I admit it.  I have been goofing off the last couple of days.  Instead of writing I’ve been reading.  (It’s my opinion that reading makes one a better writer.)  Some of the books I read were stunning and well written.

     Other of the books I read could’ve had their writers spend more time reading.  At the very least, they should’ve had someone read their books before they published them.  Glaring spelling and grammar errors jumped out at me.  One was so bad all I can think of is that writer did a lot of cut and paste and never read it through afterwards.  It had too many disjointed paragraphs and sentences that made no sense at all.

     When my books get out there, I do hope I am giving you the very best that I can do.  I’d be ashamed to give you anything less.

     Nothing makes me scream in frustration more when reading a book than to see careless errors. 

     Do NOT depend on your spell checker to catch all mistakes.  There are words that sound alike but have completely different meanings.  Take for example the words write, rite, and right.  If, you aren’t sure what spelling is correct, do use a dictionary and look up the word. 

     Read, read, read, and reread your book.  Then have others read it before you send it off.