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What Editors Actually Look For in the First Page
Most desk rejections happen before the argument begins. A short account of what the first page has to accomplish.
A memorial argues for a client. An article argues for a proposition. The difference shows in every paragraph.
Strip the advocacy register, restore the counter-arguments you suppressed, and cite the authorities against you.
The research is usually sound; it is the posture that needs rewriting.
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