As an editor you can probably find grammar errors in anything you read, yet are errors in grammar coming out of your mouth when you…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 25, 2018
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Writers asked; I answered. Q: In this sentence (for a nonfiction book), which version would be correct? (Or should it be something else?) Most lenders…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 17, 2018
I watched a foreign film last night titled The Square. It is up for an Oscar for best foreign film, and although lately the foreign…
Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 25, 2018
About a month ago I noticed a Krispy Kreme store being built only three miles from my house. Yay! It wasn’t opened yet, though. Boo!…
Bobbie ChristmasDecember 6, 2017
Writers write. What do we write about? With nonfiction writers like me, every bump in the road, every event in our lives, feels as though it…
Bobbie ChristmasAugust 21, 2017
Those of us who write have been either blatantly or subtly influenced by someone, whether a writer, a teacher, a relative, or a friend. I…
Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 27, 2017
The story of Bruce Bird must now be told. I see him aging and having difficulty moving around his cage. He has stopped eating the…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 11, 2016
I’m always impressed with fiction writers. Not only must their word choice and word order be correct, but they must also conjure up stories with…
Bobbie ChristmasJuly 1, 2016
Questions from real writers, just like you; answers from Book Doctor Bobbie Christmas Q: I haven’t a clue about how to promote my book on radio,…
Bobbie ChristmasMay 3, 2016