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Contests & Activities: October 03, 2018 Issue [#9157]




 This week: Does it ever end???
  Edited by: Leger~ 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

The purpose of this newsletter is to highlight some of the current contests and activities on the site, help educate members on how to host contests and activities, and provide clues to submit quality entries to contests. Write to me if you'd like something in particular covered.

This week's Contests and Activities Editor
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Letter from the editor


The Final Countdown!


Have you seen it? I was so excited to see this tool added to our already impressive arsenal of cool gadgets The ScaryMaster Author Icon creates for our site. I was just moaning in the "Technical Support ForumOpen in new Window. that I was having issues embedding a countdown timer widget in my shop. The next thing I see is a "Note: *Star* Update on the New {code:countdow..." from Writing.Com Support Author Icon. Countdown timers!!!

This is awesome! Now you can look at a contest, an auction, or activity and know exactly how much time you have left to submit an entry or bid on something. The timer only works on WDC time, but since its universal and we all know our personal (+wdc time or -wdc time), it will be a fantastic tool to help misunderstandings about actual deadlines.

I wouldn't suggest waiting until the VERY LAST MOMENT to post anything because you know...that would be the very exact moment your internet would decide to hiccup and not load your text. The stuff nightmares are made of! I pasted the timer in my shop to remind members that Christmas is coming and put one in my Secret Santa item to let participants know what time the activity ends.

The possibilities are extensive, with NaNoWriMo just around the corner, the timer pasted somewhere in your NaNo stuff would be a good incentive or reminder. Post your goals over in "Weekly GoalsOpen in new Window. and paste your Friday deadline in your port to remind you to work on your goals.

You can do it!


This month's question: How will you use the countdown timer? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!


Editor's Picks


FORUM
October Novel Prep Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
A month-long novel-planning challenge with prizes galore.
#1474311 by Brandiwyn🎶 Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: The Prep is a month-long, community-oriented challenge that takes place every October, designed to help you plan a novel prior to writing it. The Prep was created to coincide with NaNoWriMo, but it can be used to prep any novel project. You don't even have to have a novel idea to participate! Your first assignment, on Oct. 1st, is to come up with an idea, and we provide you with brainstorming tools, plot generators, and a whole community of other novelists to help you along.

Devil's Advocate Open in new Window. (E)
A forum where I ask questions to strengthen your story, fix plot holes, and much more!
#2164831 by TINMAN 4000 Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: This forum is meant to be a tool to give depth to your stories wherever you need it. For example, if your story is about a fictional society, I, or someone else, would ask questions like: "What kind of currency does this society use?" or "How is this society governed or ruled?"

SURVEY
Short Shots: Official WDC Contest Open in new Window. (ASR)
Use the photo to inspire your creativity. Write a short story and win big prizes!
#1221635 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: The task is simple: Write a short story using the prompt above as inspiration!

FORUM
The Prompt Me Contest Open in new Window. (13+)
Weekly winners will have a chance to win the monthly MB give-away!
#2000519 by Cubby Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: The winner gets 500 gps. If the contest runs into two weeks or more, I will gift 1000 gps to the winner(s)

FORUM
Word Pictures Contest Open in new Window. (13+)
Share your lyrical worlds here and receive a review just for entering!
#2149424 by Ray Scrivener Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Write new Free Verse based on weekly photo prompt, 7-40 lines.

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#2162300 by Not Available.

Excerpt: The challenge: write a poem with exactly 24 syllables! The poem can be broken up any way you like ~ 6/6/6/6, 4/8/4/8, 8/8/8, etc. any combination you come up with, but must be 24 syllables. This will be a daily prompt based contest.

FORUM
WDC Photo Contest Open in new Window. (ASR)
Got your camera handy? Come enter a photo along with a short writing!
#2156360 by Abby Gayle Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: September 30 – October 6 prompt: Okay, my birthday occurs during this round, so your prompt is to take a picture of something birthday-themed!

GROUP
RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group Open in new Window. (E)
RAOK (Random Acts Of Kindness) helps members by Upgrading them.
#398524 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon

Did you know this group helps members by gifting or extending their upgraded membership when times are hard?

FORUM
NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon Open in new Window. (ASR)
A NaNoWriMo fundraiser... compete as a NaNo writer or donate by sponsoring one!
#1546312 by Jeff Author IconMail Icon

Excerpt: Welcome to the 10th Annual NaNoWriMo Write-A-Thon, the activity where you can compete in NaNoWriMo and raise GPs for some great Writing.com causes at the same time! This event is my way of showing appreciation to all the wonderful groups and activities on this site that encourage members of this site to read, write, and participate in the community. I hope you'll all join me in showing your support by participating as either a writer or a sponsor (or both)!

The concept is pretty straightforward. Much like a typical walk-a-thon where participants are supported by sponsors who have committed to donate a certain amount of financial support for each mile walked, this activity has Sponsors who commit to donating a certain number of GPs for each word written by their sponsored Writers!



 
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Ask & Answer


This month's question: How will you use the countdown timer? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!

Last month's question: What do you see as a common problem with contest entries?


Jeff Author Icon responded: The biggest problem I see with contest entries is not following all of the rules. As a contest organizer it's a shame to have to disqualify otherwise perfectly fine entries because of one little oversight... but the rules are the rules. When submitting an entry, authors should always double check to make sure all rules are being adhered to.

🎼 RRodgersWrites 🎶 Author Icon sent: This month's question: What do you see as a common problem with contest entries?
= the timing
I have recently begun entering the contests' due dates in my phone and putting alerts for about the last four days. The bulk of the contests run tom the beginning of the month to the last day of the month. Consequently, I have a huge, growing list due 9/30. I appreciate the ones due on the 14th, 15th, 18th, 28th, etc. If more contests varied the due date or the contest's cycle, then they might get more entries and higher quality entries. I'm not sure I'll be able to create submissions for all of the contests due on the last day of the month, and the more I do, the lower I think the quality might be. This issue of the deadlines was the first issue that came to mind when I saw your prompt/question.

Thanks for the replies!

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