Question about why article was rejected

zbauguess · Post by **zbauguess** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:10 am

My articles "Biblical Reference Books", "A Christian View on World Issues", and "Helpful Books for Church Marketing" were rejected because they are too short. However, I wrote them for a public request that only wants articles that are about 75 words in length. I specified that they were for this public request. I don't understand how I can fulfill the buyer's request of short 75-word articles if my short 75-word articles are rejected. Any response will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

Ed · Post by Ed » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:18 am

Your rejection notice did not say they were too short. It said they did not constitute articles. Not only were these pieces not written in complete sentences, they did not include introductory paragraphs to group together the references to fall under a certain "theme." Our guidelines specify that all articles must contain introductory paragraphs.

Thanks,
Ed

zbauguess · Post by **zbauguess** » Wed Mar 05, 2008 9:27 am

Thank you for your reply. However, I am a bit confused because there are no incomplete sentences in the articles. The buyer requested an overview of some resources, and I provided the book title and then one to two sentences about it for each article. I understand the need for an introductory paragraph and will fix that right away. Thank you again.