Editing and the dreaded comma are the bane of my existence.
Remember in primary school where you learned about punctuation, nouns, verbs and adverbs? Yeah, me neither. It’s all a vague recollection now. I do remember standing at the chalkboard (hmmm, am I...
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I just finished a very informative series called Doing it Better by Polly Courtney. In this six part series, Ms. Courtney states that “As an author looking to self-publish, what’s the number one...
View ArticlePunctuation Saves Lives!
Editing. I hate it. Writing, while not easy, is fun. I get a scene going in my head and my fingers just fly across the keyboard. Sometimes, I just can’t seem to type fast enough. I’m sure there is...
View ArticleShort and Sweet…Editing part 2
I’ve discovered that when I’m in the ‘zone’ and writing (typing) quickly, I talk like a pirate. Examples: “I also had two smaller knives strapped to me thigh and me ankle.” “I pulled out me phone and...
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