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| Happy Birthday, Writing.Com! Can you believe we are thirteeen years old, ? We are so excited to celebrate this amazing milestone with you! Honestly, in the world of the interwebs, this is HUGE. We have some exciting site updates, the most organized community-run contests and activities that we've ever seen, and a crazy cool beta release that will forever change the way you use Writing.Com.  The Biggest Writers' Block Party EVER!From September 1st through September 7th, Writing.Com is hosting the biggest online block party for writers of all interests! Contests, activities, increased daily rewards, reviewing challenges and rewards, new releases, and sale on Gift Points... don't miss a single thing at "Writing.Com Party Central 2023!"  !  All New Awardicons!Awardicons are virtual ribbons and trophies that can be awarded between members within our community. Now, our 10-year old awardicon system has been given a complete makeover! We've given them an updated look, brand new designs, and a whole new way for you to shop for them. You can now also set the default awardicon NEW DESIGNS AND SHOP LAYOUT Every single awardicon has been redesigned to be bigger and brighter than before. We've increased their size and presence around Writing.Com and added brand new types, including shields, stars, medals, plaques, and trophies! You'll find all of these in our redesigned awardicon shop (click "Shop > Awardicons" in the left navigation). AWARDICONS FOR PORTFOLIOS Now you can give an awardicon to a member's portfolio! Simply type in the member's username in the awardicon shop (instead of an item ID) and the awardicon will automatically display on that member's portfolio to the right of his or her port cover. We are very excited about this new feature and the recognition it can bring to an author. Portfolios are the individualized, personal workspace of each Writing.Com member. If you see a portfolio that is well-organized or find a member who has impressed you with his entire works, award an awardicon! PRETTY TROPHY ROOMS Your trophy room has been completely refurnished! We've given you shelves for trophies and a place to display your ribbons and medals. Click any awardicon in your trophy room to see it in all its new glory! Simply click on any member's handle and choose "Awards" from the drop down menu to view the beautiful trophy rooms around the community. Click the button at the top of any trophy room to award a portfolio an awardicon. A few trophy rooms we feel are quite lovely! SHERRI GIBSON  kiyasama Robert Waltz  ~WhoMe???~  Davy Kraken  blainecindy ...AND EVEN MORE! Did you know that awardicons also count toward a member's community recognition? Well, it does! Every qualified awardicon is worth one community recognition point. Members may also set the default awardicon for display on any item or portfolio that has been awarded multiple times. Awardicons and their earned community recognition is no longer lost when an item is deleted. Awardicons can be hidden by you, if you choose, but hidden awardicons do not count toward community recognition.  Activity IconsYou'll notice a few changes to your left side navigation. We've simplified this area and expanded its potential with our new activity icons:     This is where you will find access to your email, newsfeed, notifications, and instant message console. When you have activity within the community, a number will pop up and let you know. For now, your notifications bell will only notify you of tags and likes. In the future, this area will keep you informed of much more activity that involves you on Writing.Com. There is a lot more to come with this area, so stay tuned.  EmoticonsWe've designed some fun new emoticons to kick off your birthday week:                is {e:badge} is {e:bookopen} is {e:bookstack} is {e:cake} is {e:cake2} is {e:cake3} is {e:coincopper} is {e:coingold} is {e:coinsilver} is {e:mustache} is {e:mustachel} is {e:mustacher} is {e:notepad} is {e:notepady} is {e:tiara} is {e:trophyg} is {e:trophys} is {e:trophyb}Watch "Site News & Announcements" daily through September 7th for our daily new releases, which will open around Midnight (WdC time) each night.  Drag and Drop BETAWe are ridiculously excited about our newest beta release: drag and drop your Word doc right into your portfolio! Just drag any Word document onto any Writing.Com page and the system will quickly import it and put it into your portfolio. Upload edits to your item simply by dragging your new file into the edit screen or while viewing the item. There are two types of files that Writing.Com can create for you: SIMPLE and COMPLEX. Simple files deal mainly with text, fonts, colors and basic formatting. Complex files may include tables, columns, and more colors. Choose the right selection for your document and let the WdC system do the rest! This is beta. It does not support images in the documents and, for now, this allows for the creation of static items only. We do have much more to come with this feature! We do expect bugs, and when you find any, please report them in "Bug Reporting" .  Thank YOU!Wow, guys... thirteen years. We are beyond proud of this community, our wonderful members, and the camaraderie that we have here. It is a rare enough feat for any website to survive a year on the internet and HERE WE ARE. Thank you, writers. Thank you for being here. Thank you for allowing us to create this amazing place for you. We can't even begin to express how appreciative we are of your creativity, activity, interactions, and support. We hope you have a great time celebrating with us this week. We look forward to seeing many of you around the site... invite every writer you know to come and join the party! Cheers! The StoryMistress  and The StoryMaster  |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! First ($100): Review of "Hot Hatch"  by Spawn of Sylvia Plath   Second ($50): Invalid Review by Anonymous Third ($25): Invalid Review by AnonymousRemember, we choose 10 entered reviews randomly and then SMs, SM and I individually rank those 10 reviews. I combine our rankings and from that we get our top 3 winners. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. This contest runs monthly and is open to all members of Writing.Com. To enter, check the box labeled Submit to "Good Deeds Get CASH!" in the area below the review box of the item you are reviewing!~Diane |
The following winners for the July 2013 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 13 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 New Green Party" by Jeff  Second Place - "Fox Hunt" by Joy  Third Place - "Of Damsels and Warriors" by Graham B. ~Diane The contest for August is "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" . Write a story based on the picture prompt to win! |
| Greetings Members, Your Community Recognition total now includes your qualified Awardicons! Just like Merit Badges in CR, Awardicons have to be qualified to count... All awards are qualified except for those awards received from the same member within a 14 day period. Multiple Awardicons received from the same member only qualify if they are given more than 2 weeks (14 days) apart. This helps to ensure Community Recognition is based on a wider, more diverse cross section of members within our community and not just one or two generous friends. (Because of the number of recognition opportinuties offered by Writing.Com, awards from Staff Portfolios are exempt from the 14 day exclusion and all awards from Staff are qualified.) Write On! ~~SM |
The following winners for the June 2013 running of "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" were chosen from the 32 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 - "Big Brother" by Kit  Second Place - "Pondering the Impenetrable" by A E Willcox  Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor ~Diane |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! First ($100): Review of "Song of the Sirens" by Dawn Embers  Second ($50): Review of "How I Learned To Fly" by Jeremy Scott Third ($25): Review of "Light" by Sum1  As always, we choose 10 entered reviews randomly and then SMs, SM and I individually rank those 10 reviews. I combine our rankings and from that we get our top 3 winners. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. ~Diane |
| The following winners for the May 2013 running of "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 18 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 - "Uppity" by mikema63 Third Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Thanks to the judges for their time and attention! ~Diane  The contest for June is: "Journey Through Genres: Official Contest" |
Congratulations to the following three winners of "Good Deeds Get CASH!" ! First ($100): Review of "What if it's Not About You?" by A Non-Existent User Second ($50): Review of "The Terrible Plan" by Olivia: Hockey KAZ-POL 3:1  Third ($25): Invalid Review by AnonymousRemember, we choose 10 entered reviews randomly and then SMs, SM and I individually rank those 10 reviews. I combine our rankings and from that we get our top 3 winners. Thanks to everyone who reviewed and entered this month. ~Diane You too can win cash for reviewing! Enter "Good Deeds Get CASH!" today! |
The following winners for the April 2013 running of "What a Character! : Official WDC Contest" were chosen from the 22 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 Confession" by Professor Q Second Place - "Storms Make Oaks Root" by Bikerider  Third Place - "Another Kind of Luck " by Dr Matticakes Myra ~Diane Contest for May: "Short Shots: Official WDC Contest" |
| The following winners for the running of "Hook Us!" were chosen from the 17 entries that advanced to Round Two. Congratulations to the following three winners: Winner of the $750 credit from InstantPublisher.Com plus $250 cash** is: "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Second Place - "Invalid Item" by A Guest Visitor Third Place - "Query Letter" by Andrea Cefalo Thanks to everyone who entered and especially to the judges for their time and consideration of each entry! ~Diane ** Cash payouts will be made via PayPal; winner must have or open a PayPal account to receive the prize money. As an alternative to a PayPal pay out, winners may opt to have their winnings paid via Writing.Com Gift Points. |
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