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About the Writer Panel
For those of you testing the writer panel, and those of you who will be over the next few days...
You can claim available assignments by clicking on the title and saving them. You can curently claim two at a time.
You can only submit invoices after your articles have been reviewed and graded by an editor. When you submit your invoice online, you do not have to email it to me.
Partial headers are still required. The title is already present, and reference numbers aren't being assigned Read more [...]
Read the directions. Read the directions. Read the directions.
I'm getting articles ready to publish. I am blown away by how many people are not following directions. People who I consider to be very good writers. But if you can't follow directions, this is not going to work well.
Always read the instructions on your assignment sheet.
For the most part, the top of the assignment sheet never changes. Even so, there are many people who are not following the instructions for saving your files to submit to me. The filename of the .doc file you send me should Read more [...]
PLEASE Read: Duplicate Content
I had to let another writer go today. It saddened me, because she's been around with me from the beginning. But when Copyscape turns up over 160 words matched in an article, including a 20+ word sentence match, I don't have a choice.
I know that the medical articles are basically just compiling research from other sources, but you must find a way to put things in your own words. You must use different phrasing. Even for the warnings and contraindications for drugs.
I've had a few Read more [...]
Can you identify the keyword phrases?
I've had a number of questions recently about keyword phrases as they relate to articles when the title is assigned. I decided the easiest way to explain this is to give you a little mini quiz to see if you can pick out the keyword phrases for each of the following titles. The answers are after the cut.
Vacation in Orlando: Travel Without Breaking the Bank
Your Travel Guide to Spectacular Fall Travel in Connecticut
Educational Family Travel in Southwest Florida
A Beach Vacation on a Read more [...]
Style Guide Update: Dashes
I have reversed my decision about the proper use of dashes that are not hyphens. Previously, I was looking for a single dash surrounded by spaces, which was automatically converted in an en dash my Microsoft Word. This was confusing for many people. To simplify things, I now would like you to use double dashes to set off your thoughts--which Microsoft Word will convert to an em dash. Do not use spaces before of after the dashes.
Please review this and other style issues in the Style Guide Read more [...]