James' or James's - Creative Writing Forums
Oct 3, 2020 · At the age of about six, I was taught that James' is correct and have stuck to it ever since. But this morning, I received a review of my latest story... and apparently apostrophes at the end of names ending with 's' should read James's or, to use my own character's surname as an example, Myers's .
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Apr 2, 2013 · James Patterson, I think, just wants his novels to be easy to read for everybody, and that is why they are on the bestselling list. Plus he still has his own passion of writing. And it shouldn't matter of what type of story you decide to write, even if it is cliche' or predictable.
Apostrophes and Names That End in 'S' - Writing Forums
Jan 27, 2018 · Well, no, it wouldn't be changing their name to "Adamses," when referring to more than one Mr. or Ms. Adams . . . any more than it would be changing the name of Mr. or Mrs. Smith, when referring to the whole family as "the Smiths." It's simply following the normal rule for forming plurals in English where the final letter of a singular noun is ...
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Top Three Favorite Authors - Creative Writing Forums
Jan 3, 2011 · 1) James Joyce 2) Thomas Pynchon 3) Haruki Murakami. There are many many more than that. Just keeping a nice three of the best of the best, three choices just isn't enough. And also, I picked people who are primarily rather recent novelists. You can't make me seriously pick between favorite writers, and I just wouldn't be able to give you an ...
Would you ever write a western? | Creative Writing Forums
Jan 9, 2018 · The Ranch on the Beaver (Andy Adams) Sun Up: The Last of the Cow Camps, Smoky the Cow Horse (Will James) Old Yeller (Fred Gipson) The Home Ranch, Little Britches (Ralph Moody) Fool's Crow (James Welch) Snowblind Moon (John Byrne Cooke) and etc These novels are not referred to as genre Westerns.
Possessive apostrophe and names ending in "s". - Writing Forums
Sep 24, 2011 · This has always been a curiosity for me too, but a recent publisher's house style guide gave me a great answer a few months ago that I've been using since. I'm not sure how correct it is, but it's definitely logical and reflects the contemporary James's trend: James's (belonging to James) James' (I'm going over to the James' house)
The Great Writers' Quote Thread - Creative Writing Forums
Jun 5, 2013 · - James A. Michener. "I was a Navy officer writing about Navy problems and I simply stole this lovely Army nurse and popped her into a Navy uniform, where she has done very well for herself." - James A. Michener on how he created …