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Contests & Activities: August 24, 2016 Issue [#7804]

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 This week: Sweet Sixteen
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3. Letter from the Editor
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Sweet Sixteen


Here we are again, one week from the biggest party of the year.


You thought you can breathe between GoT and NaNoWriMoPrep? Think again.


Any minute now, you will see that little balloon pop up on the left side bar. With that balloon comes a link. Click on it on September 1 - September 7 and for the rest of the month as many times as possible. It will be grand. It will be colorful. There will be writing, reviewing, gift points, raffles, and many more things to celebrate Writing.Com's sixteenth birthday.

That week is always filled with excitement and usually the site Master and Mistress treat us to cool new features to the site, fun new emoticons, and other unique stuff.

In the meantime, don't forget to take part in all of the things already going on here on the site. "Activities @ Writing.Com" Open in new Window. and "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" Open in new Window. are flowing over with new contests, long lived contests, and one really old contest open again.




Editor's Picks

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The Lighthouse Poetry Contest Open in new Window. (E)
Contests With A Christian Theme
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A Romance Contest - winners announced Open in new Window. (13+)
A short story contest for the Seasons of Romance: August = Winter
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October Novel Prep Challenge Open in new Window. (13+)
A month-long novel-planning challenge with prizes galore.
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WEIRD TALES CONTEST  Open in new Window. (18+)
A Contest Inspired by the Old Pulp Fiction Covers of Weird Tales Magazine
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The Dialogue 500 Open in new Window. (18+)
Dialogues of 500 words or less.
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World Weavers' Championship Open in new Window. (13+)
Closed for judging
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Celebrity Handles of WdC !!! Open in new Window. (13+)
Every handle tells a story ... so what's yours?!
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A Steampunk World, created by members of STaG. All are welcome to join!
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If someone says 'Are you okay?' and you say 'Yes' (or 'No'), what does that mean?
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Ask & Answer

I got the following replies to my last newsletter "Hone Your Skills" Open in new Window.

Jellyfish Author Icon wrote: *Smile* - loved this NaNoNette Author Icon - personally I detest that phrase to "get out of your comfort zone" - After all, If I'm not COMFORTABLE with doing something, why on Earth would I put myself through it? *Laugh* *Facepalm* Especially when it is a hobby and something I am supposed to enjoy doing!!

Yep. I remember the day somebody told me I should write a limerick. I really don't know how and I didn't feel like finding out what makes a limerick. And here I am, years later still blissfully ignorant about limericks. *Laugh*

jerics wrote: Your Point is true. I mention that with encouraging means of saying do what you feel is best if it is non violent not demeaning, racial or derogatory or gender bashing then by all means go for it. Your limit is beyond the sky.

You have a lot of rules for writing. I kind of agree that hate speech writing is not fun, but when it comes to writing, I'd rather not impose too many rules. I'd rather have a person write what they feel and behave nice the rest of the time.


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