Grammar, Punctuation, and Proper English

I spent the weekend reading two books on proper English and punctuation.  I am also taking a four week course on grammar and punctuation from a local community college in St. Louis, MO. 

For my troubles, I did finish editing Kepler Falling last week.  I have three different short stories I need to look over.  I started a short story for Writers Under the Arch two weeks ago.  I'm not sure if I should continue with it.  I'm trying to incorporate some of what I've learned into my writing.  It's an ongoing process.  I have yet to sit down with a critical eye for punctuation and grammar with one of my stories or novellas. 

The short story I submitted to WUTA Big Books got turned down with the comments it was too long for a short story and would be better as a novel.  I won't work on "Matter of Honor" for a while.  I am too involved with Straits of Magellan.  The one good thing I did was outline a couple chapters for the novel.  I have a better idea what to write until I get to the end of where I stopped.  I then outline some more chapters until I have the novel complete.  I know how Straits of Magellan will end and how it will lead into the third book of the Kepler cycle called Redemption of Eden...  

Week of editing

All I've been doing this week is editing different short stories.  I also went through half of Kepler Falling this morning entering electronic corrections. 

I also started a continuing edition course at a local community college on writing basics.  I took notes last night in class.  I also had to print out 25 copies of a recent work for the class to edit next Wednesday.  I also made copies for Writers Under the Arch Meeting on Monday nights of a new short story I wrote back in February called Among Strangers.  I also have more editing to do on Kepler Falling.  And I also have short stories of friends to line edit for WUTA Big Books next Thursday evening at SLAG at Oak Knoll Park in Clayton, MO. 

I should be editing tonight.  I wanted a break from it.  I also wanted to update some of the blogs before the weekend, too.  Anyway, good writings and may your muse be gracious to you....

Blake

Back to editing and revising

I've been spending my free time editing and revising.  I try and get two chapters of Kepler Falling edited each weekday.  I also have some short stories to line edit for the June Big Books meeting next week.  But there are only three short stories to go through. 

I spent the other day getting hard copies of Price of Command ready for some readers.  I don't think I'll need anymore copies.  But I could be wrong.  And I'm still writing about 250 words a day for Straits of Magellan.  It's not move as fast as I'd like.  But it's going.  I'm also starting to read a new novella for my WUTA group this Monday evening at The St. Louis Artist Guild, too.

Those are some of the things I'm up to...