Polishing Your
Article
Drafting your article is
only the first step, its
important to write in a
clearly and with good
grammer so readers
don’t have to read a
sentence 2 or 3 times
to understand what
your saying, furthermore you need to use accurate modeling
terms and brand names.
Wait a minute!
That first paragraph is so poorly-written it’s hard to believe you
read it in
Model Railroad Hobbyist.
Let’s try again:
Drafting your article is only the first step. Write clearly and use
good grammar. Someone shouldn’t need to read a sentence two
or three times to understand what you’re saying. Always use
accurate modeling terms and brand names.
There. That’s better. See the difference? The first paragraph:
wasn’t proofread (“...write in a clearly....” and “grammer”)
is one long sentence instead of several short ones
contains word usage errors (“its” should be “it’s” and “your”
should be “you’re”)
contains a style error (“2 or 3” should be “two or three”)
It is important that your submission is clear, easy to read,
grammatically correct, and follows MRH style guidelines.
Where do you start?
