You’ll see a lot.
I was proud of the layout I’d just completed. Getting the brief text and the multiple photos to fit took several tries, but finally the elements came together.
Satisfied, I sent the pages to my first reader.
A few hours later, he pointed out a typo, which I marked to fix the next morning.
But the next morning, I reviewed the pages … Continue reading
Sometimes they’re for the best.
For my magazine’s next issue, I’d set aside three pages to publicize a big summer event. But in the weeks since the issue’s materials deadline, I’d received no word from the event’s chairman.
Last week at a national event for the group, I met the chairman. He said that rather than three pages, he’d need only one.
You don’t need them … until you really need them.
This week, I nearly lost several days’ work. A corrupted computer file threatened multiple hours of effort.
I checked my primary backup. But without realizing it, I had copied to my external hard drive the version with a hidden, crippling error. The same with the high-capacity flash drive I always carry.