Dear Diary Style Files

One day "i before e" works. The next day? Nope. Silent letters lurk like shady houseguests, vowels keep changing their outfits... and "y?" (Is it a vowel? A consonant? A double agent?)Dear Diary: I Think the Alphabet Is Gaslighting Me! is not your average spelling book. It's part snarky diary, part writing guide, and part support group for anyone who has ever stared at a word too long and thought, That can't be right.From the creator of Dear Diary: Punctuation Can't Save the World (But It Did Save Grandma) and Dear Diary: I Have 99 Problems, and They're All Numbers, this third entry in the Dear Diary Style Files takes on the tricks, traps, and tantrums of English spelling with equal parts honesty and humor. Inside you'll find:Real rules that never seem to stick (and why).The alphabet's worst gaslighting moments.Tips that actually help writers, students, and editors survive the chaos.Plenty of sarcasm, sass, and side-eye for every time spelling lets us down.This book isn't here to make you memorize endless lists of "exceptions." It's here to laugh with you at the absurdity of it all - while quietly slipping in the knowledge you need to spell with confidence (or at least with plausible deniability).Whether you're a student, a teacher, a writer, or just a word nerd with a grudge against "colonel," this diary will reassure you that you're not alone. The alphabet really is gaslighting us. But together, we can fight back - one misspelled word at a time.The Dear Diary Style Files are a series of short, cheeky guides that tackle the mechanics of writing with humor, honesty, and a touch of sarcasm. Perfect for classrooms, creative writers, and anyone who likes their grammar advice served with a wink. Saoirse Temple is a professional editor and book coach who specializes in helping indie authors make their dream of being published come true. A long-time advocate of self-publishing, Saoirse enjoys sharing in the success of authors of all types of works. When she isn't editing or writing, she spends her time knitting, cross stitching, and exploring Grande Prairie, where she makes her home. Follow Saoirse on Facebook: www.facebook.com/saoirsetempleeditingPatreon: www.patreon.com/SaoirseTempleInstagram: @saoirsealt

Capital letters: loved by some, abused by many, and feared by writers who just can't seem to remember the rules. Dear Diary: I've Committed a Capital Offense takes you on a witty, diary-style romp through the world of capitalization - where headlines shout, seasons get uppity, and job titles demand respect they may not deserve.This isn't your dusty old grammar manual. With a mix of sass, storytelling, and solid editorial know-how, Saoirse Temple guides you through the tricky terrain of proper nouns, titles, acronyms, and everything in between. Along the way, you'll laugh, groan, and maybe even start looking at capital letters in a whole new way.Perfect for writers, students, editors, or anyone who's ever agonized over whether "internet" still deserves a capital "I," this book delivers both clarity and comedy. By the end, you'll not only survive the capital crimes of English grammar - you'll conquer them with style.Part of the Dear Diary Style Files series, I've Committed a Capital Offense proves that learning about language doesn't have to be boring. It can be downright entertaining. Saoirse Temple is a professional editor and book coach who specializes in helping indie authors make their dream of being published come true. A long-time advocate of self-publishing, Saoirse enjoys sharing in the success of authors of all types of works. When she isn't editing or writing, she spends her time knitting, cross stitching, and exploring Grande Prairie, where she makes her home. Follow Saoirse on Facebook: www.facebook.com/saoirsetempleeditingPatreon: www.patreon.com/SaoirseTempleInstagram: @saoirsealt

Dear Diary: I Have 99 Problems and They're All NumbersFrom the author who turned punctuation into a punchline comes the ultimate survival guide for writers battling the tyranny of numbers.Whether it's deciding between "three" and "3," taming rogue percentages, surviving the date-format wars, or figuring out what to do with "1980s" and its wandering apostrophe, this diary takes you inside one writer's hilariously fraught relationship with the numerical side of writing.Packed with bite-sized rules, laugh-out-loud confessions, and formatting wisdom salvaged from the wreckage, each entry proves you can tackle grammar and style without losing your voice (or your mind).If you've ever spent twenty minutes debating a hyphen in "thirty-year-old," or spiraled over whether to spell out "seven" in a title, you're in the right place.Part style guide, part comedy, and part emotional support for anyone who's cried over an Excel spreadsheet-this book will make you laugh, nod in recognition, and maybe even finally learn where to put that percent sign. Saoirse Temple is a professional editor and book coach who specializes in helping indie authors make their dream of being published come true. A long-time advocate of self-publishing, Saoirse enjoys sharing in the success of authors of all types of works. When she isn't editing or writing, she spends her time knitting, cross stitching going for walks in Grande Prairie, where she makes her home. Want more magic from the world of Epoh?Join Saoirse on Patreon for exclusive lore drops, behind-the-scenes content, sneak peeks at upcoming books, and downloadable extras!Patrons receive free digital goodies, character lore cards, and early access to new releases.🔗 www.patreon.com/SaoirseTemple

A Ridiculously Relatable Guide for Writers, Grammar Nerds, and Emotionally Unstable Sentences EverywhereAre you overwhelmed by commas? Haunted by em dashes? Having an emotionally complicated relationship with ellipses? Same.This isn't your average grammar guide. It's part style manual, part therapy session, and part chaos-driven love letter to the tiny marks that keep our writing from collapsing into incoherent word soup. Told in diary form from the perspective of a slightly frazzled writer (okay, very frazzled), this book tackles each punctuation mark like the character it truly is-from the emotionally repressed Period to the drama-drenched Em Dash to the Interrobang that demands to know what's going on?!Whether you're a seasoned author, an anxious student, or someone who just wants to understand why a semicolon is judging you, this book is here to help. Or at least keep you laughing while you spiral.Because punctuation can't fix you.But it can absolutely make you feel like you're not alone in the sentence. Saoirse Temple is a professional editor and book coach who specializes in helping indie authors make their dream of being published come true. A long-time advocate of self-publishing, Saoirse enjoys sharing in the success of authors of all types of works. When she isn't editing or writing, she spends her time knitting, cross stitching going for walks in Grande Prairie, where she makes her home. Want more magic from the world of Epoh?Join Saoirse on Patreon for exclusive lore drops, behind-the-scenes content, sneak peeks at upcoming books, and downloadable extras!Patrons receive free digital goodies, character lore cards, and early access to new releases.🔗 www.patreon.com/SaoirseTemple