My article got published

Kudos. Two things I might suggest in the future: More paragraph marks. Some of the text gets quite bulky, especially when you delve into the more technical aspects.
Secondly, ease up on the use of "I", especially in a tech-related article. Turn it more to an "unspecified" you and it'll be easier for a reader to make a personal connection.
And just reading it again, I'd have dropped references such as "More on that in a minute" or "This was the problem I spoke of earlier" because it makes the reader pause, and a pause gives them more of a chance to decide not to finish reading.
But please don't be offended by my comments. I'm a journalist by trade and can start to nitpick, given the opportunity. :) Most of all, you're published (at least online) and it sounds as if you're well-versed in that area. Cheers.
 
ps, I'd also have made it QT instead of Qt, but that's just me. I'll shut up now and go look at the thread on games coming around the corner. :D
 
I really appreciate your feedback. I get what you mean, especially the part about saying "I" too many times. But the editor sent me the guidlines to submitting articles and in it they emphasize NOT to be too formal and maintain a casual style in writing.

You absolutely right about the readers pausing and not finishing the article, in the comments section it was clear that one reader stopped reading after the introduction.

Regarding the spelling of "Qt", I just went with however Trolltech spells it. In my mind "QT" would signify QuickTime.
 
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