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by Srinivasayyar
Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:35 pm
Forum: Common Place
Topic: Is the content business in trouble?
Replies: 4
Views: 45613

Is the content business in trouble?

In April and May, I priced my articles at $19 each and sold about one article every 2 days. In June, I sold nothing in the first 7 days. I wondered if my prices were too high and lowered them to $14. I only sold 2 articles after that. I've been wondering if it is just me or if other people are havin...
by Srinivasayyar
Tue May 28, 2013 11:24 am
Forum: Updates for Authors
Topic: Broadband, Insurance and Credit Card Articles
Replies: 27
Views: 90449

Re: Broadband, Insurance and Credit Card Articles

The Public Requests list on the Submit form has no Insurance or Credit Card options. What do I do?
by Srinivasayyar
Sun Dec 30, 2012 10:50 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection of "Which Tablet Will You Buy This Christmas"
Replies: 6
Views: 10992

Re: Rejection of "Which Tablet Will You Buy This Christmas"

Thanks for taking the time. While these are good points, the article was rejected for wordiness. They keep rejecting for this one reason. I didn't understand what they meant when they complained about "wordiness". It took me time to understand that they wanted me to use a bare style that y...
by Srinivasayyar
Thu Dec 27, 2012 6:03 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection of "Which Tablet Will You Buy This Christmas"
Replies: 6
Views: 10992

Re: Rejection of "Which Tablet Will You Buy This Christmas"

Hi, Thanks for taking the time to help me. Your edit of my article does help me see what direction I need to take. I wish I knew why CC insisted on this style, though. The major magazines and newspaper do say a lot of unnecessary stuff in their articles to sound friendly. The short leash that CC wan...
by Srinivasayyar
Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:00 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Isn't this strange?
Replies: 3
Views: 6821

Re: Isn't this strange?

Hi, Thanks for replying. I'm beginning to learn to write this way. My problem is that the direct style that CC wants now (and the one that your helpful rewrite uses) rarely offers the same meaning as the indirect style. Before the first rejection came this line actually went something "It's no ...
by Srinivasayyar
Wed Dec 26, 2012 5:02 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Isn't this strange?
Replies: 3
Views: 6821

Isn't this strange?

My editor has flagged the following : You could ask friends who are fresh from a recent birth. They are likely to be generous with someone who is about to go through what they did. They would also be happy to clear out their cupboards. If you don't know anyone, you could try the freecycling websites...
by Srinivasayyar
Tue Dec 25, 2012 9:41 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: My editor is killing me
Replies: 1
Views: 4747

My editor is killing me

Hello, I have had a string of 20 rejections over the past week. Most of these rejections are for reasons of "wordiness". I have had 50 articles accepted over the past two months and there was no complaint of wordiness. Now, there is. I responded to these rejections by reading the web pages...
by Srinivasayyar
Mon Dec 24, 2012 8:39 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejection of "Which Tablet Will You Buy This Christmas"
Replies: 6
Views: 10992

Rejection of "Which Tablet Will You Buy This Christmas"

Hello, I've had many rejections this past week. All the rejections criticize me for wordiness . They said I was padding to raise my word count. After 10 rejected articles, I decided to completely rewrite an article in a sparse style with no unnecessary stuff to see how that would go over. It didn't ...
by Srinivasayyar
Fri Aug 17, 2012 8:05 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Why does an empty submission disqualify an article?
Replies: 1
Views: 5052

Why does an empty submission disqualify an article?

I received the rejection message below for an article I submitted. They say that the Word document I attached was empty. It appears the file I submitted became corrupted somehow. Would they reject an article outright over a corrupted file? The article was called "Work-From-Home Ideas that are F...