Does Editing Matter? Double-FacepalmIm writing this without using any punctuation

Why

Well people dont understand how important editing is do they

The writer me used to think punctuation could be fixed and didnt really matter We should just write the story and worry about that But what if punctuation or lack thereof changes what we intend to say

Would anyone notice

Im going to the store running to the gas station then grabbing lunch

Although we know the store isnt running to the gas station thats the way its written And if youre writing fantasy people might actually believe the store is running to the gas station

Just like you might think I meant you are writing about fantasy people rather than people confusing your lack of proper punctuation with where your store is running

Did you go back and read to see what I am talking about

Are you confused

I am

Writing without punctuation is annoying

Im a submissions editor for Curiosity Quills Press and although I dont reject books based on punctuation having your commas semicolons and periods in the right place helps

To end I leave you with a telegraph joke

dear mother and father pigs that you send me all died one porker left your son ivan


About the Author

Krystal Wade
Krystal Wade
Krystal Wade is a mother of three who works fifty miles from home and writes in her "spare time". Visit her blog at http://krystal-wade.com for more of her musings.