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Contests & Activities: August 12, 2020 Issue [#10311]




 This week: Make the Most Out of it
  Edited by: Annette
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Table of Contents

1. About this Newsletter
2. A Word from our Sponsor
3. Letter from the Editor
4. Editor's Picks
5. A Word from Writing.Com
6. Ask & Answer
7. Removal instructions

About This Newsletter

Hello participants and hosts of contests & activities, I am Annette and I will be your editor for this issue.


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Letter from the editor

Make the Most Out of it


There was a time when I was in nursing school. I even graduated and I was a nurse for a couple of years. It wasn't for me. But that's not the story I want to tell.

In one of the classes, we had to sit in table groups of 4-5 students and work together. One day, the teacher told the class that each table had to choose the one person who would be the most likely to survive on a deserted island. The other students in the group unanimously chose me. I said that wouldn't be true. If I found myself stranded somewhere, I'd go sit at the foot of palm tree and cry. My fellow nursing students agreed. Yes, I would do that. For an hour maybe. But then I would get up and figure out how to build a hut with the materials on the island.

This year has shown me that they were at least partially right. When shelter in place started, I fell a little bit into a hole, emotionally speaking. To be honest, I'm still not OK with that dang coronavirus. I live in California in a suburb of Los Angeles and we are getting hammered with daily positive cases and worse. But I also know: It's not over until it's over.

With that in mind, no matter how this Covid-19 thing has affected you this year, get up, walk it off, and keep writing and Make the Most Out of it. Because we are writers here on this site. I don't know if it's because some of us have more time right now or always, but there are many contests going on right now. As you very well know, contests are only fun when people take the time to compete in them.

I've listed some contests and fun stuff in the Editor's Picks below, but be sure to check out "Writing Contests @ Writing.Com"  and "Activities @ Writing.Com"  for more. And, even more important: if you are hosting a contest or activity, be sure to post them to these pages. Posting something to your newsfeed is nice, but you won't be reaching the same potential audience because people have to see your newsfeed to know what you're up to. Anyone can go to the official contest & activity pages and find all the things that are going on right now.

If you post a contest or activity to one of those pages between August 12 - August 31 and you let me know in the comment section or in an email, I will make this trinket available to you. Your contest or activity has to be linked to one of these two official Writing.Com pages:

Writing Contests @ Writing.Com  (E)
Writing Contests on Writing.Com are posted here.
#171898 by Writing.Com Support

Activities @ Writing.Com  (E)
The best place to find out what's going on around Writing.Com!
#819558 by Writing.Com Support






Editor's Picks

SURVEY
What a Character! : Official WDC Contest  (E)
Create a memorable character using the given prompt for huge prizes!
#1679316 by Writing.Com Support

Corrupt-A-Wish  (13+)
Be careful what you wish for! A simple but fun and creative game! :)
#1789698 by Zephyrwolf

Corrupt a Wish  (13+)
Make a corruption-proof wish, and corrupt somebody else's wish.
#1988969 by Chriswriter

 
STATIC
With My Own Money  (ASR)
Second Place 'What A Character'!
#2228335 by THANKFUL SONALI Now What?

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#2228334 by Not Available.

FORUM
The Dialogue 500  (18+)
Dialogues of 500 words or less.
#941862 by W.D.Wilcox

FORUM
CLASH!   (13+)
Authors face off through their characters! Follow along & vote each round.
#1908885 by Elle - on hiatus

FORUM
HONORING OUR VETERANS   (ASR)
Of course there's a Veterans Day - EVERY DAY!
#423698 by Monty

 Invalid Item 
This item number is not valid.
#2227015 by Not Available.

FORUM
Roots & Wings Contest  (E)
Can you capture the essence of an ancestor in one story? CLOSED
#1962161 by GeminiGem survived GoT

 
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Ask & Answer

I received the following replies to my last Contests & Activities newsletter "King Cake" 

iKïyå§ama-House Targaryen wrote: Thanks so very much for featuring my activity in your excellent newsletter! *Bigsmile*

Shadow Prowler-Spreading Love wrote: First of all, I would like to say how much I enjoyed this edition of your newsletter. I found it very insightful and motivational. I am the type that absolutely LOVES to plan activities! Some take only a few days/week while others do take much longer depending on how complex or detailed the event needs to be. I love the challenge of bringing something together into a well-orchestrated event. Secondly, I would like to Thank You for including my Character Development page sponsored by Collaboration Station as one of your Editor Picks. I greatly appreciate it and will not forget your kind support.

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