I don’t know what happened this month. Maybe Mercury was in
retrograde or Pluto was eclipsing into Uranus, but I totally forgot to do one
of my favorite things: check out my Susan Miller horoscope on the first of the
month.
So I just checked it out, and guess what I found out: tomorrow
is one of my most romantic days of the month. Tomorrow! I have so little time
to prepare. Where did I put that Courvoisier? Where are those Barry White
albums?
Well, I am no astrologer, but I can predict a day that has
romantic potential for all of you: Jan 11, 2014.
On January 11 of next year, I will be giving a grammar workshop for the Orange
County Chapter Romance Writers of America. One thing I will be discussing is why
grammar is important to literary agents, literary agents’ grammar pet peeves,
and the most common grammar errors they encounter.
In preparation, I have been contacting agents and collecting
data, and since many of you are writers, I thought one particular pet peeve
might interest you. One agent said that it “drives her nuts” when writers use “as
per your request.”
The correct form is “per your request.” You can also use “as you
requested.”
Oh, and I read all of your horoscopes, and they all said you
will be attending a romance grammar workshop on January 11, 2014.
See you then!
8 comments:
Mercury doesn't go retrograde until the middle/end of June.
As per your request is wrong? Okay, adding that to my list of don'ts...
Pluto eclipsing into Uranus sounds painful...
i will definitely try to make it there on that date...if i'm still alive then...
Jenny, we'd love to have you over at my youtube channel, the party's not the same without you, come in, the water's fine :)
If my horoscope says so, I'd better get to that conference pronto. Wow, grammatical and astrological advice on the one page. Double thanx
That would be so much fun! I'd love to be there, but small town Ontario is a little too far away :)
I always say "per your request." Woo hoo! I bet that's the only mistake I haven't made on a query.
I like that you know what you're doing on January 11th next year. I haven't even planned breakfast for tomorrow.
I'm kind of an asshole and I purposely read to people the incorrect horoscope.
Then they go about their day completely unaware.
Pluto eclipsing into Uranus he he he.
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