Intro

So I have this problem.  Every English teacher I've ever had has told me that my writing had spark but too much punctuation.  It's a real pickle because ever since I learned about commas, I've felt like I HAVE to use them at every possible moment I can.  For some reason no paper is complete without the appropriate comma addition.

I am the queen of the commas--well sort of.  I'm like the best queen they ever had because I let them run wild through my writing, no strings attached.  They are free as birds (which is great until you find droppings everywhere).

Long story short I'm an addict and this is my rehab.  I will still use commas but try to avoid that overwhelming feeling of necessity.  Because I can't just stop using them, otherwise risk being attacked by the Proper English Grammar Society!!! (Yeah so I made that up...but whatever works right?)

Now if you've just been skimming this--I don't blame you--I may sound like a hypocritical nutcase.  Kind of like an alcoholic who goes to AA but still has a drink once a week to calm their nerves.  Let's call this person Bob.  Everyone just smiles and nods while wanting to slap the bejezzus out of him for drinking.  He clearly has a problem and needs help.  Bob will never be sober if he keeps up this behavior--just like my comma crisis.

So this is my cry for help internet, please help me get sober!!  I need you to promise that you'll take any measures necessary to proofread my posts and really burn my broccoli if I overuse the cursed punctuation.  PROMISE?  Ok, now that's settled I'm gonna go read my next book for review:

Blue Moon by Alyson Noel (book 2 of the Immortals series)

Just as Ever is learning everything she can about her new abilities as an immortal, initiated into the dark, seductive world by her beloved Damen, something terrible is happening to him.  As Ever’s powers are increasing, Damen’s are fading—stricken by a mysterious illness that threatens his memory, his identity, his life.
Desperate to save him, Ever travels to the mystical dimension of Summerland, uncovering not only the secrets of Damen’s past—the brutal, tortured history he hoped to keep hidden—but also an ancient text revealing the workings of time. With the approaching blue moon heralding her only window for travel, Ever is forced to decide between turning back the clock and saving her family from the accident that claimed them—or staying in the present and saving Damen, who grows weaker each day...

Yeah her name's Ever.  Yeah the first book was pretty lame.  Yeah this was the only choice at the library...darn it.

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