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Write On! Online - Octtober Challenge
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Presented by: Debra Eckerling
Start date: Oct 1, 2009
Mailing address:
CA
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Contact: Debra Eckerling, Creator
Description
Write On! Online's monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout. For last month's contest -- "Getting to Know You" -- I recommended fiction writers take the non-fiction challenge and vice versa. This month, writing out of your comfort zone is the assignment!
BOO! - WRITE IN A GENRE THAT SCARES YOU
We tend to play favorites when it comes to genres. We write what we like to read and watch (or at least we should) as a way of studying the craft. While it's essential to like what you write and "write what you know," there's value in testing out less familiar territory. You may discover a long lost (genre) love. Also, practicing a less-familiar genre may strength your skills -- and give you fresh perspective on -- an old standby.
Submit a 300 to 400 word short story in the body of an email to debra@writeononline.com by Wednesday, October 31. Include in the header: your name, email address, favorite genre, and the "genre that scares you." Winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, in the November Write On! Newsletter.
For more information, go to Write On! Online.
Deadlines and Fees
| Description | Date | Fee |
|---|---|---|
| Final | Oct 31, 2009 | - |
Awards
1st Place: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript, and have your story published on Write On! Online
2nd Place: Save the Cat!® Goes to the Movies by Blake Snyder
3rd Place: The Writers Digest Guide to Query Letters by Wendy Burt-Thomas, compliments of The Writers Store
Formats
Interactive Media
Genres
Action, Adventure, Comedy, Crime, Detective, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Musical, Mystery, Myth, Political, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, War, Western
Rules
Write On! Online's monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout. For last month's contest -- "Getting to Know You" -- I recommended fiction writers take the non-fiction challenge and vice versa. This month, writing out of your comfort zone is the assignment!
BOO! - WRITE IN A GENRE THAT SCARES YOU
We tend to play favorites when it comes to genres. We write what we like to read and watch (or at least we should) as a way of studying the craft. While it's essential to like what you write and "write what you know," there's value in testing out less familiar territory. You may discover a long lost (genre) love. Also, practicing a less-familiar genre may strength your skills -- and give you fresh perspective on -- an old standby.
Submit a 300 to 400 word short story in the body of an email to debra@writeononline.com by Wednesday, October 31. Include in the header: your name, email address, favorite genre, and the "genre that scares you." Winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, in the November Write On! Newsletter.1st Place: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript, and have your story published on Write On! Online
2nd Place: Save the Cat!® Goes to the Movies by Blake Snyder
3rd Place: The Writers Digest Guide to Query Letters by Wendy Burt-Thomas, compliments of The Writers Store
Announcements
Winners will be announced on Tuesday, November 10, 2009, in the November Write On! Newsletter.
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