How Not To Write a Novel by Newman and Mittelmark

How Not to Write a Novel: 200 Classic Mistakes and How to Avoid Them--A Misstep-by-Misstep Guide by Howard Mittelmark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

One of the funniest books I've ever read. I read it on the train and at home and laughed out loud all the time. People must have thought I was crazy. Awesome. I'd like to read it twice. Probably will.

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I didn't kill the dog.

To my upset reviewer: honest, I didn't. The dog isn't even in my world for me to kill. I would never kill a dog or hurt any animal. The monster killed the dog in the story; but don't worry - it's not real.

Grammar and what it ain't.

I get sick of people complaining about poor "grammar" when they don't know what it is.  My initial bachelor's degree was in linguistics and I really like grammar. When they say grammar, you often find that people really mean punctuation & spelling. Here's a link to a great post where a great man/woman says it better by far than I.