. https://flip.it/PRVuBK
#Tech #Amazon #AI #ChatGPT #ProofReading

AdamBishop, 4 months ago to science

Today, I'm revising a scientific article on overeducation in the Italian nursing profession.

#science #sciComm #proofreading #nursing

markarayner, 5 months ago to Typography

Typography: it matters!

#typography #font #fonts #fontchoice #humor #humour #proofreading #writingcommunity

markarayner, 5 months ago to comics

Some new proofreading marks to help your writing really jump off the page this year.

#proof #proofreading #comics #grantsnider #humor #humour #writing #writingcommunity #books #bookstodon #WIP

PirouEmpyreal, 5 months ago to TableTop French

Reçu aujourd’hui mon exemplaire de relecture de #SansCœur (ou, comme j’aime l’appeler, la « version beta »).

C’est la première fois que je bais proposer un ouvrage en couleurs, donc je vais aussi devoir faire quelques ajustements (c’est un peu trop sombre…)

Une version noir & blanc sera également dispo, pour les budgets plus modestes :)

Comme vous pouvez le voir, le livre est désormais très proche :)

#JDR #JeuDeRôle #Tabletop #TTRPG #IndiePublishing #proofreading #LastTweaks

Photos d'un exemplaire de relecture du jeu de rôle de dark fantasy "Sans Cœur".
Photos d'un exemplaire de relecture du jeu de rôle de dark fantasy "Sans Cœur".
Photos d'un exemplaire de relecture du jeu de rôle de dark fantasy "Sans Cœur".

markarayner, 6 months ago to Humor

Typography: It matters!

#whatIsThisEven #humor #humour #editing #proofreading #writing #writingcommunity

AdamBishop, 7 months ago to SciComm

Today, I'm revising a scientific article on non-formal civic and global citizenship education.

#whatIAmDoingToday #proofreading #sciComm

markarayner, 7 months ago to Humor

What the hell was that dispenser serving?

Proofreading: It Matters!

#humor #humour #proofreading #editing #writing #writingcommunity #funnysigns

AdamBishop, 8 months ago to SciComm

Today, I'm revising a scientific article on paediatric nursing-sensitive outcomes.

#sciComm #scientificEditing #proofreading #nursing

ai6yr, 8 months ago to random

Deliberate cutesie #spelling, or zero #proofreading? #which #sandwich

Firlefanz, 8 months ago to random

All right, people, I'm catching up on my bookkeeping - and I really need to bring in a little more money than I have with my books.

Which means this is the moment where I tell you that I do proofreading - and as non-native speaker, I find a lot more errors since I learned all that grammar the hard way. Bonus: I check your German phrases.

Special offer: $250 (only three slots, one per month)

I can start working on your book on October 4th. Send me a DM.

#WritingCommunity
#Proofreading

markarayner, 9 months ago to Cat

Max is a terrible proof-reader, but he knows where all the reference books are kept. (He finds style guides particularly tasty.)

#cat #cats #castodon #catsofmastodon #proofreading #writing #writingcommunity #humor #humour #funny #max

stancarey, 9 months ago (edited 9 months ago) to writing

What's your preferred style for this word?

If you're not sure, you may find this analysis helpful: https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2014/10/10/non-life-threatening-unselfconscious-hyphens/

#spelling #writing #proofreading #WritingCommunity #orthography #hyphens #copyediting #edibuddies

HollyAnneWhyte, 9 months ago to mastodon

Hello #Mastodon! I've finally made the switch!

I'm a #translator, #editor and language consultant working with NGOs and intergovernmental organizations in the fields of #HumanRights and #SustainableDevelopment.

I post about respectful language, plain English, translation, human rights, sustainable development and the links between them all.

I'll be reposting some of my old content from Txxxxxr if it's still relevant.

Looking forward to building a community here!

https://whytelanguageservices.com/

stancarey, 9 months ago to FantasyWriters

One of the most common errors I fix when editing is known as false attraction, a form of subject–verb disagreement

Here's an example of what I mean, in a recent (and well-written) article in The Atlantic: "Research into such conditions are grossly underfunded"

A post on why it happens and some of the forms it takes:
https://stancarey.wordpress.com/2015/05/22/grammatical-disagreement-through-false-attraction/

#grammar #copyediting #editing #proofreading #writing #EditorsOfMastodon

pc_bain, 10 months ago to FantasyWriters

Looking for editorial professionals on Mastodon?

For editors, see #AmEditing #copyediting #DevelopmentalEditing #edibuddies #editing #EditorsOfMastodon #StetWalk and @edibuddies @stetwalk.

For proofreaders, see #AmProofreading #proofreading.

For book indexers, see #AmIndexing #indexing and #indexodon.

Editors, indexers, proofreaders (ACES/CIEP/EFA/SI etc.), please say hello below. Then I’ll keep this toot pinned to help find each other. 🤓

AdamBishop, 10 months ago to SciComm

Today, I'm proofreading a scientific journal article on Error Management Culture in the nursing field.

#whatIAmDoingToday #proofreading #sciComm

AdamBishop, 11 months ago to random

Today, I'm revising a clinical article on urine tests for dogs 🐕🐾

#whatIAmDoingToday #proofreading

PamelaBarroway, 11 months ago to FantasyWriters

Fellow editing and proofreading freelancers, now that summer is nearly upon us, do you have a hankering to leave your home office for a few hours and take advantage of the gorgeous weather while working? And more to the point ... how exactly does one work outside successfully? My brand-new blog post explores that very question: "Can You Edit and Proofread Outside?"
#editing #amediting #proofreading #freelancer #writing #productivity @edibuddies
https://pamelabarroway.com/2023/06/14/can-you-edit-and-proofread-outside/

markarayner, 1 year ago to javascript

I thought it tasted a bit like burnt spam.

Typograhy: it matters!

#typography #typescript #font #fonts #proofreading #writingcommunity #writing #hat #humor #humour #funny

markarayner, 1 year ago to books

Helpful proofreading marks for that draft in need of just a bit more absurdity.

#writingcommunity #writing #books #book #proofreading #editing #humor #humour #funny #absurd #WIP