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- Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:32 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Using the pronoun "one" to avoid the second person...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6233
Re: Using the pronoun "one" to avoid the second person...
Also, stating from the "getgo" in your help section that you PREFER the second person would be helpful.
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 2:23 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Using the pronoun "one" to avoid the second person...
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6233
Using the pronoun "one" to avoid the second person...
My articles have been rejected because I have used the pronoun "one" in an effort to avoid the second person. My English teachers in college always favored this technique because it is a sign of proper and elegant form. However, it appears to be too archaic for Constant-Content and even I ...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:48 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Article Rejected for Vague Reason. "Father's Day, and the
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1875
Re: Article Rejected for Vague Reason. "Father's Day, and the
Just for personal satisfaction, I am having the article proofread professionally. I will then re-submit it. Looking over it was giving me a headache. I wasn't following the indentation, paragraph, and title formatting guidelines, so perhaps that is what the problem is. I apologize for that.
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 5:44 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Greater Cut for Constant-Content if Proofread Option...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7729
Re: Greater Cut for Constant-Content if Proofread Option...
I doubt this would fly. I've helped many writers edit their articles either before or after a submission and it's extremely time-consuming, more so if the article needs a lot of work (and yes, many articles need a lot of work). Unfortunately, at an average price of $30 before the cut, there wouldn'...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:50 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Greater Cut for Constant-Content if Proofread Option...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7729
Re: Greater Cut for Constant-Content if Proofread Option...
Well, if there are only a few grammatical errors or such in a document, CC should take it upon themselves to document it and send it back to the author, rather than leave them guessing. If it is indeed the sense that they don't want to be your personal proofreader without compensation, then I think ...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:13 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Greater Cut for Constant-Content if Proofread Option...
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7729
Greater Cut for Constant-Content if Proofread Option...
Constant-Content should allow for an option where they will receive a greater cut if they make all necessary corrections in proofreading a document. I imagine the reason why the reporting of errors in documents is so poor is because they don't want to be proofreading documents where they are not get...
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:41 pm
- Forum: Questions About Rejections
- Topic: Article Rejected for Vague Reason. "Father's Day, and the
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1875
Article Rejected for Vague Reason. "Father's Day, and the
This is for a request which is about to expire: You have a new message at Constant-Content We could not accept your content, "Father's Day, and the Importance of Being a Father" ==== Rejection Information for Your Article: ==== This article has not been adequately revised. We cannot accept...