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Is Your Manuscript Ready for Publication?

2nd Draft provides a high-level review of your writing, giving specific reasons your work may be getting rejected. You’ll not only learn what’s working in your writing, but what’s not, and—most important—how to fix it.

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Published Jun 28, 2016 3:00 PM EDT

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