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by cdoug
Wed Jun 08, 2011 6:37 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Length of time for review--past 1 week
Replies: 6
Views: 5083

Re: Length of time for review--past 1 week

My own (short) experience so far is that I submitted my first two articles on May 29th. They were reviewed (and accepted! I'm so stoked!) today, which was pretty close to 7 business days. Hopefully it will be quicker in the future now that I've got a couple acceptances under my belt, but even if it'...
by cdoug
Wed Jun 08, 2011 5:44 pm
Forum: Common Place
Topic: Sleep Addled Questions from a Noob
Replies: 9
Views: 19233

Re: Sleep Addled Questions from a Noob

Update: My first two articles were just accepted! Feels good, man. :-) Seriously, though, thank you all for your help.
by cdoug
Mon Jun 06, 2011 6:22 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Review taking forever...
Replies: 10
Views: 4765

Re: Review taking forever...

You can do public requests. You simply have to select the correct options in the general submission form. This is what I did for my first two articles. It's been a week without review, so I have no idea on an ETA. It would depend partly on your submission speed, as well. Keep in mind that you'll onl...
by cdoug
Fri Jun 03, 2011 5:45 am
Forum: Suggestions or Requests
Topic: easy way to delete a reply
Replies: 3
Views: 5623

Re: easy way to delete a reply

How fitting that a spammer should weigh in. With spam, of course. :-)
by cdoug
Thu Jun 02, 2011 9:25 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: POSTING TWO THIRDS OF ARTICLE
Replies: 4
Views: 2603

Re: POSTING TWO THIRDS OF ARTICLE

I haven't seen that rule. Actually, one of the more successful writers here recommends posting articles in their entirety, which is what I've done on my own submissions. Would you mind linking to the rule?
by cdoug
Wed Jun 01, 2011 6:38 pm
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: What should i expect?
Replies: 7
Views: 3677

Re: What should i expect?

Hey, I'm sort of in the same boat as far as being new. I even submitted a couple articles on the 28th, myself. :-) They haven't been reviewed yet, but hopping around here and there has led me to believe that it can take up to about 7 days for your first submissions. I'm not sure if those are busines...
by cdoug
Tue May 31, 2011 3:51 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Constructive Criticism Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 500404

Re: Constructive Criticism Thread

Agree with Celeste, though I like the cadence of "custom graphic design . . ." better for some reason, so I'd swap those two in her example.
by cdoug
Tue May 31, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: Common Place
Topic: Sleep Addled Questions from a Noob
Replies: 9
Views: 19233

Re: Sleep Addled Questions from a Noob

Thanks again, everybody, for your help.
by cdoug
Tue May 31, 2011 3:44 pm
Forum: Common Place
Topic: Do I Suck and Not Know It?
Replies: 4
Views: 13044

Re: Do I Suck and Not Know It?

Haha... yeah, it's kind of useless. :-) I was worried about using the quote and then having my reader go, "But... he didn't say that!" I could simply have said something like, "According to a popular quote attributed to Albert Einstein . . . " though. It's definitely a fatty arti...
by cdoug
Tue May 31, 2011 12:22 am
Forum: Common Place
Topic: Do I Suck and Not Know It?
Replies: 4
Views: 13044

Do I Suck and Not Know It?

This is pretty self-serving, but I am honestly questioning myself a bit. A few days ago, I posted an article on Helium (because I wasn't aware of better options, nor of the one-year exclusivity agreement) on "Financial Advice for People in Their 20s." It's around 1,000 words. I was pretty ...
by cdoug
Mon May 30, 2011 2:56 pm
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Constructive Criticism Thread
Replies: 275
Views: 500404

Re: Constructive Criticism Thread

I don't really know the context of the line, but I'ma take a stab anyway: This seven-month-old computer has crashed and had Windows Vista reinstalled five times! Crashes on this seven-month-old computer have required five Windows Vista reinstallations! With maybe tacking on an "already" so...
by cdoug
Sun May 29, 2011 8:04 pm
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Hello, and just a little question
Replies: 4
Views: 4264

Re: Hello, and just a little question

Hi, Dakota. I had a quick glance at your Helium page -- it's quite impressive. I was making a go of writing there and AC two days ago, but only to the tune of 4 articles (3 on Helium) before I stepped back for a moment and searched for alternatives. Anyway, I'm new to the site so definitely take my ...
by cdoug
Sun May 29, 2011 2:15 pm
Forum: Common Place
Topic: Sleep Addled Questions from a Noob
Replies: 9
Views: 19233

Re: Sleep Addled Questions from a Noob

Thanks, Evelyn, for your reply. It's funny that you should mention Celeste's e-book -- I'd already gone ahead and bought it about half an hour after my post, and was about halfway through before the coffee wore off. If you don't mind, though, could you elaborate a bit on a couple things? I'm not sur...
by cdoug
Sun May 29, 2011 3:59 am
Forum: Introduce Yourself
Topic: Greetings from (Too) Sunny Florida!
Replies: 1
Views: 2454

Greetings from (Too) Sunny Florida!

Greetings, colleagues! My name is Christopher Douglass, and I'm giving writing freelance the old college (dropout) try. :) I wanted to say hi in the proper place for it, but I also posted a waaaay wordy thread in the "Common Place" forum, since I had some questions but also felt like blovi...