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Contests & Activities: October 12, 2011 Issue [#4665]

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Contests & Activities


 This week: Not a NaNo'er? What to do!
  Edited by: Leger~ Author IconMail Icon
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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

About This Newsletter

The purpose of this newsletter is to highlight some of the current contests and activities on the site, help educate members on how to host contests and activities, and provide clues to submit quality entries to contests. Write to me if you'd like something in particular covered.

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Letter from the editor

Not a NaNo'er?


I really admire those who try to write a novel in a month! But it's just not for me. What to do instead? Try a new contest.

There are some really fun daily contests on the site and if you're a little nervous about jumping in and writing some flash fiction, this is a great time to give it a try. The contests on the site quiet down while some of the regular entrants are busy with their novel attempts, so why not take advantage and explore some new contests? If you've never tried flash fiction, jot down a little story and see what you can do. Never tried poetry? Try writing something freestyle or explore a form you've always wanted to try.

While flash fiction is short, you still need the basic elements of a story. Plot, theme and good grammar are still necessary. Aesop's Fables was one of the first examples of flash fiction. There is also a Micro Award given to the best published flash fiction from the previous year. So give flash fiction a try, see if something you come up with is worth submitting to a publication. There are many ezines publishing these short stories, checking a website like Duotrope.com can give you an idea about where to submit.

While you might not have 50,000 words to write in November, try 500. *Smile*


This month's question: Members! Send in suggestions to help new flash fiction writers!
Send in your tips and clues below! *Down*


Editor's Picks

Daily Flash Fiction Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
Enter your story of 300 words or less.
#896794 by Arakun the twisted raccoon Author IconMail Icon

A new prompt will be posted every day in the forum at the bottom of this page at approximately midnight WDC time. (Eastern US time). The prompt will have the date of the next day, the day it is due. After the prompt is posted,you'll have about 24 hours to post your entry. 300 words or less.

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#1063687 by Not Available.

Weekly flash fiction contest for the supernatural. 500 words or less.

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The Writer's Cramp Open in new Window. (13+)
Write the best poem or story in 24 hours or less and win 10K GPS!
#333655 by Sophurky Author IconMail Icon

Always great prizes and fun judging in "The Writer's Cramp" Open in new Window., give it a try! Write less than 1000 words or 40 lines of poetry.

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What a Character! : Official WDC Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Create a memorable character using the given prompt for huge prizes!
#1679316 by Writing.Com Support Author IconMail Icon

Site contest this month, dialog only, 2000 words or less. Big prizes!

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The Dialogue 500 Open in new Window. (18+)
Dialogues of 500 words or less.
#941862 by W.D.Wilcox Author IconMail Icon

Want a serious challenge? Try this dialog only contest. Less than 500 words.

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The Weekly Quickie Contest Open in new Window. (18+)
Can you excite in 969 words? Romance+ Contest. -Closed for NaNoWriMo
#1355442 by Dawn Embers Author IconMail Icon

Weekly erotica contest, must write less than 869 words.

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The Lighthouse Poetry Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Contests With A Christian Theme
#1742964 by LMs❤️BrewinMagic Author IconMail Icon

Monthly christian poetry contest. 12 - 40 lines.

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#1485641 by Not Available.

You still have time to nominate a member with a fun holiday handle.

Discreet Dracula - Activity Complete Open in new Window. (13+)
You've heard of Secret Santa but do you dare take part in Discreet Dracula?
#1813576 by Tornado Dodger Author IconMail Icon

A fun Halloween review activity!

A Poem A Day Contest  Open in new Window. (E)
This is a daily contest for anybody who writes poetry.
#1789785 by Itchy Water~fictionandverse Author IconMail Icon

A new prompt every day, 40 line maximum.

 
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Ask & Answer

This month's question: Members! Send in suggestions to help new flash fiction writers!
Send in your tips and clues below!

Last month's question: What are some suggestions for activities your fellow members could host?
Reader responses:
CheerFairy Dutchessbarbie. Author IconMail Icon: In answer to this month's question, actually the last contest I was in WDC Birthday Bash Blog Relay gave me an idea for another type of Relay that I am planning on doing. It will be called The Round Robin Blog Relay. I am still trying to put it together with the help of my SAJ mentor Pat. So I will only share the jest of it here.
1) There will be teams.
2) Each day a prompt will be given
3) Each member of the team writes using the prompt.

Here is what makes it a round robin: Let say your team contain you, me and Pat. -- The prompt for day 1 is: My Favorite Halloween Pet - you would start with a blog using the prompt -- Then I would add to what you wrote -- Then Pat would take what we both wrote finish it. -- Then we post it as a team. -- The next day I would start and it would end with you. -- I am hoping to have it up and running next month with it ending on Halloween. This will be my first contest that I will have put together so any suggestions will be most welcome.

Comment for last month's subject of Time:
JACE Author IconMail Icon: Time--such a simple and yet comlex concept. Thanks for this excellent and important reminder, Leger. Oh, and two things--the official WDC Time clock is located at the bottom of the left column, and all three locations (and any others that exist) only state the time that you opened that page; they don't refresh automatically in case one is worried about meetinig a specific deadline. I use the F5 key in Internet Explorer to refresh my screen to be sure of the correct time. *Smile*
Thanks for the tips Jace!


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