The Art of Perfection

Recently, I have been struggling with the balance between grammar and flow. I want both, but I’m never going to get it. Never mind that when writing novels, there’s a level of leniency that is expected. A lot.

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I would love to be one of those rare individuals who can write a nearly perfect manuscript. I’m not. Commas pepper my work like germs in a hospital. I constantly fight to keep them at bay, use the good ones when I can, and purge the rest with the strongest cleans...