*Commas after question marks, ie “You done with that?” he asked, tipping his head to the side. — I don’t need a comma after the question mark, but it looks weird without one. So now I tend to not have anything after a question because I don’t want it to look stupid

* Numbers. Do I use one or 1? Twelve or 12? I know there is a rule about numbers under and over ten. I just need to be able to look up silly rules like that.

I also need a thesaurus because apparently I don’t know any other name for that happy sound we make when something’s funny except for LAUGH. UGh. Sometimes I drive myself crazy.

And since I’m now in journalism, I’ve had to learn AP style — from scratch. Oy. I’ve bookmarked a few sites to help me remember certain things, especially abbreviations, but I don’t find that I use them often in my own non-work-related writing. Still, AP is useful and pretty straightforward — it gets my vote! :)

Also, I have a million books on writing, too — on “finding your voice,” creating a unique plot, making memorable characters, etc. etc. I’ve rarely opened any of them! My favorite of ALL-TIME, though, is Chris Baty’s “No Plot, No Problem” — it’s a companion for National Novel Writing Month in November. It’s outstanding, and I still pull tips from it all the time. It’s a fast read in an easy-to-follow format! You absolutely have to do NaNo in November — it’s such a great exercise!

And speaking of writing, I just wrote you a novel :) heh
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