tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post47076298041668762..comments2024-01-03T01:49:09.084-07:00Comments on Author Bethany Wiggins: I Am a Comma IdiotSuzette Saxtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06401538008029407734noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-31938652715362683232011-01-14T10:12:46.463-07:002011-01-14T10:12:46.463-07:00my punctuation faux pas are colon and semi colon.....my punctuation faux pas are colon and semi colon.... hate to use either, sometimes forced to choose one, but which one?<br /><br />D :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688849410604429533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-21620520218570805492011-01-13T13:56:52.441-07:002011-01-13T13:56:52.441-07:00I so think everyone needs a million blog posts on ...I so think everyone needs a million blog posts on what they learned from their copyeditor. I remember learning a lot too. <br /><br />So glad you love your MS!Elana Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05877856005992028912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-29121275168575020392011-01-12T15:18:41.025-07:002011-01-12T15:18:41.025-07:00Commas, yes. The rules changed recently on commas ...Commas, yes. The rules changed recently on commas in a series. My CE changed a bunch of my commas and then another changed a few of those. So glad it is going well for you.Mary Lindsey / Marissa Clarkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593619747956026747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-70958924088766767992011-01-12T11:54:01.324-07:002011-01-12T11:54:01.324-07:00You might try reading "The Elements of Style,...You might try reading "The Elements of Style," by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White. It's the best book I've read on using commas.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-25798720669690819942011-01-12T08:04:46.943-07:002011-01-12T08:04:46.943-07:00LOL, DL. I thought I knew the period, too. Until i...LOL, DL. I thought I knew the period, too. Until it was replaced in places with the em-dash. <br /><br />I guess punctuation is sort of subject to the rules the editor learned. And I have to say THANK YOU to the person who edited my MS.Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-300687659955558292011-01-12T07:07:59.053-07:002011-01-12T07:07:59.053-07:00My punctuation SUX! I think the only one I get ri...My punctuation SUX! I think the only one I get right, is the period. :)DL Hammonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007260062331783715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-38642566113489892242011-01-12T05:12:47.397-07:002011-01-12T05:12:47.397-07:00I've seen t-shirt done both ways, with the T b...I've seen t-shirt done both ways, with the T being either lower or upper case. I switched mine all from T to t when I decided there was no standard way.Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11415189347501942340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-53536483841901976742011-01-12T04:54:12.971-07:002011-01-12T04:54:12.971-07:00Commas, ellipses and dashes are the bane of my wri...Commas, ellipses and dashes are the bane of my writing existence.<br /><br />I'm getting better at commas, but knowing when to use ellipses and dashes for some of my dialogue usually has me second, third, fourth, fifth, etc., etc., etc.....well, you get the basic idea--maybe?G. B. Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783331838434598963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-45944177793669226992011-01-11T22:30:36.098-07:002011-01-11T22:30:36.098-07:00According to my beta reader, I sneeze commas every...According to my beta reader, I sneeze commas everywhere. But, you know what, I like my freakin' commas! And I put them there on purpose!Kelsey (Dominique) Ridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10646757546422013401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-5444693918325730632011-01-11T18:01:20.643-07:002011-01-11T18:01:20.643-07:00All the things we don't realize we missed unti...All the things we don't realize we missed until someone points it out!It's great that you have such a wonderful copy editor though.Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-83211505463218883792011-01-11T17:04:23.708-07:002011-01-11T17:04:23.708-07:00Oh, my faux pas....exclamation points! I have stop...Oh, my faux pas....exclamation points! I have stopped using multiples...but I still over use them. <br /><br />Ps....wanna sign up for my Blogfest?? It should be lots of fun!! http://thewriterscocoon.blogspot.com/2011/01/my-first-ever-blogfest.htmlStephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-89786748959297229602011-01-11T17:02:01.737-07:002011-01-11T17:02:01.737-07:00Amazing how house styles vary. At Lyrical Press, w...Amazing how house styles vary. At Lyrical Press, we always spell out teeshirt. And I've never been scolded for no spaces between... LOL! But the comma thing, I either put them where they shouldn't be, or skip them when I shouldn't! Maybe someday I'll learn!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17401931638397651614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-49946491340656900692011-01-11T16:49:30.817-07:002011-01-11T16:49:30.817-07:00I did NOT know the . . . thing! Very cool!I did NOT know the . . . thing! Very cool!Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-26858324463523816562011-01-11T16:11:21.845-07:002011-01-11T16:11:21.845-07:00Knowing this about you lot is very comforting.
Kn...Knowing this about you lot is very comforting.<br /><br />Knowing this, about you lot, is very comforting.<br /><br />Knowing this about you lot, is very comforting.<br /><br />Know this, about you lot is very comforting.<br /><br />Knowing this about you lot is very comforting, now I don't feel so bad.<br /><br />So which one would you choose?<br /><br />So, which one would you choose?<br /><br />When in doubt leave it out.<br />When in doubt,leave it out.Jacqueline Howetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13522485407848765933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-69798647539620635722011-01-11T15:20:50.716-07:002011-01-11T15:20:50.716-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Vanessa Wiggins Porternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-85325822331689617422011-01-11T14:08:28.461-07:002011-01-11T14:08:28.461-07:00oh, the dreaded comma. I definitely get tripped up...oh, the dreaded comma. I definitely get tripped up over them, they are a mystery.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01677563505368503476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-22557879784320359562011-01-11T14:06:41.888-07:002011-01-11T14:06:41.888-07:00I tend to struggle with semi colons; but, I think ...I tend to struggle with semi colons; but, I think I may, you'll see, overuse commas sometimes, as much as I love them.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-55268378782730323632011-01-11T13:41:39.275-07:002011-01-11T13:41:39.275-07:00I like your blog and have, therefore, given you Th...I like your blog and have, therefore, given you The Stylish Blog Award which you can get at sharibird.blogspot.com. (Are my commas in the right place? I'm a little paranoid now.)Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-40392700059273417752011-01-11T13:36:44.929-07:002011-01-11T13:36:44.929-07:00LOL, you guys crack me up! There is SO much to kno...LOL, you guys crack me up! There is SO much to know in the world of writing. I've obviously just scratched the surface.Bethany Wigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345327120999157124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-44480916435226240122011-01-11T12:42:49.459-07:002011-01-11T12:42:49.459-07:00I suffer from comma-itis, too.I suffer from comma-itis, too.IanBontemshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942749761260327580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-22362080318956412342011-01-11T11:59:56.872-07:002011-01-11T11:59:56.872-07:00I'm sort of a punctuation nazi, so commas and ...I'm sort of a punctuation nazi, so commas and such rarely trip me up. <br /><br />My issues are more along the lines of "I don't buy your MC's motivation" and plot holes!`Annette Lyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12493583432919249814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-69996968562450211152011-01-11T11:56:25.758-07:002011-01-11T11:56:25.758-07:00Those are some great things to know. I didn't ...Those are some great things to know. I didn't know that about the T-shirt thing. Commas are definitely a mystery. Personally, I can't type didn't right to save my life. (Yes, I made a mistake typing it just now.) Can't wait to read your book! (Well, I already read it. =) But to see the published version!)Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01445455787485222068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-55761065347991745772011-01-11T10:52:28.548-07:002011-01-11T10:52:28.548-07:00Thanks for telling me about space.space. . . but i...Thanks for telling me about space.space. . . but it looks funny here. Comma's are always a struggle.Lizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16170701034715108039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-87651790829269262812011-01-11T10:43:40.201-07:002011-01-11T10:43:40.201-07:00I'm glad you love your MS. I could be wrong ab...I'm glad you love your MS. I could be wrong about this, but it seems like different editors have diffent takes on commas.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5018235841365360426.post-87115899636546229452011-01-11T09:21:52.994-07:002011-01-11T09:21:52.994-07:00I though I was good at commas, too. This is more a...I though I was good at commas, too. This is more a grammar faux pas--ending sentences with preposition. I do that all the time. Aargh!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.com