Timothy Michael's Notebook

Jul 26, 2023 at 5:00pm

I just completed a short story entitled The Interview. It's based on a real event I experienced when working in public education, however I added a dash of this and pinch of that to make the recipe a bit spicier. Synopsis: Interviews for a high school counseling position take an unusual turn when Fred Everhart decides to apply.

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Schnujo's NOT Doing NaNoWriMo

Jul 26, 2023 at 5:48pm

I see you're new-ish to WdC. Welcome!

Though you should hop on the Community Newsfeed and socialize there to make friends.

Click Newsfeed, which takes you to your Personal Newsfeed by default. Then along the top, click "View the Community Newsfeed." Here you'll see what everyone is posting, not just your tiny corner of WdC.

Scroll, Like, comment, and start making friends.

When you advertise your items, you should create a link to get folks to click. People are lazy and not too likely to hunt things down in your port, especially as it gets bigger and bigger.

There are 2 main links people usually post--item and bitem (big item) links. You need to use curly braces for all code on WdC. They're found above the square brackets on your keyboard. You also need the 7-digit item number. When you are in your port, it's on the item. It's also in it on the top, between the title and description.

I'll use my challenge (which you are welcome to join) as an example of how to create links. Item links are often used in conversation and bitem links are often used to get the attention of potential readers. You'll probably want to use bitem links for something like what you posted above.

{item:2109126} = "The Contest Challenge"

{bitem:2109126}

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The Contest Challenge

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Join by entering a contest a month for 12 months--Win Badges! Catching up is allowed!
#2109126 by Schnujo's NOT Doing NaNoWriMo

You can edit your note to add the link. Click the little arrow thingy in the upper right corner of your note. Choose Edit Note. A box will appear below your note, but above my comment. Add your link and save the edit. If you need to edit it again (I sometimes have to edit several times

), you need to refresh the page before doing another edit or the edit window won't reappear.

Good luck and again, welcome!

Lilli

Jun 23, 2023 at 11:42am

Here are some things to check out to help you get acclimated:

"Getting Started" Documentation

"Gaining Exposure Within Writing.Com"
"Promoting Your Portfolio URL"
"The Writing.Com BidClick System"

Other Resources:

"The Shameless "Plug" Page"
"Writing.Com General Discussion"
"Writing.Com 101"
"Noticing Newbies"
"Information For Writing.Com Newbies"
"Invalid Item"
"Invalid Item"
"Newbie Welcome Kit"
"Content Rating System (CRS)"
"Reviewing Advice Forum"
"Noticing Newbies Newsletter (November 4, 2020)"
"Noticing Newbies Newsletter (May 18, 2022)"

Everyone here is very helpful, so feel free to ask questions, anytime!
Kindest Regards, Lilli

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