The following winners for the August 2010 running of "Good Deeds Go Noticed"  were chosen from the 172 entries submitted.

First: EarlyHours-A Vigilante Ranger
Second: A.J. Lyle
Third: Neko ♥ Away

Sadly, one entry had to be disqualified for not following the rules. Please be certain to read the rules outlined in "Good Deeds Go Noticed"  prior to submitting your entry.

In honor of Writing.Com's 10th birthday, there will be 10 winners in the September round with increased prizes so start reviewing!

~Diane


 

For each of the ten days during our celebration, we will release something new for you to use! These are new additions to the site and will stick around after the birthday festivities end, of course!

But, again, a reminder to check out Scrolling Messages for your chance at some Gift Points. Our birthday elves gave away over 150,000 Gift Points on the second day with their little challenges. Click the icon in the left column to open the IM & Scrolling Messages console. Watch for the elves see if you can win some Gift Points! And, of course, there's also some good conversation going on in scroll, too.

And now....

Day 3: September 3, 2010
For our third celebration day, we have another fun set of TEN new emoticons that include:
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:baseball}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:basketball}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:bowling}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:football}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:golf}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:pool}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:soccer}

          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:tack}

          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:vine1}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:vine2}

We've also released one new community Merit Badge!

         
              Gothic

And to top off today's new releases, here's another brand new Skin!

For each of the ten days during our celebration, we will release something new for you to use! These are new additions to the site and will stick around after the birthday festivities end, of course!

But fiirst a reminder to check out Scrolling Messages for your chance at some Gift Points. Our birthday elves gave away over 200,000 Gift Points on the first day with their little challenges. Click the icon in the left column to open the IM & Scrolling Messages console. Watch for the elves see if you can win some Gift Points!

And now....

Day 2: September 2, 2010
For our second celebration day, we have another nifty set of TEN new emoticons that include:
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:candleB}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:candleO}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:candleG}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:candleP}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:candleR}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:candleV}

          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:female}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:male}

          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:music1}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:music2}

We've also released one new community Merit Badge!

         
              Signatures

And to top off today's new releases, here's another brand new Skin!

Special thanks to The StoryMistress
for all these great graphical goodies!

For each of the ten days during our celebration, we will release something new for you to use! These are new additions to the site and will stick around after the birthday festivities end, of course!

Here's Day 1:

Day 1: September 1, 2010
For our first celebration day, we have a cool set of TEN new emoticons that include:
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatB}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatO}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatG}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatP}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatR}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatV}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatY}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:partyhatBL}

          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:hourglass}
          : displayed with the WritingML code of {e:starstruck}

We've also released two new Merit Badges, one for you to use and one that is given out by Staff only!

         
              Welcome

         
         Writing.Com Birthday (Handed out by Staff Only)

Here's a brand new Skin to flaunt, as well!

Celebrating *10* Years of Writing.Com: Giveaways, Contests, & More!

Hello Members,

Writing.Com is ten years old!

We want to sincerely thank everyone for making this site such a creative and inspirational success. It's been a wonderful decade for us, and we are excited to see what the next ten years (and beyond!) holds in store for this incredible community.

A special thanks goes out to our Moderators, Senior Mods and Diane for their dedication to and support of our members. Another thank you is extended to our Preferred Authors for their participation and activity throughout Writing.Com. And a big huge thank you to ALL of our members for making this the best online writing community around! We couldn't imagine a better environment in which to spend our time.

Starting today, September 1st and continuing through the 10th, we are hosting our biggest celebration ever! We are holding "ten"-themed contests, running birthday activities, releasing new "things" and giving away over 10 million Gift Points! Creativity and inspiration awaits you, so jump right in and get started!

"Writing.Com Party Central 2011!" 
For complete and current celebration details about the contests, activities and special releases during the first ten days of September, you will want to visit "Writing.Com Party Central 2011!" . This page is bursting with things to do, reasons to write and rewards for reviews. It lists all of our official festivities, plus many member-run activities! Each day, we will also release something new for the community and it will be posted in "Writing.Com Party Central 2011!"  first! So be sure to add this item to your favorites so you can see as soon as it is updated!

Giving Away Over 10 Million Gift Points!
During our ten-day celebration for our 10th birthday, we will be giving away over 10 million Gift Points! From the Writing.Com contests to daily rewards to the review mixer, there are plenty of ways for you to score loads of Gift Points. You will even get 1,000 Gift Points per day just for logging in. And don't forget about all of the member-run birthday contests and activities that we have highlighted in "Writing.Com Party Central 2011!" !

10 Million Gift Points to RAOK!
In honor of our birthday, we are also giving 10 million Gift Points to "RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group" ! This donation will enable RAOK to continue to give Upgraded memberships to our active members who need assistance. We are proud of how many members RAOK has helped so far and excited to be a part of that! Feeling festively generous, send your own Gift Point donation to "RAOK Upgrade Brigade Group" ! (And read below to see what deal you can get on GPs right now...)

10% Back in Gift Points For Orders in "The Writing.Com Shop" 
For every order placed in "The Writing.Com Shop"  during September 1-10, 2010, we will give back to you 10% of your order's total in Gift Points! Purchase a one-year Premium membership at the regular price and you will receive 139,950 in Gift Points. Buy a 3-month Upgraded membership, and you'll receive 19,950 back in Gift Points. Buy 1 million Gift Points, and you'll receive an extra 100,000! And if you order tangible items like mugs, t-shirts, journals and more, we'll even include your shipping in that 10% back. We're that excited to be turning 10!

Be sure to head over to "Writing.Com Party Central 2011!"  to get started with our celebration... you won't want to miss a thing!

Enjoy and HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ALL OF US!
         The StoryMistress and The StoryMaster

 

The following winners for the July 2010 running of "What a Character!"  were chosen from the 51 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character!" . Congratulations to the following three winners:

First Place - "14B"   by iKïyå§ama
Second Place - "Interview with an Emoticon"   by Indelibleink
Third Place - "Interview with a Sixth-Grader"   by Merrijane

The judges will send reviews shortly. We have decided to modify the rule that prohibits changes to entries after the deadline. In order to accommodate that change, judges are now using their review tool to save the reviews and will send them after winners are announced.

~Diane

  "The key to change... is to let go of fear." ~Rosanne Cash
Use the quote above as inspiration and enter "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" !

Like to review? Enter "Good Deeds Go Noticed"  for a chance to be rewarded with gift points and an exclusive merit badge.
 

Greetings, members!

We've made a few small (but very important!) updates to Writing.Com...

For Upgraded members and above, the IM Log has been tabbed! It's now a little easier to follow your conversations using the "Complete Log" tab. You now have quick access to your "Sent IMs" and "Received IMs", as well.

The Favorite Authors page has returned! You'll find this by visiting your My Account area and clicking on your "Favorites" tab. There is also a direct link located under the My Account --> My Favorites menu in your left column navigation.

Your "Favorites" tab navigation (located in your Account area) now uses the same consistent titles as the rest of the tabs on Writing.Com, showing: Recently Updated | Favorite Authors | Items By Favorite Authors | Daily Update.

Your Daily Update (located under your "Favorites" tab) now allows you to page through the past 7 days.

The Gift Point tabs (located in your Gift Point area) have been renamed: Send Gift Points, Shop with Gift Points, and Gift Point Logs.

The Get Started and F.A.Q. areas (linked from the top of every page) have been rewritten into "Writing.Com 101"  and are now current with our recent site changes. Please see: "Get Started With Your Account"  and "Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)" .

For 24-hours only, we are running a Pop Contest on Facebook today! The task is quite simple and the prizes are substantial... head over there and check it out for complete details!

http://www.facebook.com/writingcom

Good luck, everyone!
-SMs
 

The following winners for the July 2010 running of "Good Deeds Go Noticed"  were chosen from the 200 entries submitted.

First: eyestar-computer stopped!
Second: Lee: Namaste!
Third: Marsha

Beginning with the current round, reviews of the drawn winners will be judged and final winning position (1st through 3rd) will be determined by review quality. If the quality of the reviews are equal, the original virtual dice results will be used for determining the order. (Quality will be determined by Writing.Com using "Guidelines To Great Reviewing"  as our guide.)

Thanks to all who entered and more importantly, reviewed! This contest runs monthly so keep reviewing and entering for your chance to win.

~Diane

  "The key to change... is to let go of fear." ~Rosanne Cash
Use the quote above as inspiration and enter "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" !

 

Just a quick reminder for everyone to make sure you click the on forums, groups and other items to add them into your Favorites! This icon is located in the header of any item on Writing.Com. When an item is included in your personal favorites, it will automatically rotate in your right column and move to the top as soon as it is updated. This makes it very convenient for you to see when your favorite items have been edited in some way and keeps you on top of the interaction within the community! For more information, please see: My Favorites and Fans.

Enjoy your day!
-SMs