- Don't use the templates. Make your editor style everything manually.
- Write in first person plural. Or rewrite Bible stories in the present tense.
- Put two spaces between sentences.
- Don't provide sources for quoted material or facts.
- Misquote Scripture.
- Write way over or way under the word count.
- Leave out chunks of the assignment.
- Turn your assignment in late.
- Write a piece unrelated to the Scripture.
- Don't provide keywords.
- Don't put commas between keywords.
- Save your file as a .doc instead of a .docx.
- Never e-mail questions to your editor. Just guess and hope you're right.
- Talk about a public figure whose reputation is less than admirable.
- Make your pronouns disagree. (Each boy [singular] should ride their [plural] bike.)
- Assign an X-fact and blurb to the same day. Make them too specific so they can't be used just anywhere.
- Put quotation marks around titles and all Scripture verses.
- Use lots of unnecessary words.
- Make blatant grammatical and/or spelling errors.
- Be irrelevant.
C'mon, I'm only 22. I think I deserve at least 60 more years. :)
I know you've got it in you,
I'm not sure about the .doc versus .docx (and I know you aren't referring to me, because I don't write for Jeff), but we were told to save as .doc and not .docx. Is this different now, because I change everything back to .doc?
ReplyDeleteAt least with our stuff, our templates don't stick unless it's saved as a .docx. I'm not sure about other ages.
ReplyDeleteI go through the same thing as a news editor. Just call it job security. :)
ReplyDeleteLove,
Mom