tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post116225092808513799..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: ResubmittingThe Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-1162325544573763942006-10-31T15:12:00.000-05:002006-10-31T15:12:00.000-05:00#3, you nailed #1 on the grammatical misuse of "wr...#3, you nailed #1 on the grammatical misuse of "writer's" but I think the rules are a more relaxed/subjective these days for things like "the 60's" and "wanna-be's." It looks better than wanna-bes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-1162324891711832412006-10-31T15:01:00.000-05:002006-10-31T15:01:00.000-05:00Anonymous #1 - you could improve your writing by t...Anonymous #1 - you could improve your writing by taking out the incorrect apostrophes, e.g. "writer's" and "wanna-be's". Only use an apostrophe when you are indicating the possessive, i.e. something belongs to the noun, or when you are shortening "]noun] is". Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-1162301811646837022006-10-31T08:36:00.000-05:002006-10-31T08:36:00.000-05:00Anonymous - Thanks. I agree completely. I'm guessi...Anonymous - Thanks. I agree completely. I'm guessing that legitimate agents understand that we are not clowns and that we work very hard to improve our work before resubmitting.<BR/><BR/>Youthful disdain at the gatekeeper level may partially explain why readership of literature continues to drop. The tastes and sensibilities of a twenty-something, cynical grad student don't necessarily reflect the tastes of the reading public.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-1162290088055122112006-10-31T05:21:00.000-05:002006-10-31T05:21:00.000-05:00You make it sound like you should leave this infor...You make it sound like you should leave this information out and just use a new query.<BR/><BR/>"Oh, THIS guy again." <BR/><BR/>I mean, give writer's a little credit--they are trying to improve, you supposedly encouraged them to make changes--why the apparent disdain? I know you have to deal with a lot of loser wanna-be's out there, but this type of comment/thinking is the kind of thing that makes agents appear bloodless, unless, of course, they "fall in LOVE" with your manuscript$$$. Some of us are not clowns. We take suggestions from agents and work hard to improve our manuscripts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com