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The contests and activities on this site are constantly changing! Almost every day there is something new and exciting to view and participate in. The ideas are endless. Some succeed, some manage to get along, while others, unfortunately, are left behind and forgotten. My goal as your Contest & Activity newsletter editor is to provide each of you with the tools it takes to create a great success.
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It's time to bundle up in our Writing.Com hoodies, sip hot cocoa or coffee from our Writing.Com mugs (I'd say pull on our Writing.Com mittens and toe socks, but the StoryMaster has forgotten to put those out for us this winter) and warm yourself by the fire. Out of matches? Don't have a fireplace? Forgot to chop wood? Don't worry.  Writing.Com has a wide variety of campfires available for you to enjoy. (Even if you live in the part of the world where it's currently summer, you can still enjoy our campfires!)
Since coming to Writing.Com six years ago, campfires have been near and dear to my heart. What fun it is to have a story idea and be able to draft your Writing.Com friends into helping you write it! Campfires can be fun, romantic, long or short, fiction or nonfiction, stories or poetry, serious or funny. With such a wide variety of campfires out there to enjoy, you're sure to find one. And if you can't find one, why don't you try making one?
How to Set Up Your Campfire Creative:
No upgrade is required to start a campfire creative, which makes it fun for everyone! To create a campfire creative, go to the Writing link at the top of every Writing.Com page and choose "Campfire Creative" from the Interactive section. Fill out the Writing form with all the information. A few things to remember:
- Remember to change the item type in Section 1
- If you want to require longer or shorter additions, put restrictions in the appropriate spot in Section 5.
- If you want to be emailed each time a member posts an addition or skips their turn, choose "CC leader" from Section 5 (default is "Do not CC leader")
- The item body is NOT where you make your first addition. This is the place to describe the story in your head and what you expect from each participant. Including character descriptions and settings is very helpful here.
Once you have created the item, go to "Manage", which is located with all the other edit links of the item. Write in the Writing.Com email address of any members you wish to invite (remember to include @writing.com). Invitations to join the campfire will be sent out and you will recieve an email detailing who was emailed. At this point, you get to wait. Once the first members accept the invite, you will be able to begin posting. Please remember that until you have posted an addition to the campfire, your item will NOT appear in the Writing.Com searches. You can plug your campfire to generate interest. Members who view your campfire can request an invitation to join, but you are not obligated to send them an invitation.
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Most items chosen for this newsletter are taken from item submissions (below), "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" , and "Activities @ Writing.Com"
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A great way to showcase campfires that you don't host but do participate in:
A few Random Contests/Activities:
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Contests & Activities: December 06, 2006 Issue [#1420]
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