Fan fiction in general was: MOVED from MAIN - "sequels" to the classics

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Tiffany B. Clark" <minnesotatiffany at ...> 
wrote:
>
> > Annemehr:
> > 
> > OH, yeah!  One thing that helps is to copy and paste your response 
> into a different format.  For my longer posts, I'll paste a copy into 
> Notepad and proofread it there.  The change in font, etc., helps the 
> typos stand out better (because it seems in your original, your 
> brain "sees" what it meant to write instead of what's actually on the 
> screen).
>  
> Pasting a copy in Notepad is also handy for those times when you're 
> composing in webview and then for some reason Yahoo or Windows (those 
> devils!) lose your work. ;)
> 
> 'Course, for short stuff like this, I just fire away and hope for the 
> best!
> 
> Tiffany:
> 
> I always copy & paste my posts into Word before submitting them, esp. 
> on the main list.  I've had a few typos & grammar errors to slip 
> through unnoticed, but I'm not a stickler for details typically.  I 
> am orderly by nature, so if it's a real obvious error, I'll pick up 
> on it right away.

Geoff:
Like you, if I am writing a long post, I set it up in Word for Mac and 
then cut and paste into the Yahoo window. I do that more as a precaution; I'v lost a few 
long posts in the past typing it in the main reply window.

My main problem with errors is TFS (Tangle Finger Syndrome).
:-(