points by maybewhenthesun 11 hours ago | 0 comments
I don't think the difference is in the writers so much, as in the publishers. If you look at manuscripts by famous writers they're often full of typos. And if you look at old correspondence between writers and their publishers there are often discussions of continuity errors and the like.
These days lots of books are self published. And even the big publishers spend less money + time on this kind of thing.
[–] wongarsu 11 hours ago
[–] okeuro49 10 hours ago
Apropos typos: writing advice
Then in the second and third pass the author is obviously more concerned about fixing continuity, story and flow than about hunting typos.