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Why Agents Reject Query Letters Part 2
Last week, we looked at nine reasons agents reject query letters. Let’s take a look at eight more reasons for these rejections. – Not following guidelines. Most agents want you to paste the query into the email instead of sending … Continue reading
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Commonly Misused Words – Part 2
The words we’re going to look at today are: backward/backwards, awhile/a while, aid/aide, allowed/aloud, and altogether/all together. Do you know how to correctly use these words? Let’s see… Backward/Backwards: If used as an adverb, both will work. For example, “He … Continue reading
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Mini Lesson on Exclamation Points and Question Marks
I caution everyone to be careful when using exclamation points. Agents and editors frown on them. In fact, there’s one industry professional who claims she will reject your manuscript if you have more than a handful of exclamation points in … Continue reading
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Wrong Word Usage – Part 4
It’s been a while since we’ve looked at some mistakes I see in manuscripts. As a freelance editor, I anticipate these types of errors. However, an agent or publisher expects the writer to have a polished manuscript, so it’s best … Continue reading
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Wrong Word Usage – Part 3
Today is the third in a series of lessons on correct word usage. I’ll post one lesson a week. The words we’re going to look at today are: duck tape/duct tape, dew/do/doo/due, drug/dragged, duel/dual, and doubt that/doubt whether/doubt it. Do … Continue reading
Wrong Word Usage Part 2
Today is the second in a series of lessons on correct word usage. I’ll post one lesson a week. The words we’re going to look at today are: farther/further, beside/besides, breach/breech, coma/comma, and bare/bear. Do you know how to correctly … Continue reading
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Wrong Word Usage Part 1
Today is the first in a series of lessons on correct word usage. I’ll post one lesson a week. The words we’re going to look at today are: backward/backwards, awhile/a while, ahold/hold, allowed/aloud, and altogether/all together. Do you know how … Continue reading
