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Quote: Carlos Manwelly @ 6th December 2013, 5:04 PM GMT

I don't know about all that stuff, I was talking about writing

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No you weren't , you were making excuses for people to fail at writing. Like I said if you need help to let your talent overcome your problems with expression seek it. It is out there.

Quote: Carlos Manwelly @ 6th December 2013, 5:28 PM GMT

Pmsl,

Yes I agree, 3 tugs for a full stop and 1 for a comma

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You are not alone.

Quote: JohnnyD @ 6th December 2013, 5:07 PM GMT

I suspect you meant:

And making some valid points, I felt.

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No, it's ok without the comma.

Quote: Marc P @ 6th December 2013, 10:02 PM GMT

No you weren't , you were making excuses for people to fail at writing. Like I said if you need help to let your talent overcome your problems with expression seek it. It is out there.

You are not alone.

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I know what I meant and sorry Marc I haven't got my handbag handy

But if you want me to get it I can borrow my wifes

I think we know where are now Carlos, so shall we leave it that and wish Teddy all good luck, and yourself of course.

Ah Teddy would have loved this thread.

He does.

It needs a fat lady to sing first

If by 'sing' you mean 'lock' and if by 'fat lady' you mean 'zooo'...

Quote: Tursiops @ 6th December 2013, 10:16 PM GMT

If by 'sing' you mean 'lock' and if by 'fat lady' you mean 'zooo'...

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If zooo is fat then I want to hear her sing

*Considers starting an "Is Zooo a Fat lady" thread.

*reconsiders

They are all fat ladies, otherwise no thread would be over

It's best a thread is over when nobody has anything useful to offer in this particular part of the forum.

All admins are fat ladies otherwise this place would be like Sodom and Gomorrah

QED

LOL

Well that escalated vertically.

Carl, you should feel privileged and humbled to be on the receiving end of sound advice from the Pearson guy, he being one of the few posters here who make a living from creative writing.

Certainly, a good story is the most important thing. A team of editors can indeed sit down to fix lousy grammar and punctuation. But unless your story immediately blows people away, you would do well to master grammar to improve your clarity and your chances of appearing intelligent. Hard to believe, but there are some snobs who view bad grammar as evidence of imbecility - especially when English is the writer's first language.

If you feel grammar is difficult, boring and stupid, perhaps you could read a book called The Glamour of Grammar by Roy Peter Clark: http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Glamour-Grammar-Mystery-Practical/dp/031602791X

or some of his other books: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Roy-Peter-Clark/e/B001ILKG36/ref=pd_sim_b_bl_1