1) Don't get mad. If you need to, take a breather before you try to work on things, hate mail and public rants do nothing to help anyone. Lush has certain standards, working to meet them makes you a better writer.
2) Read the rejection note thoroughly. The note will tell you exactly why your story was returned to you and in some cases, outline what needs to be fixed. If you can't understand why your story was rejected, you can always message the verifier who processed your story. Do not try to circumvent editing and immediately resubmit your story in the hopes that someone else will pick it up. This just makes it look like you're a troublemaker.
3) Proofread the entire story before resubmitting. Verifiers can see exactly what has been changed when you re-send a story, granted that you've done it properly and edited the existing file instead of making a new one. You should proofread the entire story and not just the first couple paragraphs.
4) If you've been provided with links, read them. Often, links are included at the end of the story to help edit your story.
5) If you've used some sort of literary device and the verifier did not recognize it, you can simply message the verifier with what it was and why. We're reasonable people, if it really is something acceptable, we'll put it through.
6) If your story was rejected for content issues, e.g breaks the guidelines, do a quick check for grammar, punctuation and spelling before sending it in. Chances are, if the section of your story that breaks the rules is at the beginning, the rest of your story may not have been read yet and might be returned to you for those issues afterwards.
This is the format of a general rejection note:
Hi Pleasant Lush Author
We have removed the "I can't think of a good title so I'll type this"
http://www.lushstories.com/stories/Icantthinkofagoodtitlesoi'lltypethis.aspx
Reason for deletion:
This part of the note is a personal message that the verifier sends to you with tips on how to edit your story so that it can be submitted. It's rare that we get a story so bad that it's beyond fixing and ask the author not to resubmit.
Recommended reading: (These are a few of the links often included to help with whatever issue your story is having)
http://www.lushstories.com/writing-tips/punctuation.aspx
http://www.lushstories.com//forum/yaf_postsm1053976_Formatting-Dialogue.aspx
http://www.lushstories.com//forum/yaf_postsm1001284_Advice-before-submitting-a-story.aspx
http://www.lushstories.com//forum/yaf_postst16278_Proofreading-what-is-THAT-all-about.aspx
If you would like to have the story published, please edit your story to comply with the above and resubmit. If you have been advised the story is not for this site, please do not submit it again.
You can edit your stories by clicking the Account > My Stories in the navigation.
Regards,
Lush Admin