 Contests & Activities: September 25, 2019 Issue [#9771] |
This week: Choose your Contest Edited by: spidey  
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Welcome to the Contests & Activities Newsletter. I'm spidey , and I'm your Editor this week!
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{/u}How to Pick a Contest to Enter{/u}
Often I try to set a goal of entering a specific number of contests throughout the year. Admittedly, I'm terrible at reach this goal, but I try!  I often think to myself, "How do I pick a contest to enter?" There are SO many out there. How do you choose?
 Go with the most visible. It's easy to find contests! Go to "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" to find contests being promoted by WDC members.
Visit your favorites. When you find a contest that looks interesting, add it to your Favorites by clicking the + sign to the right of its title at the top of the screen. That way it will be easier to find in the future, and don't forget to add any contests you enter to your Favorites, so it's easier to find in the future!
Watch for reviews! Members often review contests and you can see their thoughts on them on the public review page. Often you'll also see judges' reviews for contest entries, and hopefully those reviews will contain a link to a contest so you can click and see the contest right away!
Choose your contest by type, genre, prompt, etc. A no-brainer, probably, but you can look for a contest that suits your own style of writing, by looking for one that offers a prompt or genre you already enjoy. Or for an additional challenge, choose one you're not very familiar with! 
Go for the prize! Look at the prizes offered and make your choice that way!
This one is probably my favorite. Click on "Browse by Type" and then click on "Forums." Near the top, select "Newest First" and enter a newly created contest that could use the attention! 
As always, keep on writing!
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My last newsletter, ("Contests & Activities Newsletter (August 28, 2019)" ), and it discussed the judging process. Here is some feedback from last week's Newsletter readers:
For me, the judging process really hangs off whether there is a prompt or not. If a contest has a prompt, then that's my first port of call. If an entry hasn't written to the prompt, then no matter how nicely the story is written, it can't win. It, really, hasn't followed the first rule. In the two contests I run, in the past I have awarded first place to a lesser well-written story because the prompt came through crystal clear over a well-written story where the prompt was missing. If there's no prompt, then judging comes down to the usual - how good the story is, how good the writing is (that includes grammar etc), how much I'm sucked into the world, how much I feel (like or dislike) a character. And I'll read and re-read, though I do often find that gut-feel often picks the same winner as my logical, judging brain.
~ Osirantinous  }
I agree, sticking to the prompt is a deal-breaker for me! And as much as I like to stick to a structure like scoring certain aspects (like grammar, theme, etc.), it often comes down to that gut-feeling! {/c:rose}
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