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Greetings Folks! If you've been having problems with your newsfeed not showing the right stuff or other mysterious problems... please logout and then log back into your account. I believe I've found the culprit for this longstanding, random issue... and I think I've fixed it. The problem related to one of the functions that handles the storing of your current session on the site. To reset it and let the new update take hold, please log out of your Writing.Com account and then log back in. Best wishes, ~~SM |
Once again, it's time for me to catch up on the "Good Deeds Get CASH!" judging! I made getting this done one of my 2018 priorities and presto... here's the results for the rest of 2017! I'm sorry for the delay... it's just one of those things that gets back burnered. Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in August 2017! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Review of "Typographical Terror" by Sum1 Third ($10): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Looking Eastward" by Chris Breva Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in September 2017! First ($50): Review of "The Children of the Shadows" by Dee Second ($25): Review of "A Sky Full of Stars" by Lady H Third ($10): Review of "The Snooze Zone (Song of Sleep and Ice)" by JMRobison Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "We are all insane" by DrI Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Reach For the Stars" by LegendaryMask❤️ Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in October 2017! * October was a particularly tough round to judge as all the randomly drawn reviews were pretty excellent! First ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "Dear Ingrid" by Fivesixer Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "The Terrible Gift" by Past Member 'runningwolf04' Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in November 2017! First ($50): Review of "Agate" by iguanamountain Second ($25): Review of "Know Thine Enemy" by Elfin Dragon-finally published Third ($10): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Fruitcake Addiction" by Past Member 'blimprider' Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Jane Austen November Newsletter 2017" by Sunny Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in December 2017! First ($50): Review of "Subject 50-JLY100. 1.2 - Alexa Strovosky" by Shaye Second ($25): Review of "When It Last Snowed" by Choconut ~ House Targaryen Third ($10): Review of "The Gold Rush" by DJGRIFWRITES Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Deeper Friendships" by AJ wants U 2 meet The CanMan! Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Poetry Collection" by Sum1 To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I am the sole judge, so I pick a couple honorable mentions most of the time. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered these past months and who continue to do so! Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster * I think it's all correct. This was a lot of judging and sorting. |
The following winners for the November 2017 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 8 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Pumpkin Patch" by Malister Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Fooled You, Mom!" by THANKful Sonali LOVES DAD Special thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |
The winners for the October 2017 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 9 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "The Wall" by D. Reed Whittaker Second Place - "Home, Sweet Home" by Kit of House Lannister Third Place - "Her Dearest Wish" by Just an Ordinary Boo! ~~SM |
The following winners for the September 2017 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 23 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Science Friction" by 🌕 HuntersMoon Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Buffalo Wings" by Prosperous Snow celebrating ~~SM |
The following winners for the August 2017 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 36 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Lost Heritage" by Charity Marie - <3 Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "The Curse" by Graham Muad'dib ~~ The StoryMaster |
The following winners for the July 2017 running of "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 19 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Rhythms & Writing: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "We'll Rise Up" by Winnie Kay Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Merry-Go-Round" by Voxxylady , ~~ The StoryMaster |
Time to catch up! I've not judged this content for months... and so now I'm totally caught, including July*. Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in April 2017! First ($50): Review of "You and Me could make A Bad Romance" by Tobber Second ($25): Review of "From The Breach: Chapter 1: Dragons" by Graham Muad'dib Third ($10): Review of "Intrusive Thoughts - Pleasant Dreams" by The Dark Faery Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "She wanted him" by Elycia Lee ☮ Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in May 2017! First ($50): Review of "The Contractor" by Max Griffin 🏳️🌈 Second ($25): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($10): Review of "One Wish" by VictoriaKelly Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "One Nice Sunny Day" by PureSciFi Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in June 2017! First ($50): Review of "Life in a Bottle" by S Ferguson~ Prepping for Prep Second ($25): Review of "From The Breach: Ch.8: In Their Midst" by Inkslinger Third ($10): Review of "The Tower's Ravens" by Maryann - House Martell Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Serenity" by HWinB.C. Honorable (50k GPs): Invalid Review by Anonymous Congratulations to the following three winners and two honorable mentions of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in July 2017! First ($50): Review of "Her Trunk" by A Non-Existent User Second ($25): Review of "The Guardians" by Pat ~ Rejoice always! Third ($10): Review of "The Illusion of Changing Tides, Chap. 3 " by Lyn's a sly fox Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Bears" by PureSciFi Honorable (50k GPs): Review of "Black Bird" by DMT - THANK YOU WRITE.COM To select the winners, 10 entries to the contest are randomly selected and then, with the reviewer's name and case hidden, individually ranked according to "Guidelines To Great Reviewing" . Note: I am the sole judge, so I pick a couple honorable mentions most of the time. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered these past months and who continue to do so! Best wishes, ~~ The StoryMaster * I think it's all correct. This was a lot of judging and sorting. |
The following winners for the June 2017 running of "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" were chosen from the 35 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Quotation Inspiration: Official Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Special thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM PS; Ooops, I haven't posted the results for a while. They've all in been listed in their respective contests. I'll try to be more consistent in posting them here again! |
The following winners for the March 2017 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 37 entries submitted. Each entry was judged based on the criteria provided in "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" . Congratulations to the following three winners: First Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Exquirentibus Veritatem (Truth Seeker)" by 🌕 HuntersMoon Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Special thanks to Jaeff | KBtW of the Free Folk for continuing to keep Writing.Com's official site contests running smoothly! ~~SM |