Author's Check-in #11

[blablover5]

Got the password so I could get into my author portal for my publisher. This stuff's getting serious. Eep!

[Jim Gamma]

Book 11 has been started. 2.5k today.

[RJDiogenes]

I'm just about done with Book 9. You're pulling too far ahead.

[blablover5]

Got back the first round of editings and apparently semicolons aren't allowed. I guess they aren't sexy enough.

[RJDiogenes]

I love semicolons. Also, em dashes.

[blablover5]

No colons either. I have no idea how I'll make up fake movie titles and the like.

[RJDiogenes]

Cripes, what kind of punctuation bigots are these people~?!

[blablover5]

It's really easy to have a run-on sentence when no semicolons are allowed.

I've also learned that Brits don't use spun. They use span instead. Like "He spun the bag" becomes "he span the bag." I am so confused.

[RJDiogenes]

"Her hair was like span gold." Hmm.

They also say "whilst" a lot. Jim will confirm that.

[Jim Gamma]

I've also learned that Brits don't use spun. They use span instead. Like "He spun the bag" becomes "he span the bag." I am so confused.

In that case, I've been spun a few lies over the years... I think it varies based on what sounds best tbh.

And no, actually we don't tend to use whilst in idle conversation, I just tend to use it in written work automatically thanks to high-school English lessons.

I'm thinking of putting hyperlight on hiatus for a while and kicking off a modern-fantasy series (ie magic and so on but with modern tech)...

Also we appear to be on page 22... should we be on a new thread?

[RJDiogenes]

I'm thinking of putting hyperlight on hiatus for a while and kicking off a modern-fantasy series (ie magic and so on but with modern tech)...

Wow, I didn't see that coming. What's the scenario going to be like?

Also we appear to be on page 22... should we be on a new thread?

Oopsy, yes we should.

[australis]

It's really easy to have a run-on sentence when no semicolons are allowed.

I've also learned that Brits don't use spun. They use span instead. Like "He spun the bag" becomes "he span the bag." I am so confused.

I've never heard that. Are you sure they're English? Or know what they're doing? I mean, semi-colons...

[Lupine]

^I've had people outside the States complain about my punctuation so I have wondered.

[RJDiogenes]

Hey, what happened. This one is supposed to be locked.