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Bobbie ChristmasSeptember 8, 2020

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I’m not a grammarian, a teacher of grammar. I’m merely an editor who has to deal with grammar issues daily. As such I feel that…

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Completing a book has often been described as giving birth, and as one who has given birth to babies and books, I fully understand the…

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One of the possible drawbacks to being a book editor is that I read manuscripts as a necessary part of my business, which leaves almost…

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I spent all day recently rewriting from memory a children's story I had written years ago, because I could not find it on any of…

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When I stepped out of the shower recently, I reached for my bath towel, which usually hangs on a hook by my shower. The hook…

Bobbie ChristmasFebruary 27, 2019

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LIFE AS MATERIAL My sister and I recently drove to Altamonte Springs, Florida, where I gave several workshops and many interviews at the Florida…

Bobbie ChristmasNovember 14, 2018

A few weeks ago I saw a funny list of items related to writing. I’d seen it before, but this time I decided to share…

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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…