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by SamSimmons
Fri Jun 12, 2009 12:38 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Wordiness, Revisited
Replies: 4
Views: 4794

Re: Wordiness, Revisited

[quote="evie"]The word I struggle with is 'also'. Ed you might laugh as my work still probably contains a lot of instances of 'also' but believe me, I take out about 5 every time I edit![/quote] I hear you on that one. "Also" and "as well" are terms I find myself using ...
by SamSimmons
Thu Jun 11, 2009 8:42 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Newbie from Hong Kong
Replies: 2
Views: 2255

Re: Newbie from Hong Kong

Welcome! I bet you will find success in that market. Travel is always a good market and since you have local knowledge of places to go, I think you will do well.

Good luck,

Sam
by SamSimmons
Wed Jun 10, 2009 12:04 pm
Forum: Site Renovations Writer's Suggestions
Topic: Photo Rejections
Replies: 3
Views: 5375

Re: Photo Rejections

Thanks David. I probably wont submit any more photos as that is not my strong suit. But if I do and it is rejected, it would be nice to know why.
by SamSimmons
Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:44 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Photo Rejection
Replies: 4
Views: 3224

Re: Photo Rejection

Thats ok. Thanks anyway, Ed. I think I will just stick with article for the moment.

Sam
by SamSimmons
Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:38 am
Forum: Site Renovations Writer's Suggestions
Topic: Photo Rejections
Replies: 3
Views: 5375

Re: Photo Rejections

I second that. For now I will stick with articles.
by SamSimmons
Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:32 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Photo Rejection
Replies: 4
Views: 3224

Re: Photo Rejection

Ok, well I guess I will just stick to articles for now.... Is there someplace you do discuss photo rejections?

Thanks

Sam
by SamSimmons
Tue Jun 09, 2009 7:29 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Word Count
Replies: 11
Views: 5501

Re: Word Count

Thanks for confirming that, Ed
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 9:33 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Word Count
Replies: 11
Views: 5501

Re: Word Count

Thanks for the clarification :)
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 4:23 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Photo Rejection
Replies: 4
Views: 3224

Photo Rejection

I submitted a photo called "Western Sunset" and it was rejected. There was no reason listed as to why. For future reference, why was my photo rejected?

Thanks,

Sam
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:21 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Word Count
Replies: 11
Views: 5501

Re: Word Count

That does help. I recall reading something in the guidelines about not adding your byline. However, it could have said what you did and I just misread it.

Thanks

Sam
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:16 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Constructive Criticism Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 630973

Re: Constructive Criticism Thread

Thanks for pointing that out :)
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 2:00 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Word Count
Replies: 11
Views: 5501

Re: Word Count

I figured that would be best. Up to now, Ive been doing a word count for the entire document. The title generally adds 4-7 words, which isn't much,, but I rather have an extra 4-7 words in my article to help drive the nail in! Another quick question. Do you normally add a "by YOUR NAME HERE&quo...
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:49 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Word Count
Replies: 11
Views: 5501

Word Count

Something just occurred to me. Probably an obvious question, but I figured I should ask. When checking my word count, should I be excluding the title? Is the word count supposed to be strictly for the body of the article?

Thanks

Sam
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:37 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Constructive Criticism Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 630973

Re: Constructive Criticism Thread

Hoping for some quick help here:

You might have a Craft Sale, a garage sale of sorts.

Is there a better way to word that sentence?

Thanks,

Sam
by SamSimmons
Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:21 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: New guy
Replies: 8
Views: 4515

Re: New guy

That it has!