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Welcome to the Noticing Newbies Newsletter! Our goal is to showcase some of our newest Writing.Com Authors and their items. From poetry and stories to creative polls and interactives, we'll bring you a wide variety of items to enjoy. We will also feature "how to" advice and items that will help to jump start the creation process on Writing.com
We hope all members of the site will take the time to read, rate, review and welcome our new authors. By introducing ourselves, reviewing items and reaching out, we will not only make them feel at home within our community, we just might make new friends!
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FINDING YOUR VOICE
No matter what level you are as a writer-–beginner, published pro, or somewhere in between–-you can get better. Your skill will improve with practice, and one of the best ways to “practice” writing is with writing exercises.
The point of writing exercises is to free you from worrying about developing characters, plot and structure all at once. Let the exercise take your writing wherever it wants to go. Try a new voice or point of view. You may come up with an idea you want to take further, or you may find you enjoy a style of writing you’d never thought of before.
Writing exercises should be spontaneous, in other words, don’t think too much.  Write for fifteen or twenty minutes without stopping to think.
Note: This exercise was taken from What If? Writing Exercises for Fiction Writers by Anne Bernays and Pamela Painter.
The Objective:
Experiment with a voice that is completely different from how you usually write.
The Exercise:
Take a fairy tale you know well, and rewrite it in a different tone–humorous, sarcastic, tongue-in-cheek. Or tell the story in first person from the point of view of one of the lesser known characters. The point is to make the story sound like only you could have written it.
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Highlighted Newbie Editor’s Picks
Remember to read your neighbor’s work too!
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Yea, The best part!
Submitted By: PastVoices
Thanks for the July 7 Noticing Newbies Newsletter on sharing our work. You always hit a nail on the head!!
Newsletter ON!!
PV back at wedding planning
Actually Nanette, sometimes I miss and bruise myself.
Submitted By: Puditat
Such an encouraging editorial, Esprit. Excellent work!
And you're an encouraging faithful reader. Thank you!
Submitted By: Tehanu
Hey Esprit,
Great newsletter on "Sharing your work is scary!" I agree with your thoughts and am glad you brought up the topics of: handling constructive criticism, growing self-confidence, and allowing oneself to learn to be a better author.
These are ideas all authors should consider.
Thank you. 
Submitted By: Nikola~Thankful Library Lady 
This NL covers a lot of important ground. I was terrified when I posted my first item on Writing.Com. But after that initial step, I kept putting my work out there. Reviews, even the very critical ones, cause me to go back and read my pieces with new eyes. Great job, Esprit
Thanks, Nikola. Truthfully, I'm still terrified, but now I'm grateful too.
Submitted By: megsie2584
What a great newsletter this week! You're right, it is really hard to share my writing... and I've been on the site a long time. I can see how that would be even more intimidating to our newer members. The ideas on how to think about reviews were helpful.
I didn't know that publishers sometimes went and searched around writing.com. It makes sense... but the idea never occured to me. Maybe it's time for a port-cleaning and revision! :^)
Yep! Get to polishing! You never know who'll knock on your port.
Submitted By: AliciaWithAY
I love this site! I don't know if I qualify as a newbie as I've been here for a while, lurking, reading and reviewing. I just got up the courage to start posting some of my own stuff and getting the feedback has been awesome (someone gave me a 5!). Thanks for the newsletter!
Good for you for posting your work! It's scary, isn't it? Oh, the Newbie Newsletter isn't just for Newbies! It's for everyone. Thanks for reading it!
Submitted By: Tresa Martin
Hi. I've been here 3 days and would love to submit something to a contest, but cannot figure out how you do it. Something about bitem code, but is that the case always? Please I need detailed instructions
Yes, it is usually the case. You've probably received your answer by now, I hope! Contest rules will specify if it's okay to post directly into the forum. Check first. This link is on the headers of most contests. It will explain the codes.
The important thing, and the confusing part is which brackets to use.
Notice the two pairs of brackets located on the key between the P and the Enter Keys on your keyboard. The squigley brackets are on top so you will need to hit, SHIFT + BRACKET, type the word--BITEM, click the COLON :, enter ID NUMER OF ITEM, hit SHIFT+BRACKET.
The same shift/bracket is used in all of WritingML, only the words will change. {e:smile}
Good question, Tresa Martin
Thanks! Link your name the same way, different word.
{suser:silverfish}
Look in Authors Tools in Site Navigation for Writing ML help for all the codes.
"The illustrated guide to linking" by Writing.Com Support 
Submitted By: Margaret
Thanks so much for including my poem 'Computer Blues' as one of your 'Editor's Picks'. I'm honoured!
Have a great day!
Margaret
You're very welcome!
Submitted By: Scottiegazelle
Loved the article. I hope many newbies read and understand. Getting reviewed can be painful for even long-standing authors on the site, but it's just "growing pains" if we use it right, right?
You're so right, Scottie. The pain also thickens the skin so we learn to read the review and ignore the rate. It works for me.
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