Some writers say their writing is like their child. It is that personal. An extension of you, if you will. And you know how any parent worth their salt goes into, "Oh no you didn't just wrong my child" mode when their offspring is harmed? And there may be protective claws that come out? Well. Sometimes a critique of what you’ve written feels like that. "Oh no you didn't just rip my BookBaby apart!" But wait, didn't I title this post The Power of Critique???? Oh yes, I did. Yo

Today I'd like to talk about the "G" word. Grammar. Grrrrrammar (emphasis on the "grrrrr"). When I was in elementary school diagramming sentences was all the rage. The lines had to be perfectly drawn with a ruler. And then said lines had to be filled with precise grammar terms: proper noun, linking verb or dangling participle. What the heck is a dangling participle anyway? Back to "grrrrrammar." Now some people have brains wired for grammar. The exactness of it. The absoluten