Barbara V Evers

I'm interrupting my Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions post series to share the fun of JordanCon 2023 with you. JordanCon brings hundreds of fans of The Wheel of Time (TWOT) books by Robert Jordan together for a weekend. The cosplay is almost 100% TWOT and amazing to take in. I always get a kick out of the different takes on the various characters. This year saw a lot of Mat Cauthon and Moiraine with quite a few Aes Sedai, Children of the Light, and Asha'man added for spice. I'm always amazed at the time and forethought that goes into their cosplay! Panels I love the energy and fun these panels bring to the con, and I got to participate in four of them this year. A Look Back at Season One of The Wheel of Time L-R front: Preeti Chhibber, Jenn Northington, Jen Isgro L-R back: Barbara Evers, Jason Denzel In TWOT panel, I was older than the other panelists, so I brought a different perspective to the series and show. Plus, the other panelists have been heavily involved ...

Welcome to the 7th post of  Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions ! You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags can prompt a rejection. Poor grammar can be a red flag! I say "can" because there will always be the exception to the rule. Counting on being the exception to the rule is NOT a good idea. You need to clean up your submission. Don't let errors ruin your submission's chances! This week, we're taking a look at Rule 9 which looks at using lists in your writing. Although this rule doesn't touch on the Oxford comma, I'm going to add that information, too. 9.  Use parallel construction to make a strong point and create a smooth flow. Let's take a moment to define the terms: Paralle...

Welcome to the 6th post of  Don't Let Errors Ruin Your Submissions ! You might think your manuscript's fascinating story potential should rise above any typos and poor grammar, but the truth is agents and publishers receive an onslaught of submissions. They give most of these submissions a few seconds before deciding whether to pass or keep reading. That means any red flags can prompt a rejection. Poor grammar can be a red flag! I say "can" because there will always be the exception to the rule. Counting on being the exception to the rule is NOT a good idea. You need to clean up your submission. Don't let errors ruin your submission's chances! This week, we're taking a look at Rules 7 & 8 which looks at subject agreement with verbs, pronouns, appositives, or participial phrases. 7.   Make the subject and verb agree with each other not with a word that comes between them. 8.   Be sure that a pronoun, a participial phrase, or an appositive refers clear...