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Contests & Activities: April 04, 2012 Issue [#4965]

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 This week: Spring is in the Air
  Edited by: Annette Author IconMail Icon
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2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
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About This Newsletter

There was a day, last week or 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 searched for: Portfolio space, helpful reviewers, encouraging groups, style and grammar lessons from peers. Nothing prepared you for the amazing bounty of: Contests & Activities!


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Letter from the editor

*FlowerT* Spring is in the Air *FlowerT*


Spring is a new beginning. Yes, there were New Year's resolutions. Those were good. For a couple of days. Then came the long dark days of February and so all good intentions went back to sleep. Now, it's time to wake up and get the year started for real.

About a week ago, a tree I have on my patio in a pot started flowering. It was a delightful surprise. This tree has lived on the patio for two years by now and never shown me more than green leaves or blank branches. This spring, it is finally showing its true colors. With a little luck and no pests to harm it, I may even get to taste a peach or nectarine from my own tree sometime later this year. I will be sure to report back when the fruit arrives.

Just like that tree, that took its sweet time to show me its pretty blossoms, most of us writers have that one story that lingers in the back of our mind or in the darkest and dustiest parts of our portfolios. Now is the perfect time to wipe the cobwebs off of it and really give it a good spring cleaning. Whether short story, novel, or epic poem give it some attention now. Read it, edit it, submit it. Be sure to keep a copy of its current version for reference.



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Ask & Answer

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For my next newsletter, write me a short piece inspired by spring or Easter. No genre limit, but nothing over 18+ allowed. Submissions have to be typed directly into the comment box below. The best pieces will be featured in my May newsletter. If there are enough entries to make it a real contest, I will give out small prizes. You are limited to a 1000 character maximum. Last day to enter is April 18th before 11:59pm WdC time. The offered mini-contest is run by me Annette Author Icon, not Writing.com.

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