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Entering creative writing contests can become a lucrative yet addictive pastime for many writers who are spurred on by the challenge of pitting their wits against those of other dedicated writers. Cash prizes, publication and recognition for their endeavours entice many writers to submit their stories in the hopes of securing one of the top prizes. There are numerous creative writing contests available and a scan through any writing magazine will highlight some but for a more detailed search, simply type creative writing contests into a search engine such as Google or yahoo and a vast array of results will appear.

Finding a contest that inspires is the key to doing well. There is no point entering if the topic fails to stimulate as the resulting entry would lack enthusiasm and passion, something that a judge would clearly see. Writing with passion is important but writing with a controlled and sustained passion is even better, a good writer will be able to impart all the information needed a little at a time, unveiling unique aspects about the characters and the plots at just the right speed to tantalise the reader. When submitting fiction for creative writing contests, the writing must be tight and yet highly compelling.

For greater results in any creative writing contests, adhere to the following points:

Find a contest that appeals and sparks off that all important imagination trail Read the rules several times. Most writers fail simply because they do not pay attention to detail. Don’t just start writing, think. The thinking process is an integral part of being a good writer; they work hand in hand so allow time to mull over potential ideas and then eventually, when happy, make your choice and start writing. Plan the story. Decide where to start within the plot itself and create a compelling introduction by starting off at an exciting point, then draw the reader in with carefully crafted words. Know those characters. If your characters are under-developed and uninteresting, the judge’s interest will wane, so invest some time to create strong, exciting and 3 dimensional characters that appear larger than life. It helps to really get inside the skin of the characters and make them believable. Try to live through the story as you write it, feel every emotion and witness every event that unfolds. This gives your writing an extra and most important winning element. Edit ruthlessly and ensure that the specified word count has been adhered to. Editing is vital to ensure that any unnecessary words are eliminated. Never pad out a story unnecessarily, every word should be important. Develop your own style and a confidence in your work. Don’t leave it until the last minute to write your story. Whilst determination and a ticking clock can kick-start that all important creative process, having time to re-read and edit is paramount. Don’t waste a great storyline and a well-written piece of fiction through starting your story too late and submitting with spelling mistakes or grammatical errors. Check out previous winning entries if available, then you are able to judge the standard and the types of stories that won and consider why. Think from a judge’s perspective, could your submission be improved and achieve greater winning potential?

 Creating a winning story in creative writing contests is easy, but it takes great determination and forward planning to write original and well-thought out storylines that stand out from the crowd.


- annette young

some of the answers to this question are write a book!(answer it if you can http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=A9FJujOfE5FGJZsA8gjsy6IX?qid=20070708092227AAFZRTL) what should i write about? i dont really know what books i like. oh i like robert muchamore cherub seris. i have a few poems writen down but ran all out of ideas. I HAVE WRITERS BLOCK! HELP WHAT SHOULD I WRITE? if you dont know robert muchamore google him a look at his site. his site sort of tells you about his books. help!!!
when i write i promise to use spell cheack**
- mr.

I have xanga (I just got it about 2 weeks ago.) I only have one friend, and I haven’t had any views or comments. I blog on Yahoo! Shine as well and only one of my writings exceeded 20 comments.

One reward of being a writer is getting feed back (good or bad).

Please help!
Thanks
- Pichouette

So I’ve been posting this story here on yahoo answers but it doesn’t let me post it all and some of the responses are just stupid… not all of them. However, I want to move on to a story posting website and see how people react to it there. I already know about fanfiction.net which is entirely stupid. So yeah any advise… by the way free website is good also. Thanks! PS hope you guys check my story out when i do find a site.
- Leon V

okay, so right now I’m at my dad’s for a week which means I’m three towns away from the girl who inspires my writing. My phone is dead so I can’t call her to talk to her, but I really want to write. I had promised I’d have a rough draft of the next chapter of the story I’ve been writing (she’s excited about the story), and I’d hate to disappoint her (I have a crush on her, what can I say?).

So Yahoo Answers, anyone know how I can spark my creativity and write this chapter?
- deneric | SolWind Rules!

I noticed how the tour de france winner supposedly has too much testosterone, when tested. I know lots of sports test competitors for steroids, hormones, etc. Well, what sorts of things could happen in the body (as many as examples as you know) for an athlete to appear to have taken some sort of enhancement, but he didn’t? In other words, if we have a superman type guy, who’s way physically superior to the other guys, to most humans, how could his natural body chemistry make it appear that he is cheating, if he were blood tested? (the type of answers I’m looking for, for example: the body could naturally make unusual amounts of testosterone; the body’s X levels would be off). Thanks so much. This is for a work of fiction, so you can give me examples of physical states that would be very unusual or impossible in the real world, as long as they are theoretically possible.

http://sports.yahoo.com/sc/news?slug=ap-landis-doping&prov=ap&type=lgns
- thegirlwantstoknow

Ok well I got writers block and I can’t write a Christian rap or reggaeton lyrics please find it in your heart to give me some good lyrics please email me at zerosys113@yahoo.com please and thank you God bless.
- zerosys113

I’m writing a story, but I’m having trouble coming up with character names, so I thought I’d look for help on Yahoo! Answers. So… he’s a crooked cop, and the biggest asshole you could imagine, so if you could help me come up with a name for this character it would help a lot.
Thank. If anybody could come up with a full name, that would help even more.
- Brayden Potter.

Alright Yahoo Answers, against my better judgement I am turning to you guys for help. I’m trying to think of a catchy name for a Pro Wrestling Promotion, but I just can’t think of anything. So, do you guys have any ideas. Please no “Adjective” Championship Wrestling or “Adjective” Wrestling Federation/Entertainment suggestions.
- no more heroes 2001

My creative writing teacher made us all draw a story title out of a kleenex box today and were supposed to write a story on the title we drew out. I drew out the title “The Birthday Party Disaster”

I already asked a question regarding this on yahoo answers but I’m just looking for more ideas.

Does anyone have any ideas on a story I could write about with the title I drew out? Again the title is “The Birthday Party Disaster”
- kayla.young1990