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This week: Good Writers are Avid Readers Edited by: Annette  
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There was a day, last week or nearly a decade ago, that you typed "writing" into your search engine. You wanted to show off some of your poems, short stories, or maybe even get feedback for a whole novel. You found Writing.com.
On this site you found all that you had searched for: Portfolio space, helpful reviewers, encouraging groups, style and grammar lessons from peers. But nothing had prepared you for the amazing bounty of: Contests & Activities |
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Good Writers are Avid Readers
There are many quotes by people alive and dead that tell you the plain truth: in order to be a good writer, you must read, read, and read more. Reading increases your vocabulary, it gives you new ideas, and it's a wholesome past-time in any case. Writing.Com is the ultimate reading group. From Haikus to epic novels, you can read to your heart's content on Writing.Com with new works being added by the minute.
Reading the work of writers on their way to publication, learning from each other and making the jump to publication is at the heart of Writing.Com. Nonetheless, it helps to stay in touch with published works also. There are the obvious bestsellers, but also many books in all genres that deserve slow and meticulous study. Find out what made it so that those books are published. What do you have to do to get to that point?
Members of Writing.Com host groups and forums to bring together readers and critics of published works. Check them out. Building on last week's "WDC IPhone App & Product Reviewing" by ~WhoMe???~  with product reviews, I encourage you to seek out groups which turn our world-wide community into a cozy group to read a book together for enjoyment and critique. |
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Most published authors will agree on two tips of advice for those hoping to get published.
#1. Write (as much as possible)
#2. Read (in genre writing in and in general)
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All For Love is for those who need encouragement when they don't think their work is good enough, those who need that creative spark for when their mind has run out of matches, and for those who want to share and have fun!
This group is centered around those who wish to be published (whether they've already had something published or not), and those who are willing to help reach that goal.
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The Showcase Magazine of the PDG
We are accepting submissions from not only Paper Doll Gang members, but from all writers.
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Unlike many traditional auctions, this auction has hidden awards and prizes.
Anyone can create a slider. When you're logged in, simply go to your portfolio page and click the Sliders tab. From there, just fill in the words to create your first snapshot and let loose!
"You're always a little disappointing in person because you can't be the edited essence of yourself."
~Mel Brooks
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Do you love to write Romantic Fiction or Poetry? Well how about writing for some challenging prompts and great prizes?
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I will provide a new monthly prompt and the newest Knights enter their flash fiction stories (up to 1000 words) and two weeks later, those chosen as a finalist will compete against each other and the current champion by extending their stories up to but no more than 4000 words.
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There is a list of prompts with new ones added from time to time and occasionally old ones removed. You may use ANY prompt for your piece. |
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Do you know of a group or forum on WdC that encourages reading of published works? Do you belong to a group dedicated to reviewing with publishing in mind? Post a message in the box below, I shall list it in my next newsletter.
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Jay's debut novel is out now! wrote: Thanks so much for featuring "Three Word Mayhem!" [13+] in the Contests and Activities Newsletter! I love seeing what uses other folks have come up with for In and Outs as well. Great newsletter!
Steev the Friction Wizurd  wrote: Thanks for "highly recommending" Emoticon Puzzles. We're still thinking up new puzzles, but if the Storymaster doesn't add some more emoticons to the list then we might be out of new ideas soon! 
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