We really hope you will have fun there
We really hope you will have fun there
The Submission Rules set pretty clear guidelines to what we will and will not accept in this archive.
Please, make sure that your fic meets at least the minimum quality standards regarding spelling and grammar. Use a beta. Consult style books. Look stuff up online. Misspellings in the title is an automatic rejection, as is misspelling character names. (I don't mean common typos like "Brain" -- I even do that sometimes. I mean "Emmit" and "Debby" and "Michel").
Improper punctuation in dialogue is also ground for immediate rejection and is also something I'm seeing more and more. There are plenty of online resources to fix this, however, including the following:
Punctuating Dialogue
Punctuation in Dialogue
Quotation Marks
And Dialogue Formatting Tutorial: Star Wars Version
But what is the easiest and most enjoyable way to learn about correct spelling and punctuation? Read! Read books, magazines, even newspapers.
Thanks again to BJFic.net for the tips and tricks.
--Admin on March 12 2008 9:20:15 5 Comments