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#44684 - 01/12/10 02:35 PM Re: Need an Editor [Re: Jake]
Girlie1980 Girlie1980 veteran Registered: 09/23/09 Posts: 1321	How about just a little thing at the beginning asking readers to please notify you of typos they notice? It is difficult to see our own typos.
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#44688 - 01/12/10 04:26 PM Re: Need an Editor [Re: Girlie1980]
aldenbradley aldenbradley stranger Registered: 12/23/06 Posts: 13 Loc: The Mountains of East Tennesse...	Originally Posted By: Girlie1980 And in one place you have "orgasms" where it should be "orgasm", in one place "released" where it should be "release", and in one place "is" where it should be "it". (And I know that in this paragraph I used commas "incorrectly" by putting them outside the quotes, but it is my personal preference and the way the world is moving. The rules are on the verge of changing.) Not at all, my dear. You are absolutely correct. The admonition we all heard in school was to put the punctuation in before the quotation marks. That is an incorrect oversimplification. In the cases you cite, the comma breaks the larger sentence in which the quotation marks surround either a single word or a fragment. You dun good. That's a great idea about asking for help before the story. "Imperfect as I am I will occasionally make mistakes. Please don't hesitate to inform me of any you find. I appreciate your help." Ya think? _________________________ ab It's not the size that matters. It's the cute way you have of climbing on and off.
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#44715 - 01/14/10 09:54 AM Re: Need an Editor [Re: aldenbradley]
Jake Jake addict Registered: 02/27/01 Posts: 592 Loc: Northeastern US	You should see my errors before CharmBrights gets a hold of my stuff! A good editor makes all the difference. _________________________ Website: Jake's Wonderland Twitter: JakeMarlowWrtr
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#45455 - 03/19/10 04:15 PM Re: Need an Editor [Re: Jake]
Anonymous Anonymous Unregistered	AB, There is a funny book called something like 'The Panda eats, Shoots, and Leaves'. Obviously it deals with punctuation. Keep up the learning of English. The easier a story is to read, the more the readers will enjoy it. It shows the readers that you respect them when you make an effort to produce good writing. I wish you well with your writing. I have read some of your work and I like it.
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#45456 - 03/19/10 05:31 PM Re: Need an Editor [Re: Anonymous]
Girlie1980 Girlie1980 veteran Registered: 09/23/09 Posts: 1321	There's a FaceBook group called: "Let's eat Grandma." "Let's eat, Grandma." Correct punctuation saves lives.
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#45457 - 03/20/10 05:03 AM Re: Need an Editor [Re: Anonymous]
CharmBrights CharmBrights old hand Registered: 09/20/02 Posts: 879 Loc: Tirphil	Originally Posted By: Anonymous ... There is a funny book called something like 'The Panda eats, Shoots, and Leaves'. ... What is this thing called, love? Lynne Truss wrote Eats, shoots and leaves, a humorous readable exposition of UK English punctuation. _________________________ News of ALL my novels on charmbrights.webs.com/novels.htm.
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