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Jan,

I think I'm confused. You mentioned Ann's Jots and Titles next door, so I went to Ann's Grammar basics. Saw that she posted on March 4th, but didn't find any replys.

Am I missing something?

Thanks Ann, I was really hoping I could still participate.

Have a question, kind of related

In a true story, (for publishing), do I have to use my real name through out the story, as well as the names of the other characters?

Hi Ann, is it too late for me to jump in, since I haven't participated from the first lesson?

I have gone back to the first lesson on commas and read, copied and studied. Remembering all that I've learned is my challenge.

I hope this isn't too late to jump in. If it is, then no problem, ignore me :) I wrote these responses before reading everyone's else's. In the box. House fire Grease fire Camp fire Burn victims Fire trucks Out of the box Ring of fire (earthquakes) On fire for the Lord or anything one is passionate ...

Whew. Truth is, I tried taking them out in different places, but just couldn't do it and feel peaceful about it

Good Morning Jan! (Juuuuuuuuuuuust kidding) These are two separate passages, from one article I am working on. I'm stumped on them both. “Fire! Our house is on fire. John, Kimberly, wake up!” Not seeing anything unusual, I became irritated and turned toward the two beings. “What is it you want me to...

MC=Main Character...I think I'm gonna be stuck being a Newbie for quite some time. LOL

OldManRivers wrote:
Shirley's voice jumped in, "Mary. MacKenzie's Sunrise is ready."

Maybe I am just burnt out today, but can either of you tell me why you would use a period after Mary instead of a comma?

EXTRA CREDIT Currently reading the Mitford Series by, Jan Karon Pretty interesting now that I know what I know. Truth is, sometimes I find myself getting bored when she narrates too much. (I am pretty ignorant in the correct terminology for POV's) ie...MC. I only know that to mean, Master of Ceremon...

Oh and thank you for clearing up the "sticky" notes and the bump issue. Totally understand now

I'm not sure if you wanted to see the corrections or not. Decided to play it safe, and do them. If not, I'll realize that, if you don't respond. :) Corrections in red Okay, got it about the action not being the speech, so don’t use said or said substitute. #1 Rushing through the front door, out of b...

What does sticky actually mean? Just a last minute note?

And what does *bump* mean?

Rushing through the front door, out of breath, John said “You aren’t going to believe what just happened. “Man, there’s a helicopter, three fire trucks and two ambulances down at the river.” Jumping up from her reading chair, Cathy asked, “Do you know what happened?” “A rafter flew out of the raft a...

Thank you soooo much. I just battled with that issue (starting a new paragraph) in my Shhh article.

And OK has haunted me for, forever. So feeling reeeally good about knowing. It's like discovering a new kind of freedom.

Much smoother, didn't sound rehearsed.
Should I always spell out Okay?
And I guess it's proper to start a new paragraph even though the setting didn't change?