In Dee S Knight’s erotic Cinderella, a worldly Prince, a naïve Cindy, and an unassuming fairy godfather come together in a magical HEA ending.
Dee S Knight, welcome to Romance Lives Forever. I’m Kayelle Allen, author and owner of this blog. Happy to have you here! Thanks for sharing two tips with us today, but first, please tell us about The Cinderella Curse.
The Cinderella Curse by Dee S Knight
Genre Contemporary erotic romance
Book heat level (based on movie ratings): R
One evening, in a land far away, a wife spins a story for the amusement of her husband. Like the original tale, this contemporary Cinderella is definitely for those who love romance and a HEA. However, she adds a few touches of the erotic. For her husband, you understand.
In this tale, Charlotte dreams of her prince, James, but learns about beauty and love from her fairy godfather, Cooper. She might not lose a glass slipper, but her heart is in danger of being left behind. One thing for sure, by the time our Charlotte arrives at the ball, she’d sure like to know which man is her real Prince Charming.
Two Tips for Editing
Self-editing can be so hard! And most of us can’t afford a professional editor. So here are two tips I use. As a former professional editor, I recommend them!
1) Read your work out loud. I know it sounds weird and you might fee foolish reading out loud, but you will find many problems with your work if you do this. And don’t zip through it, either. Read slowly and take each word into account. When we read to ourselves we often read words we think are there or which we remember being there. You’ll more often see what’s actually there when you read out loud.
2) Don’t rely on spell/grammar check. I’ve found that Word’s Spell Check confuses it’s and its. So, learn by heart some of the most common mistakes and then check them when you read out loud. Here are two common errors I’ve seen in books.
a) If you’re expressing possession, use its. If you are abbreviating “it is,” use it’s
b) If you can substitute “we” in a sentence, you can use XXX and I. If you can substitute “us” in a sentence, use XXX and me.
Example: Jim and I (or we) are playing football.
The game is between Jim and me (or us).
No one is going to put down a book if they see a couple of errors, but if the errors are many, it could happen. I would hate to receive a bad review not for my story but for easily correctable mistakes.
Where to buy The Cinderella Curse
Amazon Kindle Unlimited https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R1YSQ8S
Dee S Knight Social Media
A few years ago, Dee S Knight began writing, making getting up in the morning fun. During the day, her characters killed people, fell in love, became drunk with power, or sober with responsibility. And they had sex, lots of sex.
After a while, Dee split her personality into thirds. She writes as Anne Krist for sweeter romances, and Jenna Stewart for ménage and shifter stories. All three of her personas are found on the Nomad Authors website. And all three offer some of the best romance you can find! Also, once a month, look for Dee’s Charity Sunday blog posts, where your comment can support a selected charity.
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Good morning, my friend. Welcome back :)
Thanks so much! It’s always a kick being here.
I’ve tutored kiddies from 1st-7th grade at a center for many years. I’ve taught them that “its” is one of the ONLY times a possessive won’t have an apostrophe. And that since the apostrophe always stands for something, what letter is left out if you’re using it as a possessive? None. So only add the apostrophe if you mean “it is=It’s.”
Also, for the “we” and “us” confusion, I tell them to leave out the other person. In your example, would you say “I” play football, or “me” play football? Then us “XXX and I”. Would you say “Mom gave lunches to I?” Or “Mom gave lunches to me.” Then say “XXX and me.”
The other thing that drives me bonkers is using “of” as in, “He could of been late due to the train.” ARGH!!! You mean “He could’ve”, or “He could have.” Kids laugh at me when I growl and say how annoyed I get at such simple mistakes. “But no one cares!” They tell me. But these days, I’ve started reviewing for a book site. I’ve dinged books down a whole level if the grammatical errors pull me out of the story too many times. SOME of us DO care!
I dislike that use of “of” also. My biggest pet peeve? It’s used so much it’s starting to be “acceptable”: nape of the neck. It’s like saying the toe of the foot, or the finger of the hand. It’s a nape. There’s no other body part on a person that goes by that name. Just say nape and be done with it. My critique group calls me the grammar cop. lol