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Contests & Activities: November 25, 2020 Issue [#10491]




 This week: Dear Me and Resolutions
  Edited by: Legerdemain
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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

The purpose of this newsletter is to highlight some of the current contests and activities on the site, help educate members on how to host contests and activities, and provide clues to submit quality entries to contests. Write to me if you'd like something in particular covered.

This week's Contests and Activities Editor
Legerdemain


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Letter from the editor


Dear Me and Resolutions


Did you enter the Dear Me contest in the past? Were there some promises and resolutions added in that letter? Before the holidays go into full swing, take a look at what your goals were for 2020. I know, I know it's been crazy out there. But you might be close to reaching a goal. With a month left in the year and a perhaps a little extra time on your hands, you could still reach for the stars!

WDC is going to do an awesome "Season Tickets (not open yet, but soon) for some fabulous gift giving. If you don't have a plethora of gift points, a little review, story or poem for a WDC friend might be nice, right? We all understand that life, family and friends away from the keyboard are important, but do peek in to enjoy the festivities here on the site.

Check out the holiday contests and activities linked here on the newsletter but also promoted on the site. You can find the listings by going to the left navigation panel, click Community > Contests (or Activities) If you're hosting something fun, do be sure to post your item over on the lists. If you don't have time to participate, leave a review or encourage others participating. It's fun to know others are involved and a great way to meet other members from the site!

As always, Write On, and participate!


This month's question: Do you review contests or activities? What do you look for and comment on? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!


Editor's Picks


FORUM
Secret Santa - Closed  (18+)
A fun way to get in the holiday spirit!
#1494614 by Legerdemain

Editor self-promo - join this fun activity and gift another member anonymously.

GROUP
Greatness in Gratitude  (E)
A group for positivity.
#2237909 by Legerdemain

Editor self-promo - Let's keep things simple. Create a static item, a journal or simply post the things you're grateful for in your notebook. These will be positive things only. And please, no back door passive aggressive, no dry snitch, no slipping that negative note under the door. It doesn't have to be a huge thing, it doesn't have to be glorious. Keep your posts 18+ and under.

 Invalid Item 
This item number is not valid.
#2237798 by Not Available.

Excerpt: 3 Simple steps to winning an exclusive MB! // 1) Write a 300 word rant on what 2020 was to you. Was is kind or cruel? Pour out your feelings! // 2) Write a short, supportive and encouraging review to an the entry right below yours. Let's support each other during these hard times. // 3) Win any one of the 3 exclusive MBs of your choosing! (make sure to mention in your forum post which MB you would like. If no MB in particular is mentioned, we will send you the coffee lovers MB by default. The MBs will be sent within 1-3 days depending on if CRs are available)

 
QUIZ
Wonderful World of Grapes!  (18+)
Test your knowledge of all things grape-y.
#2230610 by Petra Pansky

Excerpt: Come get lightly confuzzled with me.

FORUM
Take up Your Cross  (E)
This will be a daily blog forum.
#2225667 by Chris Breva

Excerpt: This will be a daily blog forum. I am a student in seminary. One of the subjects that has become near and dear to my heart is spiritual formation and kingdom living.

Fill in the Blank  (18+)
Put your spin on these quotes!
#1349558 by Elisa the Bunny Stik

Excerpt: Hands up if you loathe cliche! I thought so. Well, if you like to mock it, you've come to the right place! Every couple weeks or so, I'll post a cliche, overused or just plain amusing quote. With each one, I'll leave a spot blank. This is where you put in your own word or phrase to breathe some new life into these sayings.

 "Like A Song" Short Story Contest!  (E)
"Like A Song" Short Story Contest! Round 2 Starts 03/01/2021 and Ends 03/31/2021!
#2238102 by Revelry new writings soon

Excerpt: This will be a prompt contest based around the music genre.

 
FORUM
End of 2020 Raffle --CLOSED  (E)
Ending the year with some fun - 1000 GPS each ticket
#2237305 by Maryann - House Martell

November 9 through noon WDC time on December 9th.

SURVEY
Journey Through Genres: Official Contest  (E)
Write a short story in the given genre to win big prizes!
#1803133 by Writing.Com Support

Excerpt: The task is simple: Write a short story using the prompt "Alternate History" as inspiration!

 
STATIC
Good Deeds Get CASH!  (E)
Write reviews to win cash prizes!
#1908150 by Writing.Com Support

Excerpt: Authors on Writing.Com are looking for good, useful feedback... and of course, exposure within Writing.Com. You can do a good deed by reviewing any qualifying item* on Writing.Com and you might win! Enter as many times as you want to increase your odds of being selected as a prize winner! The submission deadline is: 11:59 pm EST on the last day of every month.

 
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Ask & Answer


This month's question: Do you review contests or activities? What do you look for and comment on? Send in your answer below! *Down* Editors love feedback!

Last month's "Contests & Activities Newsletter (October 28, 2020) question: Do you have plans in place for the holiday contest/activities?


jolanh : I plan to finish my Excite when you write course.

Kåre Enga in Udon Thani : I don't celebrate those holidays so I personally find some of the contests and activities difficult. I know that I'm welcome to join in but please ask and don't be offended when I say no. That goes for real life as well.

s :
Ah, Christmas... the commercialisation of a Christian festival that appropriated older pagan celebrations...

My birthday. The start of summer. Summer school holidays for my kids. I tend not to get a lot of writing done in December as my kids are more available to visit their old man and so, apart from university study, I'll probably wind down. When it gets really hot in January/February (provided we don't get too many bushfires) then ,my writing will pick up as I sit under the air conditioner, avoiding going outside.

TheBusmanPoet : None.

bryanmchunter: Not as of this time. I plan to spend my holiday season watching my favorite Christmas movies and specials.

Mikel Bardsdale : Any ideas?

tj ~ endeavors to persevere! : Planning ahead for a couple months? Plans for the holidays? ****, the way this years been going, I'm doing good to plan ahead for the week; we made plans last weekend to visit my mother-in-law this weekend, but since we may have had a Covid exposure, that's already changed.

elephantsealer : With coronavirus still dragging its tail and infecting people, I thought I should get down and plan to write a fiction with a happy ending.

Odessa Molinari : With Nano, I don't have time to organise anything for the holidays but I am planning to start something in the new year. Any ideas as to what genres are missing from the current contests?

Thank you to everyone responding to the newsletter questions, it's very rewarding to receive feedback!

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