There's
nothing better than an overabundance of exclamation points to help jazz up that
story of yours! I highly suggest using
them as much as possible whether it makes sense to do so or not!
Let's face it, punctuation can be so drab these
days! Periods are last weeks news and
don't even get me started on question marks!
The great writer, F. Scott Fitzgerald, once said
this on the subject, "Using exclamation points is like laughing at your
own jokes."
...Wait, don't listen to him! What does he know!? Quick, off the top of your head, can you name
276 people who has read a piece of his work!?
Didn't think so!
If your instincts say use an exclamation point
after a sentence like: "Bob sat
down in his rocking chair!" or
something equally mundane, then I say go for it and don't let anyone tell you
different!
So remember, if there are more periods in your
story than exclamation points, you're doing something wrong! And never use a
question mark without one!? Example: Lovely
sweater, is that a cardigan!? (See, that
sentence made total sense and was not at all confusing!)
Oh shit! I
got to go! My dog just got shot in the
face! He's dead! My kids are going to cry for days!
