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Contests & Activities: October 01, 2014 Issue [#6577]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: Spooky Time!
  Edited by: spidey Author IconMail Icon
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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

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Welcome to the Contests & Activities Newsletter. I'm spidey Author Icon, and I'm your Editor this week!



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Letter from the editor

Happy October!


I don't know about the rest of you, but October on this site almost feels like the start of a new year! The site's birthday celebration festivities are wrapping up and one of a writer's favorite times of year is coming up - Halloween!

There's a reason the Horror genre is so popular in today's fiction. It's fascinating to write/read about the things that scare us. I think that for many of us, we crave the primal feelings that come with feeling scared, or maybe it reminds of us our childhoods, getting scared of the boogeyman or monsters under the bed...

Or maybe it's because writers are natural "pretenders." We can easily get into the heads of our characters, to see the world through their eyes. It would make sense that dressing up and pretending to be someone else for a day would be enticing, wouldn't it?

Plus, there's candy! *Laugh*

Regardless, October is an exciting time on Writing.Com for many of us! Don your scariest Costumicon, write some horror, and take part in all the October events on WDC! Look below for spooky festivities, and also don't forget that NaNoWriMo is getting near, too! (That brings its own world of fear, believe me!) *Laugh*

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Editor's Picks





Contests:

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Official Writing.Com Contests:

 
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Write reviews to win cash prizes!
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Write a short story in the given genre to win big prizes!
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Contests/Activities:
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A yearly blogging challenge featuring cover songs and/or dead artists! Runs every October.
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Motivate yourself to conquer your goals this week! Post on Monday; update us on Friday!
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October Novel Prep Challenge Open in new Window. [13+]
A month-long novel-planning challenge with prizes galore.
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Know of some gems that deserve exposure? Submit them in the feedback form or submission form at the end of this Newsletter, and I'll put them in my next one!



 
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Ask & Answer

My last newsletter, ("Contests & Activities Newsletter (September 3, 2014)" Open in new Window.), discussed Writing.Com's 14th Birthday!

Hi Spidey.
I know I just this contest out on September 1st, but could please showcase it in your next Newsletter?
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I've linked it above! Hope you get lots of entries! *Smile*


My favourite part of the birthday celebrations is how happy everyone is. We're all dashing here and there, but everything is fun and light hearted. I love it. Such a fun time to be part of this site. *Smile*
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I totally agree! *Smile*


Questions to think about:
What's your favorite thing about this time of year? Halloween? NaNoWriMo? Getting ready for the "big" holidays?

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