tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post7913480345399100841..comments2024-03-28T01:11:53.559-07:00Comments on Electric Spec Editor Blog: notes from the slush pilelesleylsmithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14872977902924014581noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-1900280551031326592012-06-15T11:43:33.137-07:002012-06-15T11:43:33.137-07:00One more suggestion, perhaps a corollary to your 3...One more suggestion, perhaps a corollary to your 3rd Do: Do intensify the conflict. The deeper and more layered a problem is for the protag, the more riveting the story will be for an editor and reader. True for all spec fiction, from flash to a gargantuan novel. (See? No exclamation marks.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33599441.post-55452574277532172162012-06-14T03:38:06.400-07:002012-06-14T03:38:06.400-07:00NO exclamation marks! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
Oh, an...NO exclamation marks! AAAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!!!<br /><br />Oh, and try and avoid overusing 'that'.Martin Willoughbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05605554706836638988noreply@blogger.com