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meg_evonne:
I either need to take a class on grammar (especially verb tenses) or find a nice, handy computer program that will check it for me.  Do any of you have any suggestions, I hope?  I've googled, but can't tell what really works in the real world. 

Thanks!  Meg in IA

Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon):
Microsoft Word or MS Works Word Processor are pretty good about grammar check, though Word tends to get onery with flagging elliptical sentences. Not sure if there's one specifically for novels, though.

Sidara:
Word used to go nuts when you used passive sentence construction, although you can turn it off.

I use OpenOffice now, personally, although I don't use the grammar checker.  I re-read things pretty extensively and I can pretty much guarantee that one of the people who betas will pick up any grammatical mistakes.

Antimatter Girl:
Take the class ;)  Knowing how your language works is invaluable to a writer, and will save you time in editing down the road, especially since those grammar checks are often laughable.

meg_evonne:
I think you are right.  Nothing beats having the knowledge and getting it right the first time.  Back to school, sigh.  Meg :D

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