Ooh. Great explanation. Thanks for sharing.
Ed
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- Thu May 20, 2010 7:52 am
- Forum: Author Exchange
- Topic: Hyphens & Qualifying Nouns
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4167
- 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...
- 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-...
- 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
Thanks,
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,...
- 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...
- 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
Thanks,
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.
- 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
Thanks,
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...
- 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
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.
- 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.
- 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
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
- 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...