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Keeping Track!
Woo! You've had a busy couple months (years?) and have a ton of entries in contests around the site. How do you keep track of it all? Did you know WDC has a handy-dandy tool to track your submissions called My Submissions in the My Account list?
You can use this tool to track your entries in WDC contests and also when you send out submissions to outside publications. The form has instructions on how to store the information and if you have any questions you can ask them in "Technical Support Forum" . Enter the information in each relevant section and make your notes in Section 4. Then store the submission!
This helps you track what you've sent out, when you sent it and replies when you get them. This not only helps you track the submissions but which items you've sent out. When looking for publications to sent your items out, you can use this quick reference to see what you have available for submission.
When looking at submissions to WDC contests, once the contest is over, you can drop your item back into the submission pool and continue on. This item is available to all levels of membership, so give it a try!
This month's question: Do you use My Submissions? Do you find it helpful? Send in your answer below!  Editors love feedback!
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Genre Prompt for April 2025: Detective
Excerpt: This contest is usually for poetry. But a month of short stories, a month of blogs, a month of a mixture of entry types, or a month of recipes for artisanal cat treats could happen.
Excerpt: Your poem must be a minimum of 40 lines or 250 words, whichever you meet first.
A new prompt will be posted every day in the forum at the bottom of the page at approximately 11:00 pm WDC time.
Respond to the prompt in your own creative way, writing a poem that is true to you!
The mission of this contest is to create stories and/or poetry for children. The more you write, the better you'll get, especially if you receive great suggestions from reviewers. So let's get started...
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This month's question: Do you use My Submissions? Do you find it helpful? Send in your answer below! Editors love feedback!
Last month's "Contests & Activities Newsletter (March 12, 2025)" question: Do you have any summer goals?
Howl  : yeah, to survive the intense heat while waiting for the next winter
TheBusmanPoet : Yes, stay out of the sun. {e:Shock2*\} But there will be some writing involved. 
HollisFrances : Work a part-time seasonal job, ride my single-speed bike, and swim at the YMCA daily. Play golf with my son. Spend as much time as possible with my grandchildren. And, Oh, do some research for my next writing project.
Conrad Moriarty : The beach as many times as possible. Some travel. BBQ's. Good times 
Friendly Neighborhood Derg  : There's a 104 days of summer vacation and then school comes along just to end it.
So the annual problem of our generation is figuring out how to spend it.
Like maybe...
(God I loved Phineas & Ferb when it was on DisneyXD
N.A Miller : to stay cool in Phoenix, AZ, between May 1 to October 31... average temps 110+ is in the beginning, then around the mid 100's in June - August when the monsoons are supposed to be.
Cubby ~ Home Sweet Home  : Go camping as much as possible!!!
staiNed  : Work as much as I can, to stay in AC.
Susie : Hopefully to go camping every weekend in the Lakes with family and hopefully have a full 2 weeks camping in the Highlands of Scotland also with family.
Samantha : I would like to further my knowledge in food preserving, testing recipes, and baking, although it will be too hot here in California to bake much. I would also like to get into the habit of writing everyday. I need to make my fashion reselling business one of my top priorities.
paroem : Get a job, volunteer at my local shelter, and learn a new martial art.
Mousethyme  : With all the health issues I have and the severe case of writer's block it is a good enough task just to keep up with my journals.
Jellyfish : Get a tan?
S 🤦 : Considering summer ended 2 weeks ago, it's a little bit too forward-thinking to be looking at goals for the end of the year.
Viking1Pro8  : See Romeo and Juliet at the Guthrie, which my 8th grade friend is doing crew or stage management on.
jackson : Cool off, whenever I can.
Tannus : Yes. Avoid work and finally go on a vacation.
Thanks to everyone for your replies and I hope your summer plans happen! L~
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