RE: The Star 50 Club part 2-Shay

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The Star 50 Club part 2-Shay

in writing •  7 years ago 

I used Grammarly. And a grammar style book. I took out over on purpose. It seemed superfluous. But thanks. Works in progress.

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  ·  7 years ago (edited)

Yeah, automated grammar checkers catch a lot of things but they aren't perfect. I'm a syntax Nazi. On a related note... have you noticed the decline in literacy in newspapers lately? I catch so many basic mistakes these days even in so-called "prestigious" publications. And then you have The New York Times laying off a bunch of editors... they need more, not less!

I have noticed that. It's awful. I'm not perfect but I'm also not publishing to major publications around the world. For me, it's a matter of practice. Thank you sir.

Keep up the good work, sir. Sci-fi has always been interesting for me. Always thought it would be neat to write something but the years keep going by without it happening. Last I wrote was in elementary school, my "Planet X" short stories, which have long since disappeared. I always struggled with dialogue.

I missed another one... misspelling of Charlie in Charle smiled and showed...