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#9489:	For Authors	April 10, 2019
Networking, Promotion, Feedback Resources to use for networking with others, promoting your own work, and soliciting feedback Did you know these resources existed for networking with writers, promoting yourself, and getting feedback?

#7437:	Comedy	January 20, 2016
The Comedy of Drag Drag Queens have their own brand of comedy and it's one of my personal favorites. Can it be brought to writing? Ever seen a Drag comedy show? If you haven't, you're missing out on comedy gold! Now, can we transition it to writing?

#7425:	Contests & Activities	January 13, 2016
Withstanding the Test of Time What contests and activities have stood with the time of WDC? What does it really take to withstand the test of time with a contest or activity?

#7386:	Short Stories	December 23, 2015
Holiday Inspirations The holidays are an inspiration for stories but are you falling into the common story rut? What's inspiring about the holidays can lead to some uninteresting stories. How can we break out of the holiday norm?

#7378:	Contests & Activities	December 16, 2015
The Next Big Thing What will the next big thing be? A contest, an auction or raffle? Will you be the one to create it? Are you going to be the one to create the next big contest or activity that has everyone talking?

#7332:	Contests & Activities	November 18, 2015
Contest Judging Guidelines What do contest judges go through and what would you be getting into if you judge a contest? Being a contest judge can be tough. Can you handle it?

#7309:	Contests & Activities	November 04, 2015
Getting Started: Raffles Some tips and tricks to creating and running your own raffle! Have you participated in a raffle and thought about starting your own? Learn how!

#7297:	Short Stories	October 28, 2015
Get Visual: Mindmaps Part two of my series on getting visual with short stories: creating and using mindmaps Can you get your mind in order enough to create a mindmap for a story?

#7279:	Short Stories	October 21, 2015
Get Visual: Storyboards Sometimes the best way to plan a story is to do it without all the words. Storyboards are for visual media but what if we could work with them to write even better stories?

#7252:	Contests & Activities	October 07, 2015
Getting Started: Auctions Some tips for starting your own auction! Ever wanted to start an auction? I'll help you get started!

#7175:	Contests & Activities	August 26, 2015
The Big 15: WDC's 15th Birthday Gearing up for WDC's 15th Birthday celebrations! What can you expect to see for this landmark birthday of Writing.Com?

#7151:	For Authors	August 12, 2015
Constructive Criticism Learn how to give constructive criticism and incorporate it in your own work. Why should you use constructive criticism? What makes it so great?

#7128:	Contests & Activities	July 29, 2015
Challenge Yourself Challenge yourself when either entering activities or running them How can you push the envelope and challenge yourself to get the most out of contests and activities?

#7092:	Short Stories	July 08, 2015
Realistic Characterization Are your characters fully thought out or are they one dimensional? How can you make them more realistic? What makes a character more than one dimensional and how can you add that depth?

#7050:	For Authors	June 17, 2015
Creative Outlets There are many other creative outlets and utilizing them could potentially help your writing. What kinds of creative outlets do you use that could enhance your writing?

#7019:	Contests & Activities	June 03, 2015
How much is too much? We all love promoting our writing, contests and activities but how much promotion is too much? Do you ever get annoyed at someone who posts their stuff too much? What about it annoys you?

#6923:	Contests & Activities	April 08, 2015
The Neglected LGBT+ What does it mean to incorporate this genre into a contest or activity? Why do a number of people avoid it? n/a

#6869:	Contests & Activities	March 11, 2015
Get the Most of Your Newsfeed Are you using your newsfeed as best you can? What else can you do with it? n/a

#6839:	Short Stories	February 18, 2015
Are you showing or telling? Are you showing us a story or are you just telling us? n/a

#6747:	For Authors	December 31, 2014
Where are we? Where are we going? Looking at the year behind you in writing and figuring out where to go from here in the year ahead. n/a

#6708:	Contests & Activities	December 10, 2014
Finding Time Finding time in a busy schedule for running activities can be difficult but not impossible n/a

#6659:	Contests & Activities	November 12, 2014
Finding Inspiration How can you find inspiration in prompts that aren't inspiring? n/a

#6629:	Short Stories	October 29, 2014
Where's the story? A short story is not complete without those key elements that actually make it a story. n/a

#6605:	Contests & Activities	October 15, 2014
What's the Deadline? Following deadlines for contests and activities are key to keeping them run smoothly. n/a

#6505:	Contests & Activities	August 20, 2014
Contests for Newbies There are a large number of contests just for newbies. Have you checked them out yet? n/a

#6487:	For Authors	August 13, 2014
It's All In The Marketing You may have some awesome writing but if you can't market it, it won't get you anywhere! n/a

#6440:	Contests & Activities	July 23, 2014
Contest Trepidation Let's help you get over your fear of entering contests on WDC n/a

#6434:	Contests & Activities	July 16, 2014
Rainy Day On Rainy Day there's not much that you may want to do, but here are some ideas! n/a

#6397:	Contests & Activities	June 25, 2014
Bring On The Conflict Stories entered in contests have to stand out and conflict is the best way to make that happen n/a

#6341:	Contests & Activities	May 28, 2014
Take A Trip Do you ever feel uninspired for a contest entry or new activity? Take a trip and see what sparks a thought! n/a

#6244:	Contests & Activities	April 02, 2014
Drawing Attention Through Visuals Does your contest or activity lack the attention it deserves? Try drawing interest with images! n/a

#6226:	For Authors	March 26, 2014
LGBT in Literature A look at the presence and impact of LGBT culture in the literary world. n/a

#6090:	Contests & Activities	January 08, 2014
Resolve to be Active With the new year here, what better way to start it off than resolving to be more active around WDC? n/a

#5997:	Contests & Activities	November 13, 2013
Contest Prompts: Good, Bad, or Mediocre? Prompts can decide whether someone will enter a contest or not. What makes a good prompt or a bad one? n/a

#5949:	Contests & Activities	October 16, 2013
Make It Original Originality is something desired in our writing, so why not in our contests and activities? n/a

#5923:	Short Stories	October 02, 2013
Music as a Tool Music can be used to get your mind into a story, set the mood, keep you writing, or inspire the whole thing. n/a

#5895:	Contests & Activities	September 18, 2013
Timing Is Key Knowing the best times to run a contest or activity can make (or break) the turnout n/a

#5821:	Short Stories	August 07, 2013
Adding Experience Writing from experience can add a more personal touch in a story that shines through to your readers. n/a

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