tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post4199539698662454909..comments2024-03-15T09:26:02.796-05:00Comments on PROJECT MAYHEM: Yes, You Have to Use PunctuationProject Mayhemhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05154342399869089664noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-13529138364038722342011-04-08T22:00:18.226-05:002011-04-08T22:00:18.226-05:00Thanks, Jen. Our publisher does great covers--as ...Thanks, Jen. Our publisher does great covers--as you well know :)Dawn Lairamorehttp://www.ivyseverafter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-12017626134157258112011-04-06T12:10:26.590-05:002011-04-06T12:10:26.590-05:00Dawn!! Dawn!!! I love your cover! I love it and I ...Dawn!! Dawn!!! I love your cover! I love it and I want to marry it!!! Ack!!!!JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-1397445834861540352011-04-06T11:48:41.040-05:002011-04-06T11:48:41.040-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.JKBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176569393506563218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-78183605271275405222011-04-05T19:58:18.368-05:002011-04-05T19:58:18.368-05:00Thanks, Marissa.
I sure hope the rules of punctua...Thanks, Marissa.<br /><br />I sure hope the rules of punctuation and grammar don't fall too far by the wayside.Dawn Lairamorehttp://www.ivyseverafter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-29387813428591933082011-04-04T22:01:01.125-05:002011-04-04T22:01:01.125-05:00And how appropriate that I ended that comment with...And how appropriate that I ended that comment with a fragment. Haha.Marissa Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079821721448782710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-26768346121824835692011-04-04T22:00:25.343-05:002011-04-04T22:00:25.343-05:00LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that cover! So fantastic.
And...LOVE, LOVE, LOVE that cover! So fantastic. <br /><br />And I wonder how much interwebz speech has altered the way students approach writing papers. I read an article awhile back suggesting that the rules of punctuation and grammar will evolve to follow those trends. I'm not sure if I buy it, not only because it makes the 6th-grader-in-me-who-LOVED-diagramming-sentences cringe.Marissa Burthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079821721448782710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-1315874786925047442011-04-03T12:07:56.377-05:002011-04-03T12:07:56.377-05:00@Natalie - thanks! Yes, you would THINK so, lol.
...@Natalie - thanks! Yes, you would THINK so, lol.<br /><br />@Kathy - I sure hope the teacher handed the paper back. It would've been the appropriate response :)Dawn Lairamorehttp://www.ivyseverafter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9682944926206891752011-04-03T11:58:41.958-05:002011-04-03T11:58:41.958-05:00I taught HS English and can just imagine the teach...I taught HS English and can just imagine the teacher's consternation with the essay and the student's response! I would have handed to paper back just like a future editor will!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-81916441648745067972011-04-03T06:58:50.029-05:002011-04-03T06:58:50.029-05:00Love the cover. And you'd think what you poste...Love the cover. And you'd think what you posted about would be basic common sense. But apparently not.Natalie Aguirrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756087804171246660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-89035361257173148642011-04-02T00:00:04.359-05:002011-04-02T00:00:04.359-05:00Hi Michael,
I'm sure in the not-too-distant f...Hi Michael,<br /><br />I'm sure in the not-too-distant future you'll be posting your own cover on Project Mayhem :)<br /><br />Yeah, we sure learn a lot as we go along.Dawn Lairamorehttp://www.ivyseverafter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-90363536540562360362011-04-01T15:00:54.324-05:002011-04-01T15:00:54.324-05:00Awesome cover, Dawn. It must be so exciting to see...Awesome cover, Dawn. It must be so exciting to see the cover for a book of yours. Oh, hopefully soon for me.<br /><br />I laughed as I read your post because there were so many misconceptions I had going in, and when I think of them it makes me wonder how I ever held such notions. Good post.Mike Winchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11771482167997501541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-9510033964627460362011-04-01T14:28:27.943-05:002011-04-01T14:28:27.943-05:00@Hilary - Lol. With Meanstalk, I kept confusing p...@Hilary - Lol. With Meanstalk, I kept confusing pour/pore, e.g. Ivy would "pour" over a book instead of "pore" over it. Wrong, wrong, wrong!! She wasn't pouring a pitcher of water over it :) How embarrassing if that had made it into the final book. I couldn't even claim it was a typo, since it happened two or three times...<br /><br />@Julie and Caroline - Distresses me, too. Years ago I tutored first-year college students and some of them didn't have the first clue about the basics of writing a paper, like what a thesis was, or topic sentence. It was so unfortunate. Luckily, I did see students who were fairly strong writers and just needed some brushing up. What a joy they were. They had real motivation and enthusiasm. It gave me hope!<br /><br />@Tim - Thanks. Me, too!!!!Dawn Lairamorehttp://www.ivyseverafter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-64881750087489457832011-04-01T12:52:22.068-05:002011-04-01T12:52:22.068-05:00Awesome cover, Dawn! I want a poster of it. :)Awesome cover, Dawn! I want a poster of it. :)Timothy Powerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01086133231193872660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-16996778573031743122011-04-01T12:23:26.911-05:002011-04-01T12:23:26.911-05:00Eek! This distresses me. My husband knows if he wa...Eek! This distresses me. My husband knows if he wants to get my goat, all he has to do is challenge a grammar/punctuation rule.Caroline Starr Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04597510685273079757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-17174598786276329982011-04-01T09:30:17.977-05:002011-04-01T09:30:17.977-05:00Great cover!
I feel sorry for future agents/edito...Great cover!<br /><br />I feel sorry for future agents/editors given the state of punctuation among today's youth (or lack thereof).Julie Hedlundhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477115458570906449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2173408054965817352.post-61855089644409029832011-04-01T09:12:20.421-05:002011-04-01T09:12:20.421-05:00Dawn, I LOVE your new cover! I'm so happy for ...Dawn, I LOVE your new cover! I'm so happy for you! I wonder what our editor must think when she reads "there" on my MS instead of "their" or "your" instead of "you're"!! Ummm...because it has happened--recently. Writing. Is. Hard. ;)<br /><br />xoxo -- HilaryHilary Wagnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18199287020561210673noreply@blogger.com