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...self-important much?

...about writing and submitting.

Found this helpful.

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---would have voted 5 stars...

Twenty Stars! The only thing (I think) ya left out was one of the biggest mistakes a lot of "writers" make, and that's having two people talking in the same paragraph. That and missing question marks are also pet peeves of mine, I'm not as sophisticated as you when I write my narrative, however, I tend to write that more relaxed as well. I can't see using these large complex words that someone's gonna have ta look up in a dictionary just ta figure out what ya just said. "Let us partake in departing the premises." Why? "C'mon, lets leave,"

And to the little anonymous cunt that thought you were self important... FYRWALCVUYADSIYMM... Email me, asshole, an I'll be more than happy to let ya know what that stands for!

WK

First you write, "Don't worry about punctuation. I like punctuation. I do. I'm especially fond of em dashes—particularly...and ellipses. I'll readily admit it: I...shamelessly...abuse...the ellipsis. Read...my...stuff. No, really...do it. You'll find more ellipses than you can count. Most of them are in my characters' dialogue. 'Tis my friendly advice to be unafraid to abuse the ellipses."

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However, then you write, "Being a proponent of grand grammar, I adhere to its rules in my narrative."

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Do you see the inherent disconnect between these statements?

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For a how to piece, this was fun to read 👍.