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I Write Round 3 and WDC Birthday Week

In some of my other entries, I've mentioned that one of the writing activities I've been participating in this year was "I Write: Enter the Second Decade" . The Activity is divided up into 3 rounds of 10 entries and Merit Badges are awarded for successfully completing a round. The third round and final round of the year started this week.

There was a 2 week break in between the rounds but it feels like that flew by very quickly. In the last round I had to do a bit of scrambling toward the end to finish. I think I wrote 8 back to back entries in one week to complete the challenge. That wild bit of dashing did not go unnoticed and was even acknowledged in the merit badge awarded:

That said back to back entries took a lot out of me. I'm hoping to space out my entries a little bit more this time around and I'm trying to post once every week. Additionally the new rules for the activity are set up in a way that last minute scrambles are impossible even if I wanted to try that again. The entries are required to be spaced out. With the new round just starting it feels a little bit like I am standing at the edge of a diving board about to take the plunge. I know it will be refreshing once I hit the water but it seems like a way down and I find myself trying to muster the energy to jump.

In other news... Writing.com is celebrating its 22nd birthday this week. I've been on this site for 15 of the 22 years. Here are a couple of tips I've learned over the years regarding the Birthday celebration...

1) Birthday Login Rewards - There is special login reward of 2200 GP per day just for logging in during Sept 1st - 7th. Just sign into your account every day this week.

2) Reviews Bonuses - Writing.com's birthday week is probably the best time of the year to do reviews. The Daily rewards are multiplied by 22 times the normal amount this year for the first week of September. Additionally all public reviews are automatically entered in daily drawings for 10,000 GP prizes.

3) Free Merit Badges - If you have a basic membership or above you can give out a Free Merit Badge every day during the Birthday week. Don't let them go to waste.

4) Party Central Rewards - Be sure to visit "Writing.Com Party Central 2024!"  regularly during the birthday celebration. It is updated everyday during the first week of September as with a variety of surprises. Make sure to expand all the sections for Hidden trinkets. The item also have some good recommendations for birthday activities to try.

That's all for now everyone. Best of luck with your writing!


(Oh yes...I have a few new signature graphics I'll be showcasing. Special thanks to Leger~ for creating these )