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by Ed
Thu May 20, 2010 7:52 am
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Hyphens & Qualifying Nouns
Replies: 3
Views: 4167

Re: Hyphens & Qualifying Nouns

Ooh. Great explanation. Thanks for sharing.

Ed
by Ed
Thu May 20, 2010 7:02 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Three Strikes and You're Out - clarification
Replies: 16
Views: 18329

Re: Three Strikes and You're Out - clarification

When articles are rejected for very basic grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, and other errors, we can consider no more articles from that author. Constant Content is a place for writers who have a solid command of all writing/grammar rules and who can convey their ideas in a clear manner. Tha...
by Ed
Thu May 20, 2010 5:30 am
Forum: Author Exchange
Topic: Hyphens & Qualifying Nouns
Replies: 3
Views: 4167

Re: Hyphens & Qualifying Nouns

When you're using an adverb that ends in ly , you don't use a hyphen. Some sources for hyphen usage: Hyphens at Purdue's OWL: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/576/1/ Grammar Book: http://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation/hyphens.asp Grammar Girl: http://grammar.quickanddirtytips.com/grammar-...
by Ed
Wed May 19, 2010 10:19 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: How to edit a rejected article?
Replies: 4
Views: 2329

Re: How to edit a rejected article?

This is currently the way our system works.

Thanks,
Ed
by Ed
Wed May 19, 2010 10:18 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: OpenOffice and other questions
Replies: 11
Views: 4601

Re: OpenOffice and other questions

No, nothing in particular, and I'm not hinting at anything. Just reminding. A lot of authors just copy and paste the title of the request into the title field with shocking results. I don't think it's necessary to understand the request title as the intended title for the article, anyway. Sometimes,...
by Ed
Wed May 19, 2010 5:05 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: article rejected for grammatical errors
Replies: 3
Views: 2654

Re: article rejected for grammatical errors

Authors are responsible for finding their own grammatical errors. You may use the tips for editing your own work found here: http://www.constant-content.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=14407 We cannot consider content with basic errors, such as those found in your forum post. Articles must be writ...
by Ed
Wed May 19, 2010 5:01 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Screen shots, formatting
Replies: 3
Views: 2163

Re: Screen shots, formatting

Bullets are fine if used judiciously.

Thanks,
Ed
by Ed
Wed May 19, 2010 4:59 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: OpenOffice and other questions
Replies: 11
Views: 4601

Re: OpenOffice and other questions

Titles must be grammatically correct, even if the title of the request given by the customer is not.
by Ed
Wed May 19, 2010 4:56 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: How to edit a rejected article?
Replies: 4
Views: 2329

Re: How to edit a rejected article?

They have been excised from our system. You have to start the submission process from step one.

Thanks,
Ed
by Ed
Mon May 17, 2010 11:23 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Screen shots, formatting
Replies: 3
Views: 2163

Re: Screen shots, formatting

I understand that formatting is generally discouraged ? Professional formatting that follow our guidelines is encouraged and required. Spaces must appear between paragraphs, and our guidelines specify required font type and size. Authors are encouraged to format their long summaries accordingly bec...
by Ed
Fri May 07, 2010 7:05 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Oh no! Sorry, Ed!
Replies: 1
Views: 1577

Re: Oh no! Sorry, Ed!

Okay, thanks!

Ed
by Ed
Thu May 06, 2010 8:52 am
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Rejected - CC does not accept promotional material
Replies: 4
Views: 2486

Re: Rejected - CC does not accept promotional material

A screenshot with your own URL prominently displayed is promotional.
by Ed
Wed May 05, 2010 1:00 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: So sorry, Ed!
Replies: 1
Views: 1574

Re: So sorry, Ed!

Glad we caught the error. :)
by Ed
Wed May 05, 2010 8:47 am
Forum: Questions and Answers
Topic: Rejections
Replies: 10
Views: 4234

Re: Rejections

Technical Submission Requirements:
12 pt Arial or Times New Roman font
The short summary must be an original description of the entire article, at least 30 words long
A full 1/3 of the article must be excerpted in the long summary
by Ed
Tue May 04, 2010 12:57 pm
Forum: Questions About Rejections
Topic: Relevance of Book Review
Replies: 1
Views: 1668

Re: Relevance of Book Review

You spelled the word "warranted" incorrectly. Providing the date of publication of a book that readers may not be familiar with adds to the usefulness of the article. The reader cannot be expected to know the date of the publication for any book. If you are writing about a book that wasn't...