Comma Usage
While I'm not perfect in this area, blatant errors with comma usage are kind of a pet peeve of mine. Whether I'm editing for the zine or betaing a fic, there's nothing more tedious than constantly going "comma...comma...comma...comma..." through the document--or more frustrating if that's the only thing really wrong with it!
So here's the thing, gang: if we have to fix more than five commas in your fic, we are going to send it back to you and ask you to fix it, with a suggestion that you refer to the above link. I know it sounds a little hardassed, but it is a very time-consuming thing to "fix". Worse, if we don't have you fix it yourself, then chances are next time we'll have the same issues because you won't know to fix them. Your beta reader should be helping you with this, but we know that not all betas are strong in all areas.
When I was growing up, Grandma always used to say to me, "If you ain't got time to do it right, when the hell you gonna find time to do it over?" Okay, so Grandma isn't a grammarian, but she's a smart woman nonetheless, and in this she's absolutely correct.
So please, hook a sister up--save the admins and ultimately yourself time by looking over the information in this link and doing your best to get it right the first time!