Someday, I will learn how to title posts effectively. Unfortunately, today is not that day.
I'm not at my best right now; I've had a (fairly mild) headache for almost two weeks at this point. I need to go to like the Urgent Care center or something, but in the middle of a heat wave on a sunny day is...well, I have serious heat issue, so I can't go unless someone drives me, and my ride is busy today, so...tomorrow, hopefully. (Which will be "today" when this post actually posts.)
Uh.
Anyway.
I think the suggested topic was about changes we would want to make to the publishing industry.
As I am determinedly an amateur writer, I don't have any contact with the publishing industry as a writer, but there is something I'd like to change as a reader!
I'm not sure when--just in the last few years, I think--someone decided that colons should be followed by capital letters, and it is driving me up the freaking wall. It's so wrong--no, so stupid! It's the same sentence, so why would it be capitalized?
I know that's pointless and shallow, but...
...I don't have much to say about my own writing, as my game jam VN script has turned into a slow slog through a not-jam VN script (because the concept didn't actually fit the jam) and other than that I've only been working on proofreading past works and planning future ones, so...there just isn't much to say.
I'm sorry you're not feeling well. It must be a struggle to write headache. I hope you feel better soon.
ReplyDeleteHeadaches are so debilitating. Hope you feel better soon. As for the punctuation problem you mention, I haven't seen it (thank goodness!). But I do find that poor grammar and punctuation are triggering for me :D
ReplyDeleteI hope you got a ride today!
ReplyDeleteNow that you mention it, I have noticed that trend as well.
I hope that you got the ride you needed today and that you're experiencing some headaches relief, Iphis. Now I'm thinking, have I been guilty of that :capital letter offense? 😂 Not in a formal manuscript anyway. Have you ever shared why you call yourself "Iphis of Scryos?" I'm reading about Ancient Greek philosophy right now, and I learned she was a minor character in the "Iliad." No need to answer. I won't take offense. I was just curious. All the best to you!
ReplyDeleteHope that headache has eased by now. Who can write when we're dealing with that kind of pain? About that colon, maybe what I found will help you (Grammarly): In general, you only capitalize the first word after a colon if it begins a complete sentence or is a proper noun. If the information following the colon is just a list, a fragment, or a dependent clause, keep it lowercase! As a retired writing teacher, usually grammar/punctuation mistakes jump off the page, distracting me from any story, even a great one. So, I sympathize. Mostly, I'm hoping some cooler weather and maybe a cup of tea will help as well.
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