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Thanks Debbi and Celeste.

I am replying to my own post. After digging around on the forum a little bit, I think I found out what the issue is. This was for a request. The person asking for the request wanted biographical details. I don't know why, but they did. So I cut and pasted my profile. This is what is considered promo...

I wrote a story called "Electric Cars, Superheroes and Pizza" about a pizza restaurant that uses all-electric delivery vehicles, has delivery people dressed up as superheroes, and so on. I even interviewed the owner. It was sent back because "we don't publish promotional content."...

I am still a newbie here, and I have received a few offers for usage, which I accepted. I am wondering if some topics work better as usage articles than others. If I am confident that an article in a certain category is likely to sell for a number of usage licenses, I may want to price it attractive...

Thanks a lot, Celeste. Maybe this is my Eureka moment: I can communicate with other writers. I appreciate all that you've done.

Thank you for you kind reply, Antonia. My accepted articles are small, although I've written a bunch that I haven't even been able to submit. (6 in the hopper rule until you get 10 accepted.) I don't want to hijack this discussion with a complete segue. What I was concerned about was as the years we...

This thread can be a little dispiriting. I have been publishing for over 20 years, and I recently started doing this because I am out of a job. Granted, I am only in my second week, but reading about these people who several years ago had such quick responses to their joining up makes me think the m...

Thanks, Celeste. Also, I read your book. Helpful, practical, whatever. Keep it up.

What is the rule about contacting the customer about requests he or she made?

I read a recent public request asking for first person narrations. The customer wanted 5. So I dutifully wrote 5. However, I am now getting the sense that she wanted 5 total from a number of different people. Is that how it works? Also, they approved one of my narrations for her a couple days ago an...

I have had most of my initial drafts rejected for minor grammatical errors. The second drafts have all been accepted. If I am in danger of suspension, will I be given a warning?