Grumbles and Grins

*Wipes tears of laughter from her eyes* Now this, this is what I needed today. A good laugh. In a literary world full of stories by the dozen, these little doses of hilarious reality are perfect.

Backed with grinning pleasure.
Abi xxx

Your stories are the type that everyone can relate to. Happy to back this for you.
Please consider taking a look at my book, The Job.
Craig

Backed.

Jesse - Savant

Are you still around? I am coming back to comment on this soon.
Barbara

Grumbles and Grins is narrated in an appealing chatty way that makes it very reader-friendly. I love your cover, and I really empathised with the ending to the F-Bomb 'Josie's already perfected the art of blaming the dog'. I dived in at several points and found the same humour, appealing turn of phrase and idiom that seems just right for your target audience. No nitpicks to offer - Backed.

Hi Karen!

This is certainly a pleasureable, fun read... What a refreshing piece to start my day with! Your straightforward, witty delivery is right up my alley!!!

Couple of things I noticed, hope this helps with the editing:
-proofreading (doesn't need the hyphen)
-halfheartedly (doesn't need the hyphen)
-teleprompter (no hyphen - I'm a stickler about hyphens, sorry!)
-buildup (no hyphen)

The f-bomb story, mistaking it for "fart" is downright hilarious! I'm smiling as I read through this... Will continue to read, but wanted to leave a quick comment before I move on. Looking back at my list of edits for you, I think I would suggest that you find a fresh set of eyes that can help you weed out the words that don't need hyphens - preferrably someone with experience in punctuation and grammar. I've got someone that helps me edit my work, and her help is invaluable. Overall though, I think this material is really good - definitely a book that should appeal to a large audience. Would make a great Christmas gift for friends and family!!! Backed with pleasure.

Kim
Invisible Justice

Karen, there are very strict rules here in Maine. The only time...and I REPEAT!...the ONLY time it is okay to be naked in high heels is when we are doing the community rain dance up on the Height of Land! The guys are simply too klutzy to wear them when they're logging or farming, and I found my stilettos kept getting jammed underneath the clutch of my Kubota when I plowed snow or bush-hogged the field. Nope...if you're naked in Lexington, it's rubber boots, or nothing!!

:o)>

P.S. Your friend isn't a Bessey, by any chance, is she? Even a distant cousin may very well carry the BOMO strand of DNA. (Bomo is the medical term for 'Bonehead Moment', and it seems to be a dominant gene...very hard to breed out!)

Thanks, Karen. You've given me a grin! Perfect. K

OMG, Karen! You are hilarious! Your f-bomb story reminded me of a friend of mine who had a little misunderstanding, too. She's forty-something, but still trying to be hip--has been doing facebook for the last couple years. She came to the horrible realization that LOL mean "laughing out loud," not "lots of love." She began to reflect on all the times someone had placed serious situations on their facebook walls--Aunt Loretta is in the hospital or I've fallen ill with the flu, etc., and she's been posting LOL!

But, Karen... you've never been naked in high heels? Are you kidding me?!

Notify me immediately when this goes into print. Life is too short not to have a good laugh every day!

Backed.

So much fun. Really enjoyed this. I feel like I know you better now!
lol
Barbara

Hi Karen. Just read one but was impressed with your very smooth style. Nicely done. Deserves time on my shelf. Backed.

John Harold McCoy - Bramwell Valley

Oh, this was just what I needed. You made me laugh - I didn't quite pee my pants, but, in my defence, I had been to the toilet just before I started reading. Laughter is a gift and a tonic - thank you for it. Backed.