Jumat, 16 Mei 2014

Getting The Most From A Free Monthly Writing Contest

By Minnie Whitley


There are a lot of people who like to write. One way of improving is by getting involved in a free monthly writing contest. This will help you with your vocabulary, your sentence structure and your basic creativity. The more you practice in this way, the better you will become. You will be able to see what others are doing as well.

If you do your research, you will find that there were many famous writers who were rejected, but they preserved and eventually they came through strong. Usually you will be able to find websites that are focused on writing and this is what they do to promote them. They have a community of writers, which is nice to join in.

Some of these sites are for more creative people and it is for people who have English majors or who are perhaps in the journalism field, for example. Others are more basic, and you will just be allowed to write something which is more of a guide. However, it should be understandable and easy to read.

There are also usually a handful of pointers, depending on where you go and you can be guided in a certain direction by other members of the community. You may be looking for sentence structure or vocabulary. It may be a good thing to submit an article to someone and get some feedback. It is important to develop a thick skin at this stage.

A lot of people become despondent when the same person keeps on winning. However, you have to bear in mind, that the judges can't have sympathy for you because you are trying. They may leave feedback, but they have to judge articles based on the best structured. This often comes from someone who has the most experience.

However, you can pick up some good advice in a professional writing forum. You may even find that you are getting good points for the way you are writing. There are a lot of people who have taught themselves in this way. It is not necessary to go to university, and it is a way in picking up a mentor. It is always good to have someone like this encouraging you.

You can find contests which are more specific and relate to a certain topic. This is great if this is your passion or something that you specialize in. They may not be a writing site that relates to creativity and journalism, but they could be something that revolves around psychology, for example. They may need your ideas, if this is your field.

If you are in a particular line of work, then you can find an online site or a magazine offline which provides contests to write for. This is one way of providing opinions and thoughts that other writers who have the journalism experience can't share as well. You will have more passion by sharing a hobby or something that you are interested in. In this way, they may want you to return and write more the next month.




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