This week on the Story Works Round Table, Alida, Robert, & Kathryn ponder whether or not people with a creative license need to worry about the conventions of grammar & punctuation. I don’t think the answer will surprise you, but the whys, wherefores, & particular concerns we have with those craft elements may prove enlightening.

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What we talked about:

Why is grammar important to us? (0:57)

Is it worthwhile to study it? (5:10)

The problem of misplaced commas, and other technical mistakes. (7:00)

The grammar problem self-publishing created. (9:46)

Using grammar as a character quirk (and be careful with dialects!). (10:30)

Some frequent mistakes Alida sees. (15:00)

How would you correct fragments. (17:14)

So how do I practice grammar? (25:20)

So what tools do we use to learn grammar. (28:33)

What if you don’t know what your problem is called? (32:20)

So how should you learn grammar? (35:00)

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Things we mentioned:

Rules for Writers by Diana Hacker 
Grammar Girl 
Grammarist 
Grammarly 

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