So I've decided to not post any other stories for a bit. The main reason behind this is so that new readers (God I hope I have new readers) can get to read these early posts and not have to backtrack through the Archives. I fully intend to keep posting stories, in fact the very next one I will post will be the very first chapter of... well Actually I think its best if I wait to explain that when I actually post it.
Anyway I decided that since I won't be adding a story for a bit I may as well actually blog, which is something I've never really done and look forward to. (Complete sidenote: I am currently listening to the Barenaked Ladies "Be My Yoko Ono" and I can't stop giggling). The question then becomes what can be so important that it needs to be said over the internet, what important tid bit of my knowledge do I want to impart to the world. It's an important question when you think about it. It's really a question about what type of legacy you would like to leave behind you. But that's a bit to deep for this particular post. What I want to impart onto you, my dear reader, is my views on Spelling and Grammar.
Why? You may ask. Well its simple, my spelling and my grammar may often be incorrect. Wrong. Non-sensical. So I feel that it is important for me to justify these errors.
I am not an editor, nor do I have one. I also don't like letting people see my raw un-refined work. Thus before it gets posted only two eyes see what I'm posting. Those eyes are my. I do review my work, but often small grammatical or spelling errors will make it past me. This unfortunate, but I frankly believe that it is something that you should be able to deal with.
However there is the possibility of some of it being intentional. At least when grammar is concerned. For instance I love commas and use them often, in fact I often do not finish sentences for many lines, which is a problem my english teachers have noticed since high school. Luckily I have read Proust and he had sentences that went on for paragraphs, so I no longer feel bad about using them. Each writer has their own style, mine may come off as weird and incoherent, but it helps me express myself.
I think that sums up what I wanted to say. I really do hope that you've enjoyed what I've already posted, and I look forward to putting up more.
...Oh and if anyone wants to become my non-paid verbally abused editor then just drop me a line.
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