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  Noticing Newbies  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  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! Your host this week: bianca_b  Passionate about writing? Take your passion to new heights - with an online Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing, available only from top ranked National University. Choose workshops based on your interests. Work with experienced and published faculty. Prepare for a variety of career opportunities. Use a state-of-the art online system: Study where and when you want. Click here to get more information!  A new beginning This morning schools in our region started their program for the year 2003-2004. So did the schools of both my sons. My youngest was picked up at 07.45 already to go to school. My oldest son had to be in church an hour later; the entire school was gathered there – with parents and grandparents to open the new school season together. I attended this meeting and while the principal was talking about the changes that were made to the building during Summer Vacation, I wondered away. A new beginning; what does that mean to me? In every way I have plans to write a bit more than I did in the past few weeks. Promote my books, create new ones maybe? Read more to get inspiration – I don’t know! Mostly I let things and events come my way; it works best for me. New members on Writing.com just made their first steps in this wonderful world of writing. I assume they are unsure about their future; asking themselves: “Do other people like my work?” They are stimulated to improve their work, by the comments of their readers. New pieces are written; highlighted in a newsletter etc. I even know that new authors are published into e-zines and even into books. My goal for this coming year is not set in writing yet. If you have a goal: go for it. Don’t let a bad critique keep you from what you do best. Take time to edit your work and improve it in the best way you can. Older members on Writing.com are here to help you; don’t hesitate to ask them for help. That brings me to a question: anathema asked: I am a newbie to Writing.com. I have posted a story as a static item, The Night God, and have written three reviews and followed the suggestions above. I have only received one review, but it was five stars from a moderator. I was wondering if moderators were required to rate all brand new posts to encourage new writers, because the review came in very shortly after I posted it. The answer: Moderators are reading works of new authors on a voluntary basis. A group of moderators are gathered in the Noticing Newbies committee; they make sure to welcome new members and read some of their work. They do that in time slots; 24 hours a day. If a moderator is not available for his or her time slot; a “floater” will take over reading. I have to be honest; we can’t read all the new items that come in during a day, but we do our best.  If you have questions for us; don’t hesitate to ask; use the little box in the newsletter to submit feedback or questions to us!  On behalf of the readers and the editors of the Noticing Newbies Newsletter I’d like to congratulate two special people: The StoryMaster   and The StoryMistress  are engaged to be married! We are wishing you a lot of happiness in the coming time, and of course lots of love! This week I have selected several items of new authors that are worth your time:
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