David J. Hammaker

I love Jesus, my wife and our two kids, writing, reading, painting, music, board games, and many various hobbies!

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@BCarpenterBooks I'll boldly disagree! I dislike reading chapter names in books. They're like mini-spoilers.

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@SDDonovan In my writing, my favorite characters are the ones that have a mind of their own and start doing things that make me uncomfortable.

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@Donna__McLean @juliepie76 I'd also like to know!

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@RWoodsFiction Are Word docs okay for a manuscript? Are there strong opinions?

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@AuthorGoodwin I'm so sorry! Most of us can be spiteful now and then, but not like that. Hoping you make a solid recovery.

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@RoyleStuart @stephenRB4 I was thinking this. It only works if you pick something fun to read!

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This came up yesterday: Should you capitalize after a colon?

https://t.co/LdnL2mVGPx
#writing #writingcommunity

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I see #SelfPublishing and #IndieAuthors here! Sorry for asking in ignorance... Is there a major difference?

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@ReaganFaerwyn Write them down! You'll feel better and you can pick them up later when you have time.

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@lilith_haugen "Sadly"? I haven't heard anything wrong yet!

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@byNikHolson @deidrejowen I came looking through replies to see if anyone else thought of this.

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@RedHedgedragon On my shelf right now: Lois Lowry, J.K. Rowling, Suzanne Collins, Barbara Hambly
I've heard things like this before though...

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@RWoodsFiction Definitely! Is it engaging or irritating when that happens?

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@MichaelDarin I started and didn't finish a few satire novels. The cynicism was just getting me down.

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@AggieEngineer1 @AgathaChocolats It's absurd how far I had to scroll to find this response.

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@BraydenRWrites You're not crazy. When I got a rejection after my one and only full manuscript request, I felt like I won the lottery, just for making it that far.

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@pennpaperplanes That's good! Mine are too similar, which is why my friends get long, verbose, descriptive messages from me.

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@Dunn4Authors Wild story.

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@JustinaLuther Number 4 answers a question I've seen a lot lately. ("When am I done editing?") All good rules, thank you!

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@realPeterCrerar Really? So often, what follows a colon can read like a complete sentence. I'll have to do some research on this. I don't want to do it wrong! Thanks for the tip!