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Earning Those Gift Points
Would you like to earn 30,000 gift points this month? Part of what helps our community to continue on as strong as it is, is because of member participation. Participating a couple days a week can really fill your gift point bank and at the same time, help other members.
Now 30,000 isn't a number written in stone. I just calculated a few sources and that's the number I found. One of the sources is "Weekly Goals" . Stop in on Monday and Friday with your goals and successes, and earn 1000 gift points each week. While you're online, open the Messenger console and keep an eye on the games. Even if you get third place on two games a day, you can pull in at least 3600 gift points for solving puzzles.
Suppose you send two (at least 250 character) reviews a week. You and the review recipient will get gift points from "The Review Mixer" the base reward is 50 gift points times a random multiplier between one and seven. On top of that you'll get points from "Daily Review Rewards" . If you choose an item to review from the Auto-Reward Item list (Left column > Community >  Auto-Reward Items) you'll earn a few more gift points there. On top of that, click the "Good Deeds Get CASH!" button at the end of your review to get your name in a drawing for cash (or opt for a gift card or gift points). You can also find items to review at "Please Review"
Now let's really bring in the bank. Enter some daily contests like "The Writer's Cramp" where the daily prize is 10,000 gift points. Or stop in "Daily Flash Fiction Challenge" and earn 1500 gift points with a win. Enter this month's site contest and really earn a pile of gift points with a win. This month's contest is "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Now, let's look at "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" and see what prompts member contests have out there. There's another possible source.
All in all, participation in our community will bring in gift points to use for things like memberships and contest prizes. Get out there and Write/Review On!
This month send in your suggestions for earning gift points!
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Excerpt: It was never quiet here, but as the Queen observed her troops, the orange glow from the streetlamp overhead glinting off their inky black surface, she supposed this was as close as it would get.
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Excerpt: When there’s no sound other than the crunch of snow under your feet, you begin to wonder if there’s anything remaining outside your sight as well. Ethan has been alive for thirty-six years, and for twenty-nine years, that thought has grown along with him. On this forest path, no one has ever walked in pairs.
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