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asimplechordI make plenty of writing mistakes. But here are three things that made me close Firefox last night and return to a book instead of reading fanfic.
1. Appall is a verb. Not a noun.
2. Your =/= you're. I can understand making that mistake in a text or a quick email. But in a title and multi-chapter fic, with that same mistake in EVERY post? Really?
3. I admit that I love commas. (I care about the Oxford comma, and Vampire Weekend can take a leap off a hipster, indie cliff - overrated.) But really. Direct address commas are your friend. Consider:
"I am not Bob."
"I am not, Bob."
That comma changes the meaning. Learn them. Use them. Love them.
1. Appall is a verb. Not a noun.
2. Your =/= you're. I can understand making that mistake in a text or a quick email. But in a title and multi-chapter fic, with that same mistake in EVERY post? Really?
3. I admit that I love commas. (I care about the Oxford comma, and Vampire Weekend can take a leap off a hipster, indie cliff - overrated.) But really. Direct address commas are your friend. Consider:
"I am not Bob."
"I am not, Bob."
That comma changes the meaning. Learn them. Use them. Love them.
