Apologies again...
Yes, I've started doing what I should have done ages ago, writing to Word, doing a spell check & those really awful grammatical errors that 'slip' through are meant to reflect the fact that different folks are writing. Call them the product of modern education...lol. Half can't puctuate correctly. Frankly, being a product of fuzzy wuzzy feel good 70s schooling, neither can I. Must put myself through a grammar course...groan.
As for spelling. I tend to spell half in American, half in canadian. What you write as 'honor' we write as 'honour'; 'neighbor' is neighbour ' here. BriHard used this computer to do class work, essays & whatnot & he uses Canadian spellcheck. I try to use American, but don't always make sure that's the one turned on.
As to continuity errors. ..Thanx for not pouncing all over me & pointing them out. I often notice them too late after posting to correct them. My biggest bonehead error tends to be confusing Joe & Jake. Trust me to have chosen two men of a similar age with pregnant wives & similar names - sorry. I do tend to slip up that way & am learning a hard lesson. If I ever manage to write anything decent enough to publish, it will necessitate a small room with lots of wall space for lists, charactor sketches, calenders & other reference stuff.
This is just something I started with a different intent that ran away on me. AT, you were right. I'm up to something like 400+ pages & nowhere near any kind of conclusion. Well, I promised a clander year, so that's what yer gonna get. Call it a free post Apocalypse soap opera with a lot of 'lame'.
Seriously though, most of it is written as I sit in front of the keyboard. SOME of it is pre-planned, usually as I do laundry, go shopping, etc. Some store clerks have gotten used to me walking around looking strange. Odd what gives you ideas.
If it's all over the place it's because I keep running into situations, (mentally), that COULD come up if TSReallyHTF this badly. I promise I'll speed up the pace a bit & if I were starting over, I'd limit it to just a few diarists. Trying to change voices is proving next to impossible - would make it too much like work...lol. I just thank my lucky stars my DH is patient enough to let me sit here for hours on end & do this.
I am taking a bit of time tomorrow & noting new charactors before I start really messing up THEIR names. And no, I won't be introducing too many more. This is already turning into a mess. I will get back to the national situation as well as events overseas. I've been lazy on it & am lucky to have the 'excuse' that there's little communication.
So if Andy goes out & Jake comes back one day, I haven't morphed a charactor, just slipped name wise.
Now back to Sunday evening, after the big dinner...
Will be rectified shortly... Maybe next time she gets writers block she'll C&P the whole thing into word, then go back and edit...
