What changed in the book: "The House On Elm"?

So, the original version of the book tanked a bit. However, the book "The House On Elm" had been given a new face. It's been reworked from the ground up. A month had been spent revising every sentence, paragraph, and page. Original version of the book had total 236 pages, and it now has 240 pages. So what's new?


Grammar and punctuation had been fixed. Dialog tags been implemented (e.g. where brad spoke there was no dialog tag. "Jessie, cut it out!"). Now it's written as: "Dad! Mom!" I cried out.

The entire book was riddled with punctuation mistakes, and it was nightmarish. For example, There was something in the room; while --- I couldn't see what it was. Now that's some amazing stuff, right? NO!

Alright, so why did I pain-painstakingly decide to revise the entire book? Well, just because a fire has embers only means it can once blaze again. I didn't give up, and it still had a beating pulse. The resurrection of the book will take time, but it is totally worth it. I'm happy I had revised the entire book.

Stronger chapter hooks were created, and I hope they're deliciously addictive.

Well, until next time, friend! I really ran out of words to write. 

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  1. Avrin KellyMay 4, 2018 at 6:55 PM

    Here, here! Good for you! You have a great attitude and you've given some solid advice. I also read your post on book reviews and what to do when you get bad ones. Your post was uplifting and I thought it was great, (this one too)! I'm glad you didn't give up, and your other readers will be too. Keep telling creepy stories! 💀
    Hugs,
    Avrin

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    1. Paul C. SkertichMay 5, 2018 at 12:28 PM

      Thanks, Avrin! It means a lot. I hope you have an awesome weekend.

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