Question about submitting a story.

[Legalsnoop_98]

So I wrote a story and submitted it. A couple days later I saw that in one block it said "awaiting approval", the next block it said "rejected". Underneath the "rejected" comment it gave a hyperlink to a page with very ambiguous reasons why an article may have been rejected. Searching through the FAQ's I thought I read that I would get an email if there was a problem with my story. Its a long story and I would hate to re-edit the whole thing if I didn't have too. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

No, you don't get an email. All you get is a link to a vague description. If you copy the explanation and post it here, someone may be able to decipher it for you.

 

[sr71plt]

No e-mails aren't sent on rejections.

What's the exact wording of the rejection? Sometimes it doesn't take much to get it accepted. Often the author tries to fix the wrong thing.

 

[A_Little_Show]

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[Legalsnoop_98]

Thank you

I was hoping that the "awaiting approval" status meant that I didn't have to edit it. Its sound like from these speedy replies (thank you), I'll have to edit it. My paragraphs were to long among other things.

Thanks again

 

[sr71plt]

This is why we ask for the specific quote of what the rejection is for. Without that the thread just revolves in supposition and spinning of wheels of everything that possibly could be.

What exactly is it in this instance?

 

[Legalsnoop_98]

OK For some reason my phone didn't show the whole page that the link sent me too. At the very of the new page is says very clearly that I need to edit it.

Was the story not broken into appropriately sized paragraphs? Please break up & fix the punctuation of your dialogue. The convention is one speaker per paragraph, so whenever someone new says something, start a new a paragraph. Also, with dialogue you include periods, commas, exclamation points, or question marks inside the quotes. The essay "How to Make Characters Talk" in our Writer's Resources section has more information on the paragraph formatting of dialogue if you have further questions.

Seeing that now I understand what is going on with it. Shouldn't be too bad to fix.

Thanks everyone

 

[TxRad]

OK For some reason my phone didn't show the whole page that the link sent me too. At the very of the new page is says very clearly that I need to edit it.

Was the story not broken into appropriately sized paragraphs? Please break up & fix the punctuation of your dialogue. The convention is one speaker per paragraph, so whenever someone new says something, start a new a paragraph. Also, with dialogue you include periods, commas, exclamation points, or question marks inside the quotes. The essay "How to Make Characters Talk" in our Writer's Resources section has more information on the paragraph formatting of dialogue if you have further questions.

Seeing that now I understand what is going on with it. Shouldn't be too bad to fix.

Thanks everyone

You also want to keep your paragraphs short, 8 to 10 lines. It has to do with readability on a backlit screen. Large blocks of text are hard to read.