GrneyedIrishrose

@DaveMorgan I love it!  Thank you for sharing it.  I'll go through it again, soon.

MarieHiggins

Hello, my friend. If you have time, I would be honored to have you read through my story, Prince Charming is a Liar. I even tried to clean it up for you this time. :)

MarieHiggins

You are the BEST!!!
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GrneyedIrishrose

Lol!  Of course.
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seema_ahmad

Hi :-):
          Just wanted to let u know that I'll be dedicating the next chapter of LOVE, LUST 'N GEOLOGY -  ch 53 - to u, as promised, oh, 4 months back ;-)! Actually, I have been moving thru readers in chronological order, more or less :-).
          
          I'm reading my 2nd book on writing fiction right now: (THE ;-) Stephen King's ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT. U might find it interesting. I think it's excellent!

seema_ahmad

@GrneyedIrishrose
            Ch 53 - posted at long last ;-)!
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theReader0-0

You have to stop correcting people in their books. It's just a rough draft okay? The authors did it on purpose so they don't have time to correct them themselves because they're busy and they didn't ask you to do it for them. So if you can, just stop and keep reading, minding your own business.

theReader0-0

I'm also always like this. I talk to people I find annoying (no offence) and I talk my opinion. Then I would get to know that person a little more and that person isn't that bad. So you're nice. Don't think what I said at the beginning is negative.
            
            Anyway thanks for the talk. Much appreciated.
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theReader0-0

Thanks for your big speech. I appreciate you taking your time to talk to me out of reason. And don't worry, I don't get upset like other people do when people talk negative to me. I don't get offended that easily. But I know your talking to people in general so it doesn't matter anyway. It's a good thing that you help people correct their mistakes but I'm sure when someone publish it, they will be a editor. Your like a Wattpad editor. You get what I mean?
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GrneyedIrishrose

Thank you both.  The thing is, just because a reader finds it annoying, doesn't mean I wasn't asked or encouraged by the author to continue.  Anytime an author has asked me not to, I stopped.  I mean, wouldn't you be upset if I said a thoughtful, well meant comment of yours was annoying and that you needed to stop?  I've stood up for others that were bullied for their opinion; even when I didn't agree at all.  I honestly don't know what book this was from, because it only gave a chapter title.  I do sometimes edit out of habit.  But it isn't self-serving, I assure you.  It takes a ton of my time.  I double-check everything to be sure I'm not misleading an author.  I've only had two authors ask that I stop, and one of them was mad that I agreed with someone else's edit.  I'm sorry you are effected in a negative way by this.  I hope you understand that many authors don't credit their editors on here.  And I am sorry my comments offended you.
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seema_ahmad

Thank u so much for giving LOVE, LUST 'N GEOLOGY ... - a book with an impossibly long title ;-) - a try! I really appreciate it, along with ur votes & comment!

seema_ahmad

@GrneyedIrishrose 
            That's a really useful rule of thumb re when to add 's' or not. Thx for telling me about it :-)! I didn't pay attention to the LOL in ur bio the 1st time round, so the sarcasm escaped me ;-). In that case, nice to have a TRULY mature reader :-)!
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GrneyedIrishrose

@seema_ahmad  I started writing that because WP started their mature ratings back then, and I'm extremely sarcastic.   I was born in the '70's.
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GrneyedIrishrose

@seema_ahmad  Others' is correct.  It doesn't have any extra, 's' sounds; so it is just, 's' apostrophe.   But if you said, "That's Marcus's pen," you say an additional 's' sound after the one in his name.  Therefore it needs to be acknowledged.  Otherwise, it's like writing, "replie," with the expectation that the reader will add in the, 'd.'  Does that make sense?
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