tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post115685781254437807..comments2023-09-06T05:48:05.398-06:00Comments on Terry's Place: On The Road to PublicationTerry Odellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1157733114508141612006-09-08T10:31:00.000-06:002006-09-08T10:31:00.000-06:00Grammar has rules for commas? Isn't that what the...Grammar has rules for commas? Isn't that what the wiggly green lines in Word are for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1157109358857664472006-09-01T05:15:00.000-06:002006-09-01T05:15:00.000-06:00I have a problem with commas, too. I don't use the...I have a problem with commas, too. I don't use them enough usually and I'll go back and read and decide it needs one. Your sentence looks fine to me without it...<BR/><BR/>Congrats on your contract. As far as the judging goes, what I try to tell myself is that not everyone who reads my book will love it and some people who don't read it would have loved it. :))Emma Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059058685469388321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1157076483525683352006-08-31T20:08:00.000-06:002006-08-31T20:08:00.000-06:00Carole Ann - Sometimes I think that's a fair way t...Carole Ann - <BR/>Sometimes I think that's a fair way to decide when commas are appropriate -- as long as you're writing as you'd be speaking or reading and the commas come at natural pauses.<BR/><BR/>Now, if I could only get my fingers to stop typing "just"!Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1157074908212682912006-08-31T19:41:00.000-06:002006-08-31T19:41:00.000-06:00Don't worry, Terry. I suffer from the same problem...Don't worry, Terry. I suffer from the same problem but maybe in reverse. I actually find myself putting in way to many commas. I think whenever I pause to think my fingers automatically add a comma.Carol Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01785763553860442948noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1157074800347181492006-08-31T19:40:00.000-06:002006-08-31T19:40:00.000-06:00Thanks, Stacy. Looking forward to the entire proc...Thanks, Stacy. Looking forward to the entire process.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1157029180201473612006-08-31T06:59:00.000-06:002006-08-31T06:59:00.000-06:00No release date yet. The contract has to be signe...No release date yet. The contract has to be signed on their end, and who knows what else they do before my editor gets the green light to start editing. <BR/><BR/>I'm sure I'll post updates here as I navigate the process.Terry Odellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11610682530545306687noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30931389.post-1156977086057409262006-08-30T16:31:00.000-06:002006-08-30T16:31:00.000-06:00Hey Terry! Great blog! WTG on the contract! Do y...Hey Terry! Great blog! <BR/><BR/>WTG on the contract! Do you have a release date? Congrats!Julie Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10695446797630499324noreply@blogger.com