“Learn to laugh at your troubles and you’ll never run out of things to laugh at”  ~ Lyn Karol  

The Red Hat Society has become visible in cities and towns across America! Don’t know who they are? It is a bond of women who have chosen to have fun, experience life and not be too serious about life over 50! They are “forged by common life experiences.” Whenever they are cavorting together, they wear red hats and purple clothes.  

There is another lady who belongs to a society called virtual authors assistants and she totes a red pen! She is in a class all by herself – the Red Pen Editor, and can she ever make her mark! Her mission to is help writers with the proper use (or is it usage?) of words. Yea, (or is it Yeah), she knows just what she is doing when it comes the correct use (or is it usage?) of punctuation, too.  She can get down deep and dirty, when it comes to that!  What seems like little knit-picking details, really are important to the overall success of your book. It matters and she will tell you that!  

Ever wonder whether to use a colon or semi-colon? Whether to use a lot or alot; or wondering about whether to write a who or a whom? Is it correct to say him and me, or she and I, or me and you?  

Award winning (or is it award-winning?) Red Pen Editor, Karen Reddick, has published two books on the subject of grammar. Check them out! These books are great resources for all independent publishers. Perfect for those moments when grammar has you in a quandary and for when you are filled with self doubt (or is it self-doubt)?  http://www.grammardoneright.com/ 

P.S.  I hope the lady with the red pen has the day off today. I could be in a heap of trouble, when she reads this blog. Give me a break, Red Pen Editor, we all can’t be perfect, all of the time!  And I may just be a member of the Red Hat Society – you know, women who just want to have fun!

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