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Noticing Newbies: July 24, 2019 Issue [#9667]




 This week: Over 200 Per Day
  Edited by: Tornado Dodger 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 Noticing Newbies Newsletter's goal is to make the newer members feel welcome and encourage them with useful information and/or links to make navigating Writing.com easier. Writing.com members of all ages and even veteran members can find useful information here. If you have specific questions, try visiting "Writing.Com 101Open in new Window. and/or "Noticing NewbiesOpen in new Window..


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Letter from the editor



“The value of a moment is immeasurable. The power of just ONE moment can propel you to success and happiness or chain you to failure and misery.”
― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free


You have potential. How many people have told you that? How many times do you have to hear it before you start to believe it? Once? A dozen times? More than that?

Did you know Writing.com currently signs up between 200 and 250 new members every day? That is a lot of potential readers every week. That doesn't even account for the ten thousand unique sign-ins that happen each day. I didn't make up that number either, Under Writing.com tools, you can see Sitewide Stats which include new member counts, rating averages and unique sign-ins (which counts sign-ins per person, not one person signing in a hundred times). As of this writing, 11,143 people have signed in, just in the past 24hrs. That's a lot of possible readers for your work and why it's important to do your part to make it as good as it can be.

I thought I'd take a moment to remind our newest members how important it is to write a great description. In looking through new items, many times I see descriptions like "This needs work" or "Read it if you wanna" and I just cringe. That doesn't tell me anything about your work. No matter the reason you're here, you have posted something for others to read. That tells me you have something to say, so why not encourage people with telling them what you're trying to say? Hook them. Reel them in. If nothing else, take a line directly from the work and share it in the description. I do that a lot with poetry as doing so has the ability (sometimes) to capture the rhythm of the work.

Another thing that is worth mentioning is taking the time to proofread, not only your work but your title and description. I can't tell you how many times I've seen a typo in a title. What a complete turn-off to a reader. Why would I want to click your item if you can't even be bothered to accurately spell the title? Yes, I know mistakes happen. Take the time to double-check your work and show your audience that you care and are serious about writing. That small task makes your work so much more enjoyable.

Write and Review on! ~ Brooke



Editor's Picks


Check out the poetry from some of our newest members!

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by A Guest Visitor


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 Insomniac  Open in new Window. [E]
This poem describes when my insomnia, depression, and anxiety collide.
by LadySharpie Author Icon


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by A Guest Visitor


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The Utopian Misery Open in new Window. [E]
At some point, we all have wished our lives were perfect, right? Well, wish again...
by Xiea Author Icon


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 Am I Pretty Yet  Open in new Window. [NPL]
The life of a girl with an eating disorder.
by heheme1121 Author Icon


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 Old bones Open in new Window. [E]
a long walk alone with myself
by Aurelius and his dog Author Icon


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LIVING ON CRUMBS Open in new Window. [13+]
Know your self-worth.
by CharterWrites Author Icon


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 The Battle Open in new Window. [18+]
I have severe depression and anxiety. This is a glimpse into my mind during these moments.
by Rosemary Lee Author Icon


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Ask & Answer


I received some wonderful feedback to my last newsletter [#9570] "The Funniest Misused PhrasesOpen in new Window. and I'm proud to share it with you.

From Lucinda Lynx Author Icon
This was good! I admit, it made me smile. Keep up the good work!

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

From the Wordy Jay Author Icon
Good grief! There's a helluva difference between "circumcised" and "circus-sized". *Facepalm* *Rolling*

Thanks for the laughs, Brooke — I'm loving this series! *Bigsmile*

That made me laugh out loud also! I'm glad you enjoyed it. :)

From Whatevz Author Icon
Well, some of these are just a case of Mondegreening in which people misheard what the saying actually is.
As an example, disguise can sound a lot like "the skies", and with the context of the saying, people can rationalize this change.

That is true and I'm sure where most of these started. :)

From Beholden Author Icon
The one that irritates me the most is the dreaded "should of" instead of "should have". Variants are "must of" instead of "must have" and "would of" instead of "would have".

Yes, there are so many that seem natural to some people but others have not learned.


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