My last published book, the proof reader changed poppet to puppet. Which changed the meaning of the whole scene. Luckily, I spotted it before it went to print. They obviously didn't know a poppet is a kind of European voodoo doll. It's not common knowledge, but it seems to me, if you read the scene, it's fairly apparent. I suppose it's an unusual word. But even proof readers make mistakes, so always check their work. Puppet and poppet, it's hard to spot a difference reading through.
The perfect is the enemy of the good.
People who obsess about tiny errors worry me...😂
My last published book, the proof reader changed poppet to puppet. Which changed the meaning of the whole scene. Luckily, I spotted it before it went to print. They obviously didn't know a poppet is a kind of European voodoo doll. It's not common knowledge, but it seems to me, if you read the scene, it's fairly apparent. I suppose it's an unusual word. But even proof readers make mistakes, so always check their work. Puppet and poppet, it's hard to spot a difference reading through.