 Noticing Newbies: March 10, 2021 Issue [#10663] |
This week: Newbies Aren't Necessarily New Writers Edited by: Jeff  
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"You never know what you can do until you try,
and very few try unless they have to."
-- C.S. Lewis
About The Editor: Greetings! My name is Jeff and I'm one of your regular editors for the Noticing Newbies Official Newsletter! I've been a member of Writing.com since 2003, and have edited more than 350 newsletters across the site during that time. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me via email or the handy feedback field at the bottom of this newsletter! 
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NEWBIES AREN'T NECESSARILY NEW WRITERS
As someone who's been a member of this site for a while now, one of the mistakes I've noticed gets made the most is the assumption that a new member to the site is also a new writer. And while that's certainly true in a number of cases, it isn't always true. Some of us find this site after a fair amount of writing success. Others find the site after a great deal of writing success. And yet, I've often seen reviews given to newer Registered Authors (black cases) as if they were completely inexperienced writers.
Especially in this day and age, with anonymous usernames/handles and more opportunities than ever to make your name as a writer, it can be impossible to discern (short of them telling you) whether a black case is a new writer, or one who is further along in their writing career than you are. I generally make it a rule of thumb to treat everyone on the site like they could be the next Stephen King or James Patterson. That is, with deference and respect until they give you a reason not to treat them with such.
As established members of the community, newbies to the site can also sometimes even teach us things that we've since forgotten (or never knew in the first place)! Newbies to the site can bring a level of excitement and enthusiasm to the activities here on the site that a lot of us might feel are routine and boring. And newbies to the site can bring fresh perspectives in terms of their originally-conceived writing and the material they come up with to submit to contests.
I know the tendency is to view a newbie to the site as a likely young, likely inexperienced writer, but I'd encourage everyone who's been on this site for any amount of time to instead take the time to get to know the newbies. Read their biographies, peruse their portfolios, and reach out to get to know them a little. You never know when a newbie to the site will end up being an experienced writer you can learn from, or a person with many interesting past experiences to share.
Until next time,
Jeff
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EXCERPT: The other day my son asked me if I heard about the new movie that while it's in theaters, the studio who owns it has also put it on their streaming channel for thirty bucks, but to watch it you also have to have a subscription. Though, if you think about it, if you had a big family or filled up your house, that would be cheaper than going to the theater.
So what does this mean for the future of television and movie theaters, to entertainment in general?
EXCERPT: Coronavirus, the most frequently mentioned word in 2020; it creates a sense of fear in us, but also pride. Pride for the healthcare workers, who sacrifice their own health for ours; pride for essential workers, who aid in aspects of community, which we used to neglect; but most of all, pride for the engineers, who at this very moment are battling COVID-19. Scientists are rapidly discovering new innovations, which is becoming the anchoring force for the world we currently live in.
EXCERPT: I have seen different types of UFOs in my life. It was a clear sunny day and not a cloud was in the sky when I had seen a silver cigar shaped craft as I walked down to my grandparents house. I had walked all the way down the hill. No one was home. So I started go back up the gravel road.
EXCERPT: Curious, I lift my hands to my nose.
It's the same.
I inhale just a little deeper.
EXCERPT: My real names jared… but for now, everyone will call me Ivan. I was recruited to infiltrate a nazi base, even though HE died a month ago. Something about a new chemical weapon, I wasn't told the details. Then again, that is why I'm here.
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