Harper Lee, We Miss You

I never expected any sort of success with 'Mockingbird'... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me encouragement.

Harper Lee

Stories from the South at www.dianethomasplunk.com

Okay, I'm a Geek

I confess, but I won't do penance. I love punctuation. You forgot about that in high school? (Not you writers who are finding my site.) Here's what's important about the lowly comma.  It makes the difference between ---
Come to the dinner table and eat, gramaw.
And
Come to the dinner table and eat gramaw.

A bit different, right?
Love your comma.

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Good Advice

I heard this today in a cd coursre I'm taking. The rule is 1/24 or 1/80. If your're writing a short story, sleep on it for 24 hours before deciding what to do with it. A longer piece -- give it 80 hours before editing it again and deterrming what to do.
 Sounded reasonable to me.
Some of my edited and re-edited work is available at my website -- dianethomasplunk.com.