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Sunday 18 May 2014

The Popularity Of 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.

There is an incentive to be able to get going, when there is something to look forward and when there is a reward available. Of course, you will be competing against a field which is competitive, and this may put you off, but it is also a way in which you will improve your skills. You will be able to get feedback from other writers.

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.

There are offline magazines that you may want to get involved in as well, and when someone does spot your talent, then they may want to hire you as a columnist. This is difficult to get involved in, but you need to do this on a regular basis. If you get into a habit of doing this, then you may find that you will find an opening.




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