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Did you miss the Chat about the Obama Speech, don’t miss it now!

Motivating Mondays are back! We had a very entertaining evening with special guest authors. Our conversation was filled with unity and wisdom.

Check here to hear the 2-hour conversation on race relations and new releases.

Authors KL the writer, Stacy Hawkins Adams, Irving Lord Williams,Chris Dixon, Leroy McKenzie, Shamontiel L. Vaughn, Ryan C. Greene and Nefertari Imani Barak discuss the upcoming election, a inside look at Frat brothers unity, racism today, supporting each other and their books.

We also discussed The Young and Gifted by Leroy McKenzie, "Entrepreneurship - Starting Your Own Business". Each author gave their opinion of the Obama Speech made in March, 2008.

Writer’s Tip: Double Vs. Single Quotation Marks

Double and single quotation marks are sprinkled throughout the texts we read every day. More often than not, however, the use of single quotation marks give people trouble.

In Canadian and American style, use double quotation marks to

• enclose direct quotes.
  
  Example: "Concern for the fate of Chinese characters extends well beyond the interest of artists alone," writes Tracy Pomerinke.
  
  
• enclose titles of newspaper and magazine articles, poems, short stories, songs, episodes of television and radio programs, and chapters or subdivisions of books.
  
  Example: "Does Globalization Spell Trouble for Technical Writers?" is the latest Business Word article by Peter Zvalo.
  
  
• set off words used as words, words used ironically or as slang, words that are particularly significant, and words that may be unfamiliar to the reader. Note: Italics may also be used to set off words in these cases.
  
  Example: The words "effect" and "affect" are often confused.

Many people often incorrectly use single quotation marks in the last example. In Canadian and American style, use single quotation marks to

• enclose a quotation within a quotation.
  
  "I was leaving the store when I heard someone yell ’Nobody move!’" explained Carla.

In the case of further quotations within quotations, alternate with double and single quotation marks.

British practice is usually the reverse: single quotation marks are used first and double quotations marks

Currently reading : Watercolored Pearls: A Novel By Stacy Hawkins Adams Release date: By 01 October, 2007