The writer who neglects punctuation, or mispunctuates, is liable to be misunderstood. ~ Edgar Allen Poe PUNCTUATION punc·tu·a·tion pronounced: pəNG(k)(t)SHəˈwāSH(ə)n noun the marks, such as period, comma, and parentheses, used in writing to separate sentences and their elements and to clarify meaning. Reflecting over this past year, one of the biggest things that stood out for me was manuscript submissions. Submissions stood out because, as a writer myself, I was trained to always submit as perfect a manuscript as possible. Unfortunately, a majority of submissions that came in this year were disappointing from a presentation standpoint. I'm not talking about author voice or story quality. I'm talking about what the manuscript looked like when I opened the file. What I see on the screen instantly tells me a lot about the author and his/her work. Examples: The author is lazy and/or careless The author is sloppy with his/her work The author is unprofessiona
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