Writing Contests

I’ve been writing for about five years now and didn’t know about all the wonderful contest that are out there. Some of them cost money and can get pricey but a lot of them are free. Thanks to my writing buddy Aften, http://aftenbrookszymanski.blogspot.com/ she introduced me to them.

                                

 

I entered my first contest the beginning of this year. I didn’t get picked by a mentor but it was fun to watch the twitter feed and snag up all the useful info people posted.

 

I entered the most resent contest this month, Pitchwars, and have been twitter stalking. The writing community is one of the best and most up lifting that I have ever come across. Everyone is encouraging and willing to help where they can.

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Whenever I need a boost, for whatever reason, I know where to go. My biggest obstacle is getting over my extreme shyness and reaching out to all the wonderful people.
 

I’ve spent a lot of my time trying to see if a mentor posts something about my book. But they love to be vague and you’re just not sure.
 

 

For most writers, the goal in these contests is to be picked by a mentor and get two months of invaluable feedback.

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For me, at this point in my writing career, I’d like to get a request for more pages. If I can get that, then I’d know my submission is interesting enough to warrant a second look by someone with far more experience and knowledge.
 

But, not getting a request won’t stop me. I’ll continue to read, learn and improve my writing so that the next contest I’ll be that much closer to getting the request I desire so much.

 

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