I agree with Anna about giving writers a second chance. I don't think I've ever dismissed an author after reading one poorly-written story. Oftentimes I'll check the submission dates and see if there's anything more recent that the person has written.

I had to resubmit one of my stories because the formatting when it landed on the archive was completely bonkers (some miscommunication between my version of Word and my GE's, I think). Upon rereading it, I discovered a couple of typos and word omissions. But I don't want to bother the archive by resubmitting it AGAIN just for those.

My hope is that any time we read any story on the archive, we forgive the occasional typo.


Molly