{"id":6163,"date":"2016-11-10T13:48:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:48:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/?p=6163"},"modified":"2016-11-10T13:59:51","modified_gmt":"2016-11-10T20:59:51","slug":"are-writing-contests-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/are-writing-contests-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Writing Contests For You?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Writing-contest-and-pen.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-6165 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/thewritespot.us\/marlenecullenblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Writing-contest-and-pen-300x227.jpg\" alt=\"writing-contest-and-pen\" width=\"300\" height=\"227\" \/><\/a>Do\u00a0you enter writing contests?\u00a0 If you do, please share your experience here or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WritersForumTheWriteSpot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Writers Forum Facebook<\/a> page.<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t enter writing contests, why not?\u00a0 Share your reasons here or on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/WritersForumTheWriteSpot\/\" target=\"_blank\">Writers Forum Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Writing contests give me short pieces to concentrate on, in between my bigger works. Contests allow me to write in genres that I never would have otherwise, causing me to do research, which helps me to grow as a writer.<\/p>\n<p>Contests motivate me to write and challenge me to meet a certain word quota. This forces me to pare down my story to its essentials, choosing my adjectives very carefully, and paying close attention to my word choices.&#8221; \u2014 Jeanne Jusaitis, First Place Winner of The 2016 Steampunk Contest, sponsored by <a href=\"http:\/\/redwoodwriters.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Redwood Writers<\/a>, a branch of the California Writers Club.<\/p>\n<p>Links to Writing Contests:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fanstory.com\/index1n.jsp?wc=1&amp;at=3&amp;wct=1&amp;noentryfee=1&amp;gclid=CjwKEAiA0pDBBRCFtoPyguTh8AUSJADNWeuxPQZmjwzr3-I2MF_xCjp-RSVflbLBZ7o2LwmGY4ochRoCTCnw_wcB\" target=\"_blank\">Fan Story<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersdigest.com\/writers-digest-competitions\" target=\"_blank\">Writer&#8217;s Digest<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writermag.com\/writing-resources\/contests\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Writer<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pw.org\/grants\" target=\"_blank\">Poets &amp; Writers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freelancewriting.com\/writing-contests\/\" target=\"_blank\">Freelance Writing<\/a>, including: &#8220;7 Tips For Winning A Writing Contest&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do\u00a0you enter writing contests?\u00a0 If you do, please share your experience here or on the Writers Forum Facebook page. If you don&#8217;t enter writing contests, why not?\u00a0 Share your reasons here or on the Writers Forum Facebook Page. &#8220;Writing contests give me short pieces to concentrate on, in between my bigger works. 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