“Many FReepers hate bloggers for that reason, but I am not the NY Times”
I don’t hate bloggers, or you, but I do hate errors. These days the Slimes is no better than you.
“For all my faults in writing, I know I am not that bad. Why do you mention it?”
Because I am a curmudgeon. Every once in a while, the sheer number of mistakes I run across in a day spins me up.
“Are you offering your services?”
I am not healthy enough to be on call 24/7, but yes, taking into account my physical infirmities, I’d be glad to go over your writing.
“If you want to truly understand what I am up against, consider the fact that I also have to do all the HTML myself so that my posts are properly formatted.”
Perhaps you should use less HTML. I hardly ever use it.
Allow me to give you a couple of tips. Use Microsoft (gag) Word. It will catch a high percentage of errors, though it is sometimes wrong.
Print out drafts and proofread them upside down. Try reading your drafts aloud. That helps some people.
If I need to use a link then everything must be html
You cannot use html just for an image or just for links and then no more
You either must use it for the whole article or not at all
Links are an important part so the article does not become too long
I went over the post and I found only 4 errors of spelling. But for some that is too much
I’ll consider asking for your help next time. Plus the blog I use does not match FR in its design so posting requires a different format
I use a Mac that is the basics
I must use open office and in that the new system FR uses dies not mesh well either