Monday, December 12, 2011

Life Without Apostrophes


I don't post here much, and you're right: shame on me. I've become more proficient with doing things here, have even learned to add pictures. See cover to the left--or maybe to the right--center? That's not where I put it! Oh, well. Maybe proficient was a little too ambitious of a word.

Anyway, the website's being worked on, and WINDOW OVER THE SINK is coming to the internet. Not just me writing it, but other writers as well, who mumble along and have as good a time at it as I do, so stay tuned. Let me know what you think. When it happens, I mean. I'm not there yet.

The new book's coming January 2, though it's up for pre-sale on Amazon and B & N. I hope you stop in and pre-buy. :-)

I ended my first college class with an A. Well, duh, said my friend Debby, it was a writing class. But different writing than I'm used to, and I was only so-so at it, which bothered me a bit, but do you know what? They didn't want me to use contractions! I told the instructor in my last paper that I just wasn't ready for life without apostrophes. I want to fit everything in, you know, and sometimes that means shortening some things--like dusting, cleaning out from under the car seat, and words like did not, would not, et cetera. Oh, I mean etc.

I'm making this a short one, but want to wish you Merry Christmas in case I don't get back. I'll try to keep you informed when the old newspaper column finds new life here, and I hope you like it.

Till next time.

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Comments: No apostrophes? I have a love-hate - in first drafts, a lot of non-contracted words. But when I start editing and reading aloud the apostrophes come out!

Great post, Liz! And Merry Christmas to you, too!!
# posted by Blogger Kristina Knight : December 12, 2011 at 6:22 AM   Liz!
With not apostrophes my name would be DANN. Whih enough people already call me! Ugh!
# posted by Blogger D'Ann : December 12, 2011 at 7:07 AM   That's insane! She must be a Regency lover.....didn't they all use 'proper English'?
# posted by Blogger Kenzie Michaels : December 12, 2011 at 7:39 AM   Post a Comment

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