Tim McKay @timmckay52
Fantasy Author | I used to be a pastor. I still care about good and evil, and I still strive to create meaningful experiences for others — through writing. amazon.com/author/timmckay Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Joined May 2023-
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The hell? Not sure whether to feel entertained or exhausted.
🖊️Would you cut "of" here? 🖊️ All [of] his senses remained heightened. A) Cut it. B) Keep it.
🖊️ Us editors should start charging extra every time an author says this 🖊️ 🤣🤣 So accurate. And I was just as guilty early on until I got some sense slapped into me.
🖊️ Us editors should start charging extra every time an author says this 🖊️ 🤣🤣 So accurate. And I was just as guilty early on until I got some sense slapped into me.
🗨️ Why yes, by all means, I'd love for you to leave an essay in my comments! 💬 😅 Kidding. You're all wonderful. Grateful to meet so many awesome people on here. Even the long-winded ones 😉
❓ Outside dialogue, are comma splices acceptable? ❓ I run into a shocking number of writers who say yes. The general argument seems to be that comma splices add clarity, flow, and style. Personally, I find the bad grammar jarring and rarely "stylish." What about you?
Tomorrow at 8pm EST I will FINALLY be chatting with @TimWolffAuthor LIVE!
🗨️ ... his arms so weak [that] he couldn't have fought back even if he had the courage. 💬 Would you cut or keep "that" in this context?
🚨LIVE🚨 Get the coffee and creativity flowing w/ a chill morning stream. I've got this month's book haul with a few familiar faces 😉 Joining me is fellow Orc author @SrBuffaloKnight Deston J. Munden. Live on Youtube, Rumble, and here on Twitter youtube.com/live/T5LcOjLza…
✏️ Was writing your Plan A? ✏️ It wasn't for me. Heck, neither was ministry. They wanted me to be a doctor 😅
🥈 Follow up: What makes a great sequel? 🥈 I'm outlining the sequel to my upcoming book, and the pressure is real. Why do some sequels flop while others outshine the original?
🥈 Follow up: What makes a great sequel? 🥈 I'm outlining the sequel to my upcoming book, and the pressure is real. Why do some sequels flop while others outshine the original?
🥈 Name a sequel, movie or book, better than the original 🥈
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Hey guys and gals! I have a little booktube channel called “BEARD OF DARKNESS BOOK REVIEWS” and I focus on talking with and learning from Self-Published and Traditionally Published authors. I wanted to invite you to check out my channel(in the bio) as well as, if you like my…
🖊️ What does "prose" even mean? 🖊️ I keep seeing the word used in contexts that amount to "Write like I do, or else." That, or "Art's subjective so how dare anyone challenge my brilliance as a writer." Just looking for some clarity here 😅
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@KyleLeeWriter I think in between each of those brackets were a line of seats of "kids who are just trying to get on with their lives".
Huh, I guess I was supposed to be a loud kid but I don’t remember being one. Maybe a loud kid wouldn’t know they were a loud kid?
Forgot to post it to the community 🥴
So for anyone who doesn’t know, opossums are marsupials! Their joeys stay in the pouch for about two months. The last two weeks Magistress Gwen’s pouch has been looking crowded 😂 I reckon their two months is almost up…
@timmckay52 Yes, two sentences separated by comma sound a bit sloppy (but again, one might wish to have a sloppy-sounding narrator...). With several sentences, indeed, the reader might get a clearer idea that this is a deliberate stylistic choice.
@timmckay52 Think he's just projecting his annoyance with himself. People do that a lot here. Someone told me she was blocked by a person who continues to click on her posts to complain about them. 🤔🙃
@timmckay52 Unfortunately, there is a very really flaw in the system. New authors definitely need good editors. Almost every editor deserves every pennie they can get. New authors, can't, afford anything. Time is valuable. Editors NEED time to get to know the authors "style". Or don't do it.
@timmckay52 🙄🤦♀️ Some folks have nothing better to do than offer unsolicited advice to ppl. Kind of like my and my photographs.
@timmckay52 There are no ironclad rules (unless you’re unlucky enough to be writing to a publisher’s specs). If the narrative voice requires such infelicities, keep ’em. Otherwise, kill ’em.
@timmckay52 I like that first comments mention of their poetry. When I'm proofing I feel pain when I remove commas. I know they aren't accurate grammatically, but it feels like I lose the rhythm in my writing.
@timmckay52 Thanks for the useful info. It is a bit strange this is a matter of concern in composition today. There are so many great writers who concatenated sentences by separating them by commas. I'd say this is more a matter of personal choice and style, rather than correctness.
@timmckay52 That makes sense in context, so it depends on the rhythm then...
@timmckay52 And to answer your question. It depends on the context and the person's speaking pattern on if "of" would be cut or not. But mostly on how that person speaks in the world/story. Really for the most part there is no right answer other than if you YOURSELF like it or not
@timmckay52 I think the weirdest one I’ve ever got was I’ve got accused of being AI lol
@timmckay52 Either ignore them, or tell them, that's it, I'm handing in my notice. It was...mediocre working with you. Oh, wait, hang on a sec... 😆
@timmckay52 That’s what I love about writing. There’s always more to learn!
@timmckay52 Depends on the sentences around this one.
@timmckay52 Just ignore him. An aul misery guys tryna bring you down. I thought it was an interesting Q. I'm not an author but i read 🤓😁
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