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The Birthday Week is Over... Now What?
Now that all of the glitz and glamour has passed, can you still get involved?
There were TONS of stuff to do last week! My very first week on WdC was the birthday week, and it was just amazing. I was overwhelmed, and amused, and... well, I didn't mind. But then, after the first week, I just didn't know what to do anymore.
What I'll do today is show you some places to get started, and keep moving. They are pages that ebb and flow with use, so you can use them to find ways to stay active.
On your left toolbar, there is a link that says Things to Do & Read. Here are some cool things you can find beneath it:
 On " Activities @ Writing.Com" [ E], you can find activities to participate in. Activities are anything available for participation that aren't contests - raffles, fundraisers, campfires, .... all sorts of fun stuff.
On " Writing Contests @ Writing.Com" [ E] is where you can find contests to enter! There are always ways to participate. One that is incredibly reliable is " The Writer's Cramp" [ 13+], and has a new prompt and winner EVERY DAY! There's always something to do.
On " Please Review" [ E], you can see who is requesting a review, and jump right on in there and give them some feedback. This will also usually earn you some additional GPs, which can always come in handy.
On " The Blog Board" [ E], you can see others putting their thoughts in their blogs, and you can meet new friends and leave some comments.
These are just a few ways you can stay involved. As always, have fun, and write on! |
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I had several replies to the question in my last newsletter where I asked what sort of feedback is the most useful. It is from the newsletter here: "Noticing Newbies Newsletter (August 13, 2014)"
There is little for me to say back, but hey, this is some great feedback for those wanting to review! You actually get to see what they would like in a review.
Doug Rainbow  said, "An copy edit is not a review. Remember what your 9th grade English teacher did to your themes? That was copy editing. Now read a book review in the Sunday newspaper. That is a review. A review will inform, entertain, motivate you to read, or maybe even make you angry. But it does not tell you where to place the commas. My advice: read for substance, not for comma placement. And review for substance too."
Steven Alexander said, "With my own personality, I find it is hard for me to be critical or negative unless it is of the slightest degree. I have read a few things that I have found not of my liking but rather than giving a negative review, just go on to the next story."
Siobhan Falen said, "I love an actual critique of my work. I feed off the compliments as my ego definitely needs stroking, but I look forward the most to in-depth reviews where they point out my weaknesses as well as my strengths. I want to be the strongest writer I can be and I can't if all I get is fluff. ~Siobhan"
Nyx said, "For a while, I have had a love-hate relationship with reviewing. I feel as if I just can't get my opinion across no matter how many words I type. It's very difficult for me at times. And yes, I do prefer the reviews that can give me GP, but only because that's the only way I have at the moment to upgrade my membership. And while I'm at it, I might as well contribute to the question of the week; in my opinion, I believe that reviews should include what the reviewer thinks of the idea of the story itself, the composition, and the all important grammar."
BIG BAD WOLF is hopping  said, "The most helpful aspect is when people point out things that I missed - like missnaming someone that had a different name, as it were.
As for my Least Helpful review - I just got 4 1 stars from a guy that didn't like my things because they "didn't fit the search term he'd used". They were so bad I had to "Hide" them - never did that before - as they just plain degraded the items."
Whiskerfaceschoolsout!  said, "If I put something on the public review board, I really like to receive a response to anything I've asked for help with specifically, such as punctuation. I especially like to know if my point is clear or if something is confusing. A suggestion of somewhere to look for something, such as a poetry website, is always welcome. Whiskerface"
Elfin Dragon-finally published said, "For me, the most helpful feedback I can receive from any reviewer is actually criticism. It may be framed cautiously, but if it's there and they tell me why I can often get a better picture of what I've written. I can often better improve my work from that criticism. Sometimes I feel that not enough of us are willing to tell others how we truly feel about something we've read, where we think someone may have "gone wrong" in a piece. (as it were). But if we phrase it right, I think it will only make us better writers. We need criticism of our work so we can take a closer look at it and remember that re-writes are not a bad thing. Every new word helps us and our work grow." |
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