Writer Mama Riffs on Raising A Writing Career Alongside Your Kids

Fancy yourself a pretty good copyeditor? Well, here’s your chance to prove it.

It’s human nature to notice mistakes when you pick up a book for the first time. But have you ever heard an of an author motivating you to find typos in her book?

Yes, I’d like you to take typo-finding in Writer Mama seriously.

One of the first things I noticed about my copy of Writer Mama is that it says “Pinted in Canada” on the copyright page.

I don’t know why it struck me so funny, but I laughed out loud when I saw it the first time and I still chuckle every time I see it.

Readers may not find these little idiosyncracies quite as endearing.

A couple days ago, Writer’s Digest sent me a letter asking me to comb through Writer Mama and provide them with a list of all the typos I find. They’ll need the list prior to the next printing (I’m already anticipating the next printing!).

But the idea of hunting for typos in my own book sounds hard. I’ve been over the text so many times, I know I can’t see the mistakes very easily anymore.

But you can. And I know you will anyway. So why not put all you typo bounty hunters to work?

So here’s the challenge: Mark the pages where you see typos (or any errors) and compile them all into a list. Send me your list in an e-mail by the end of this month (March) and the person who finds the most (bonafide) errors wins.

After I choose a winner, I’ll send her either a signed copy of Writer Mama OR offer her a half-hour of platform phone consult. Winner’s choice.

Fun, right?

So please help and happy typo-hunting!