Contests & Activities: July 30, 2008 Issue [#2533]
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Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

Contests and activities are all over Writing.Com.

Whether you use them for fundraisers, a break from writing, writing challenges, socialization, other reasons, or a combination of the above, this newsletter is for you.


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Letter from the editor

It's summer time! During a trip to the pool, I started thinking of what to write about for my latest newsletter. (Can't just enjoy myself, can I? *Laugh*) Racing a friend down the slide and splashing in the pool at the bottom just to be quickly shoo'ed back out by the lifeguards to make way for the next sliders, an idea suddenly came: In and Outs . I checked the stats when I got home and was surprised to see how infrequently (relatively speaking) these are used. There are only a few item types that have fewer items (and half of those are available to authors with premium memberships and higher only).

I've seen quite a few uses for In & Outs, including...
Plug Pages
Group Stories and Poetry
Conversation
Contests
Games and Other Amusement
And a few things that just made me scratch my head with a dumbfounded look on my face.

So, what are the advantages and disadvantages to choosing an In & Out over other types of items:

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*Bullet*Group participation is easy (no need to sign people up so they can post)
*Bullet*Many options to customize layout
*Bullet*Can be anonymous
*Bullet*Always changing
*Bullet*Owner can delete entries as needed

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*Bullet*Information scrolls off the bottom (or top)
*Bullet*Can be confusing to set up (especially to customize)
*Bullet*May be hard to find people who want to participate
*Bullet*If for contest use: sometimes people search just forums when looking for contests

Creating an In & Out is similar to creating other items on here... until you get to choose the layout. For simplicity's sake, you can just choose "Classic" (or play around with the other styles)... but if you want to go further in depth and customize till you turn blue, you may want to check out "The Ins and Outs of In & Outs"  Open in new Window. [E] by Davy Kraken Author Icon .

Go out there and have fun with them... and then come back and share. My favorite newly-created in and out will receive an awardicon and be listed in next month's newsletter. Make sure to submit it in the box at the end of this (or any future contests and activities) newsletter and put a note stating that it is for my contest.


Editor's Picks

Here are some In & Outs I have found stumbling around the site:
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Links below have been chosen by those submitted to the newsletter as well as ones posted on "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" Open in new Window. [E] and "Activities @ Writing.Com" Open in new Window. [E]

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Have an opinion on what you've read here today? Then send the Editor feedback! Find an item that you think would be perfect for showcasing here? Submit it for consideration in the newsletter!
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Ask & Answer

Contest:
Create your own In&Out... and then come back to share. My favorite will receive an awardicon and be listed in next month's newsletter. (It must be newly-created to count for this contest.) Make sure to submit it in the box at the end of this (or any future Contests and Activities) newsletter and put a note stating that it is for Tigger's newsletter contest.

Questions? Comments? Praise? Suggestions?:
I always love to hear what my readers have to say in response to my newsletters, so write in. Bigsmile
Or, if you have any suggestions for future issues, feel free to post that as well.

*Bullet* *Bullet* *Bullet* Don't Be Shy! Write Into This Newsletter! *Bullet* *Bullet* *Bullet*

This form allows you to submit an item on Writing.Com and feedback, comments or questions to the Writing.Com Newsletter Editors. In some cases, due to the volume of submissions we receive, please understand that all feedback and submissions may not be responded to or listed in a newsletter. Thank you, in advance, for any feedback you can provide!
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