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On chapter 9 of my first book... kind of nervous... and excited :). It's realli interesting, and I'm only 16, but I love to read and write stories. Any comments or suggestions; just hit me up. Thanx! Have a blessed day. Oh! Haha anyone wanna read mi summary of tha book??:

"It's summer! Fun in the sun and relaxin' in satisfaction. That's exactly what Marie Raymond planned to do until her and her boyfriend break up. Thinking she's not ready to move on, she meets Kente', a young, smart, dependable, sophisticated guy with a good head on his shoulders. He and Marie get along great and soon start dating. Everything is going great until he informs Marie of some horrible news. Not knowing what to do or think, Marie discovers more bad news and gets fed up with it all, but then she turns to God for help. Will she ever have a normal life and meet the right guy for her? "

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Comment by Kay Elizabeth on September 6, 2010 at 9:20am: Marie, I hope you've used spellchecker and examined your book closely for grammatical and punctuation errors. Want an honest opinion? If your summary is anything to go by, your language skills need brushed up on. There's nothing wrong with your idea. However, such errors turn off readers and they just stop reading.

I'll give you some hints. "...until her and her boyfriend break up" is wrong. Respective isn't a word you would use in the context you have either. You have an apostrophe after the name Kente that's unnecessary.

I would suggest you go back through everything you've written to date on this book and see what needs to be changed. Don't just assume when little or nothing is picked up by spellchecker that it's fine. If you've used text speak anywhere, change it. That's fine for commenting but doesn't belong in a book. All writers need to revise and rewrite to perfect their work, Marie. See how you get on. :)

Comment by Marie on September 6, 2010 at 3:21pm: No, I never use "text talk" when I'm writing my book, nor in school. I only do that when I'm doing ths or writing a note or something. I have excellent writing skills; that's what I've heard all my life since I was in second grade with my lang. arts teacher, and I always go back and check on everything I've written, but thanks so much for getting back with me on my book. Oh, and I did make some changes in my blog. How is the apostrophe after his name unnecessary? I mean, my first name is Ebone' (pronounced as Ebony), and that's like taking the apostrophe off of my name, and then, it'll be pronounced as... E-bone. Lolz but a lot of mi friendz kall me that anyway.