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
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
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
What is the difference between dialect and vernacular? Mostly it is readability, but also the decision to write in dialect versus vernacular can reflect poorly…
Bobbie ChristmasMarch 27, 2016
“Logline” was a term thrown around a great deal at the Florida Writers Association conference this past October. I’ve been editing books for decades, yet…
Bobbie ChristmasNovember 22, 2015
Last week, October 15 through October 18, 2015, I attended and presented at the annual Florida Writers Association conference. As usual it was one of…
Bobbie ChristmasOctober 28, 2015
Today I saw the following lines excerpted from John Lennon's song, "Imagine," a song I deeply love:"Imagine there's no countries, / It isn't hard to…
Bobbie ChristmasOctober 9, 2015