Hey! I Read That Book Too.: Update

Monday, July 30, 2012

Update

I haven't posted in a couple of days. Am at the hospital with my husband who is in ICU after suffering a "heart event." I don't have my book list with me and am posting from my phone. Will hopefully be back in the zone soon. Until then, keep reading!

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Whistler readsNovember 28, 2015 at 4:41 PM
hope things worked out for you...
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BobbyeNovember 29, 2015 at 7:59 AM
Thank you! He is doing fine now. I've been recuperating from surgery but hope to be back to reviewing soon!
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BobbyeNovember 29, 2015 at 7:59 AM
Thank you! He is doing fine now. I've been recuperating from surgery but hope to be back to reviewing soon!
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Welcome to my library!

My personal library shelves groan with research and "just for fun" books collected over the last few decades and my Amazon Cloud is getting in danger of floating too close to the ground with the weight of the almost 1500 books waiting for me to "Fire" them up.

These days I am in a new reading phase, trying to support and learn more about the massive numbers of independant (indie) authors that have arrived on the e-scene. As a published writer myself (of non-fiction books, feature articles in national magazines and local newspapers and a couple of as-yet-unpublished novels) I know how hard it is to be heard above the ocean of voices on the tide of new books arriving every day.

In my humble opinion, writers of above-average quality stories should be applauded and those of lesser quality should be urged to fix what's wrong and give it another try. These pages will contain my opinions of books I've read. Whether you agree or not, I'd like to hear your opinion. If you plan on reading it after reading my review let me know that too. Anyone can comment and guest reviewers are welcome!

Back to the bookshelf...

Error Nazi?

I've gotten some rude private comments about my inclusion of editing errors in my review.

No, I'm not a Word Nazi. No, I am not an overeducated know-it-all (in fact, I have no formal education on the subject). No, I'm not being condescending.

What I AM is a reader that is tired of being jarred out of a wonderful story by errors that any editor should have caught. On the first draft. Certainly before the final one. An error or two is acceptable. That happens in print books sometimes too. But, beyond that....?

Yes. It DOES matter. To more people than you think. The English language is being slaughtered by texting and emailing. Children today have very few good role models when it comes to understanding proper grammar, spelling and word use. When they read published books that include errors it confuses them even more. AND, it does jolt most readers out of the story. Which can delete a star or more from the reader's final review rating.

That is why I include a head's up about glaring errors. And will continue to do so.

Monday, July 30, 2012

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