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Contests & Activities: September 21, 2011 Issue [#4607]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: Product Reviews.
  Edited by: NaNoNette Author IconMail Icon
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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

There was a day, last week or a decade ago, that you typed "writing" into your search engine. You wanted to show off some of your poems, short stories, or maybe even get feedback for a whole novel. You found Writing.com.
On this site, you found all that you searched for: Portfolio space, helpful reviewers, encouraging groups, style and grammar lessons from peers. Nothing prepared you for the amazing bounty of: Contests & Activities!


Word from our sponsor



Letter from the editor

Product Reviews


As writers, we are encouraged to be readers too. There are groups on WdC that promote reading and discussion of books, one book at a time. What if you just read a great piece, or you watched a movie that touched you and you want to share it? That is where Product Reviews come in.

Product reviews are reviews for published works. Instead of giving feedback to the author/creator of a piece directly, you can share your opinion on a published piece with your fellow WdCers. The products reviewed are Books, DVDs, Music, Software, VHS Videos and Video Games. Anything that requires creativity and has an author can be reviewed via http://www.writing.com/main/list_items/type/product_reviews . You can also find this link by going to the navigation menu on the left and hover over "Browse By Type." Product reviews are a bit farther down the list.

Each time you finish reading a book or watching a movie, you can follow the Product Review link. On that page, you'll click on "Add a new Product Review." This takes you to a page asking you for the item's ASIN, or "Amazon.com Standard Item Number." If you don't know that number - no problem. You can follow the link and search for the book on Amazon. Copy the ASIN number and simply go back through your browser until you reach the Writing.Com page where you paste the ASIN into the proper field.

Creating a Product Review is easy. For each item, Writing.Com has a template of relevant questions for you to answer, and there is space for you to leave your personal opinion or anything you want to mention that you feel wasn't covered by the preset questions. Perusing the Product Reviews page will lead you to books others have read and give you an idea what to expect. When you read a Product Review by another member, you can even review that and let them know if their review was helpful, or if you agree or disagree with it.

Aside from having yet another outlet to let everybody know what you like and seeing your name on the Writing.Com list of Product Reviewers, you can earn gift points and merit badges by visiting "The WDC Angel ArmyOpen in new Window.'s Product Review forum. Don't forget to read all of the rules and follow them.
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Angel Product Reviews Open in new Window. (ASR)
Learn all about doing product reviews for WDC and earn merit badges for your effort! Fun!
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Have fun reading, watching, listening, and reviewing!


Editor's Picks

Writing.Com 11th Anniversary contests & activities still running until the end of the month:
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Journey Through Genres: Official Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Write a short story in the given genre to win big prizes!
#1803133 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon


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Good Deeds Go Noticed Open in new Window. (ASR)
Wanted: Good, helpful reviewers - Reward: Lots of GPs.
#451035 by Diane Author IconMail Icon


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#1802347 by Not Available.


 
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WDC Birthday Special - TLC Open in new Window. (E)
CLOSED!! WINNERS ANNOUNCED!! Prizes on the way~
#1702253 by mARi☠StressedAtWork Author IconMail Icon


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Only two days left! Don't miss out on a super deal on professional editing of your book or a 3-months Upgraded membership.
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Other fun places for you to check out:
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 First Sentence Challenge Open in new Window. (18+)
Post the 1st sentence of an imaginary book, one which would compel the reader to read on.
#1808257 by Wrathnar the Unreasonable Author IconMail Icon


Three Word Mayhem! Open in new Window. (13+)
Mayhem is afoot!
#555590 by Jay's debut novel is out now! Author IconMail Icon

 
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Word from Writing.Com

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

In "Anniversary CountdownOpen in new Window. I asked readers to come up with a creative word that could be used to describe 11th, 22nd, 33rd (and so on) birthdays or anniversaries.

M.Harris Author Icon wrote: Equal digit birthdays = Equalbday

Good idea.

ozarks3213 wrote: Hendekaversary - this comes from hendekagon(the 11-sided polygon) and anniversary. ~ Okira

Works for eleven, but what about the other same digit birthdays?

For my next newsletter, I am looking for contests and activities that are managed/administered by a team of WdC members. An example is "The Writer's CrampOpen in new Window. Please use the submission box below to bring any of those to my attention.


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