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“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you” – Maya Angelou
Here you will find links to complementary and related services and providers I am confident in referring, along with books and other sources I have found to be useful or simply interesting. I hope you will benefit from some of these resources.
My reading companion is Princess, a nearly 13-year-old English retriever we adopted from a farm near Dayton, Ohio, before relocating to Florida in 2020, amidst the pandemic. She has provided much-needed solace, lots of licks, and a good distraction during many dark months when we couldn’t enjoy the company of other humans. She continues to be at my side, no matter what activity I am engaged in.
Benjamin Dreyer (benjamindreyer.com) is vice president, executive managing editor, and copy chief of Random House. His best-selling guide to grammar is a page-turner, not unlike some spellbinding piece of fiction. Dreyer’s English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style is a New York Times bestseller and was named one of the best books of the year by O: The Oprah Magazine. I have found myself being educated, entertained, and baffled as I learned and laughed aloud, despite having to admit I don’t completely understand many of the author’s more subtle and complex references. I will be referring to this book over and over.
Lynne Truss’ Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation was published in 2003, in response to her frustration with the relaxing of rules around punctuation, both in the United Kingdom and the United States. Each chapter covers a particular type of punctuation and includes history and anecdotes. The book’s title is a is a syntactic ambiguity (look it up). A great reference for any writer’s bookshelf and a way to learn with a large dose of humor– or, as Ms. Truss would write, humour (she is British).