Getting Involved In A Free Monthly Writing Contest

By Minnie Whitley


A lot of writers have improved by basic motivation. However, on occasion you will find a free monthly writing contest, and this is also something to look out for because it will help you improve on a lot of aspects. The more you practice, the more you will succeed. A lot of people are rejected time and time again this happens to everyone, but you have to persevere.

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.

It is nice to find other people who are interested in the same thing as what you are doing. You will pick up tips there and you will be able to find advice there as well. Apart from that, it is important to get encouragement and motivation because you can become lonely if you doing this all by yourself. You need to get a push from others from time to time.

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.

In these contests, you will find that some of them are more creative and others are more time focused. Some judges will be more critical, so the contest you choose will depend on the level of your writing. You may want to do this for money, but you may also just want to do this to improve the standard of your work.

Remember that there are all sorts of levels here, so don't be despondent if the same person who is an English teacher or a journalist keeps on winning. The judges can't let someone win because they feel sorry for you because they feel you are trying. They may give you some positive feedback and encouragement, but at the end of the day, this is a professional contest.

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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