What Does it Mean, Exactly?

The reject-with-encouraging-advice is one of the finest things in the world of writing: almost as good as the acceptance. Knowing that somebody took the time to read your writing and liked it enough to advise you to try again means a lot. But what happens when you don’t understand the critique you were given?
Miss Snark, the literary agent, to the rescue! She explains what “flat and unevocative” means so that you don’t have to hear it in reference to your manuscript.

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