I am a newbie and have a question

Lynn Patterson · Post by **Lynn Patterson** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:42 pm

I just submitted my first article but was rejected because I need to "break up your paragraphs
into more easily digestible chunks and resubmit" Is this because I didn't space the paragraphs out properly? When submitting I realized I forgot to leave the double space between paragraphs. Or does it mean I need to cut it down a little, maybe I was a bit too wordy? Any help is appreciated.
Thanks!

SallyA · Post by **SallyA** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:50 pm

Hi

I would imagine that it means your paragraphs were too long, and that you should either condense them or separate them out a bit. Hope this helps.

HerbDoctor · Post by **HerbDoctor** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 2:55 pm

I agree. Something that helps me is to remember that I'm writing speficially for the web. Short paragraphs (2-3 sentences aren't too short) made of short sentences are much easier to read.

Lisa

Ed · Post by Ed » Tue Mar 21, 2006 3:05 pm

Thanks Sally and Lisa for helping out. This is exactly what I meant. It does definitely help to double space between paragraphs, but it's also essential to make sure that readers (esp. web readers) don't have to wade through long paragraphs to get information.

Please post rejection inquiries in the rejection forum from now on. Thanks!

Ed