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Oh, dear. It's wrong to laugh at another's misfortunes, but I could enjoy 'displacement activity' all day long on this site! Thank you for pointing it out.

The comps advice was spot on and only a little sharp.

And what made me laugh? (I quote.)

"While I work with numbers as a tax professional during the day, I am ruled by writing at all hours.
This is the kind of hyperbolic statement that makes you sound like an amateur.
I hope you've got a life other than writing.
This is the kind of thing that makes you sound LESS enticing not more."
 
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