March 9th, 1981
Ms. Walker,
While your piece The Color Purple presents a compelling and thoroughly moving narrative, we were bothered by your decision to end every sentence with an exclamation point. As a reader, this was extremely jarring. I am afraid, for this reason, we are forced to make the difficult decision to pass on your manuscript.
Best of luck.
Stephanie Allen-Nichols
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