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Writing.Com is full of things to keep you busy when you're not just writing and reviewing.
There are contests, polls, raffles, surveys, quizzes, groups, and many other activities. In the spirit of All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy, this weekly newsletter is dedicated to all of the above. |
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Thinking Outside The Box
It doesn't take long to find oodles of Contests and other Activities around Writing.Com. There are so many that some may get lost in the shuffle with only a few views and little or no participation.
Frustrating, isn't it? Especially when you're the host or a hopeful participant.
One way to make your contest or activity stand out is to come up with something different. This week's newsletter will be about that.
If you've been on Writing.Com for any length of time, you will probably notice some things over and over and over again in many different portfolios:
auctions
Gift Point raffles
bland prompts for writing contests
These things aren't bad, but with a site so large, sometimes more needs to be done to really make your item a hit. Sponsoring it is great... but if those viewers aren't interested by what you have to offer, it doesn't really help, does it?
Every time I host a contest or start a new activity, I try to think of something that I haven't seen before on the site. What would I enjoy participating in? What is missing that people don't even know isn't there? How can I take something existing and move it beyond what is currently being done? These questions (as well as a little random kookiness) are usually what fuel my contests, polls, groups, and other things around the site.
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All the items below are uniquely fun activities. Enjoy!
If this newsletter sparked any ideas for new contests, but you don't feel like running them, maybe someone else will!
This is an auction that accepts more than just Gift Points for the payout. Can YOU make an offer that will snag you a gift?
Pick a card - any card! If your card is chosen, you can be the recipient of 60 reviews in 20 days... OR you can be a reviewer, earning GPs and a merit badge.
Are you a code breaker? Do you want to be? This is the place for you. It looks a bit overwhelming at first, but oh is it fun!
This item is always changing. Some rounds are auctions (run 20 minutes after the planning begins), others are writing contests, others are random. There is a round running today.
This one is on hold right now, but when it is running, it truly lives up to the name!
writetight is paying reviewers to review those who have reviewed him.
A photo prompt contest... the name alone is enough to pull me in to this one.
This daily contest has been around forever. The prompts usually are very amusing. |
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This is my first Writing.Com newsletter, so I have no feedback to report... but I'll leave you with a little game. My favorite responses will be awarded, so be creative 
I looked into my a cluttered tote bag. At the bottom I found:
a gum wrapper
a couple paper clips
a rubber band
a pop can tab
a fortune from a fortune cookie telling me "Someone With Blue Eyes Is Attracted To You"
a couple wrapped peppermint candies
a pen
a few concert fliers
lint
Come up with a unique way to use (most or all of) these items.
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