… based on a totally unscientific survey of reading and editing lots of books, are, in no particular order: 1) Missing full point/full stop/period The cupboard door was open It should be: The cupboard door was open. 2) Faulty punctuation using dialogue “Hello, she said. “Hello.” She said. “Hello,” She said. Basically we’ve got a […]Read Post ›
‘Mustafa’s dead,’ said Chair. No idea how his name is spelt, but it sounds like chair, so chair it is. Partner had bumped into him down Main Street, as you do. He came back from Morocco, was rushed into hospital in Spain, and died there after not very long at all. Later Partner bumped into […]Read Post ›
Bullying and internet-bashing is a rather nasty phenomenon. Very playground and equally if not more damaging. I’ve read a few blog posts with authors complaining about bad reviews. Six and two threes sweethearts. Not everyone will like your books. A reasoned critical review is valid, and maybe it might help. When you put yourself in […]Read Post ›
In which our heroine wastes half a day to be told the blatantly obvious. Three health appointments in a week is no fun. It disrupts me from my idle sofa routine, it disrupts my dogs – Snowy doesn’t like to see me being taken away by the ambulance crew – and it most definitely disrupts […]Read Post ›
But first, the dreaded frontier queue. For some reason we’d set off later that morning. I’d decided to attempt the stairs by foot rather than the favoured and much easier backside bumpety bump. With Partner in front to steady me in case I started to lose my balance – or alternatively, both tumble down together […]Read Post ›
If all bloggers are writers, and many writers are bloggers, how many of us are reviewers? I started reviewing 30 years ago and got paid for it. Just to add a little context. Reviews are a thorny topic in the blogging authoring world. I’ve been prowling around reading different views about reviews. And it’s not […]Read Post ›
I was dreading physio. I felt as though another GA and op would be preferable. The appointment was made. I counted off the days and decided each day would be an opportunity to practise a stagger/limp/hobble. Except I didn’t. I decided every day was tomorrow and put off applying the splint, putting on a shoe, […]Read Post ›
Our government tells us that we have a huge surplus, said one of Partner’s construction workmates who he met in the street. I looked up the budget speech (held 30 June). That’s actually a GDP surplus, not a cash surplus of govt funds, which are of course, in debt. A few hundred million as I […]Read Post ›
All bloggers are writers. Some good, some mediocre, some bad, and some truly abysmal. This weekend’s post from the sofa is inspired by a couple of authors whose blogs I’ve commented on this week. Counting up the number of bloggers who regularly read on here I was surprised how many published authors there are. Whether […]Read Post ›
… Freedom moving along … The sun shines on the righteous. With which, Partner got a rare parking space outside our block, helped by our wonderful neighbour opposite who moved his car to let us into the tight space and I was all set to shuffle down the stairs on my backside. As a kid, […]Read Post ›
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