The difference between, “Let’s eat, Grandma.” and “Let’s eat Grandma.” Is important…especially to Grandma.

[Dennis]

From - BEING AUTHOR

Am I doing this right? “I have to do everything right if I want to be a famous writer!”

Self-publishing is the new wild west. The only hard and fast rule I have come across is, “There are no hard and fast rules.”
http://bit.ly/2jKxdkW

[Carole]

hahah, funny. However, they will flay you alive if you don't follow grammar rules. I use a beta and a couple of editors and we all still miss stuff.

[Amy]

Poor Grandma.

[Erin]

This clearly doesn't apply to zombie fiction :/

[Carole]

hahahha In some really sick way, it may apply to erotica as well?

[Erin]

Carole wrote: "hahahha In some really sick way, it may apply to erotica as well?"

Carole = Rock star

[Carole]

I think I love you Erin. Can I tell my kids you said that about me. lol. They think I'm a fuddy duddy.

[Alexis]

Carole wrote: "hahahha In some really sick way, it may apply to erotica as well?"



:D

[Carole]

Oh Alexis, you know I love you too. Holy crap, I'm running out of Depends!!!

[Erin]

Carole wrote: "I think I love you Erin. Can I tell my kids you said that about me. lol. They think I'm a fuddy duddy."

I'll find a notary or a skywriter if I have to!

[Carole]

lol. My kid's a notary. We made him do useful stuff.

[Erin]

Alexis wrote: "Carole wrote: "hahahha In some really sick way, it may apply to erotica as well?"

This makes me illogically happy.

:D"

[Carole]

Only think what it does if you're grandma.

[Erin]

Carole wrote: "Only think what it does if you're grandma."

I'm thinking. That is the problem.
Oh how I've missed you ladies :)

[Dennis]

Just when you thought it was safe to jump back in .....New changes at Chicago Manual regarding words: internet, email. & no ibid. http://bit.ly/2niaxtl

[Carole]

I just learned how to use the remote. I refuse to learn another thing.

[Annabelle]

I recently read a book on Amazon that was a best seller in thrillers with over 100 positive reviews and very few negative reviews, and the complete lack of commas was startling to me. The person made the grandma mistake over and over and over. And not one reviewer pointed it out. It made me wonder if I was going crazy or something.

(it was actually a very good book, commas aside.)

[Anna]

A very good writing friend, who came to writing via acting, told me he likes to read books where the punctuation would help him with acting it. I bear that in mind when I'm writing.

[Eldon]

Annabelle wrote: "I recently read a book on Amazon that was a best seller in thrillers with over 100 positive reviews and very few negative reviews, and the complete lack of commas was startling to me. The person ma..."

May I ask what the name of the thriller was?

[Annabelle]

It was called "Remember Me" by Lynda Renham.

[Eldon]

Annabelle wrote: "It was called "Remember Me" by Lynda Renham."

Thanks! :)

[Nat]

Annabelle wrote: "I recently read a book on Amazon that was a best seller in thrillers with over 100 positive reviews and very few negative reviews, and the complete lack of commas was startling to me. The person ma..."

While I'm a stickler for good grammar, I think most readers don't know the rules or don't care. If there are grammar mistakes, I'm totally thrown from the story. I can't help but read as a writer.