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<blockquote data-quote="Kerrick" data-source="post: 3491462" data-attributes="member: 4722">That example might work if writers and editors were actually paid by the hour, but they're not - they're paid by the word. And, being a writer and editor myself, I can tell you - while it IS hard to get every single typo and mistake, there's absolutely NO reason for the blatant and numerous errors that have been appearing in WotC's books lately. It takes about an hour to spellcheck a 200-page document, assuming the writer is a decent typist and doesn't make a lot of mistakes to begin with. There's no reason the writer can't do a quick spellcheck before sending it off to the editor - it doesn't require a lot of brainwork on the writer's part - all he has to do is look at the word being flagged and click &quot;Change&quot; or &quot;don't change&quot;. Sure, things get changed before the final edit (over and over), and mistakes slip through. That's a pretty well inescapable fact of life. But... the writers should be marking which parts get changed so the editor knows which parts to look over, instead of reading through the entire book looking for changes/mistakes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kerrick, post: 3491462, member: 4722"] That example might work if writers and editors were actually paid by the hour, but they're not - they're paid by the word. And, being a writer and editor myself, I can tell you - while it IS hard to get every single typo and mistake, there's absolutely NO reason for the blatant and numerous errors that have been appearing in WotC's books lately. It takes about an hour to spellcheck a 200-page document, assuming the writer is a decent typist and doesn't make a lot of mistakes to begin with. There's no reason the writer can't do a quick spellcheck before sending it off to the editor - it doesn't require a lot of brainwork on the writer's part - all he has to do is look at the word being flagged and click "Change" or "don't change". Sure, things get changed before the final edit (over and over), and mistakes slip through. That's a pretty well inescapable fact of life. But... the writers should be marking which parts get changed so the editor knows which parts to look over, instead of reading through the entire book looking for changes/mistakes. [/QUOTE]

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