Typo Publication: Writing a Few Wongs
To read this you have to plant your tongue firmly in your left cheek, open your lips a bit, and read out loud. (Tip: don’t move your tongue.)
Occasionally, I do a beta search of the – uh, search engines – to find out where my work ends up, since I provide a lot of FREE content for the internet. Today, I was doing one such search and started counting the typos.
Needless to say, I’m not a perfectionist, I often publish work with a typo or two (sometimes three or four) but my writing is interesting, people read it, and I’ve noticed the typos don’t usually matter a whole lot. People read right over them, and judging from where the articles are placed, a few well-educated folks either missed the typos or didn’t care enough to correct them. The other side of that is, I’ve noticed a few corrections on my articles that should have been left alone, because the correction made a bigger wrong than the original.
So, what’s a girl to do?
The internet is a big hairy place to live, and a few writes don’t make a wrong so long as your topic is clear, your content valuable, and your heart is in the right place. My heart is right there in my chest beating merrily along, my content has merit (or you wouldn’t be reading this – even with your tongue planted firmly in your cheek), and my topic is clear – LIFE is dysfunctional, enjoy it as it comes.
I’ve learned in my short 46 years of pumping blood on this planet that there’s far more to living than being perfect, and life without errors would be – pretty boring. So, I continue typing out my thoughts on paper, publishing them where ever folks read, and attempting to just live and enjoy the life I’ve been given.
Don’t you just love it when the sun comes up in the morning, after the weatherman predicted rain? I find those moments incredibly valuable! Definitely worthy of a smile, some laughter and one more write. For all you folks who go through life looking for the errors – I just want to say, “Get a life! Enjoy the deeds you do, live for the purpose God gave you, and make a difference. Write a Wong!”
Jan Verhoeff is a fun loving single mom of four children. She’s energetic and focused with optimism and enthusiasm on creating a better world. She often spreads sunshine and smiles with her writing. Her hope is that God will send her a bit of Joy and a bit of Grace everyday to share with others. See her at http://janverhoeff.blogspot.com
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