One of my writing goals for this year is to not only write more but to get my writing out into the world. Put my words into action. To be relevant. To be heard. To tell my stories. With this new goal, I started taking some chances by entering contests that interested me. But I wanted to be careful to avoid any scams.
So far, the most interesting contest I have entered was the Writers Playground, LLC. For this contest you have to register by a certain date. Yes, there is a minimum entry fee of $28. As long as you pay the entry fee before their deadline, you will receive an email from the organization on a certain date and time. All entrants will receive the email that is the start of the contest. In the email there are five different settings and five different characters that you are to choose one from each list to write your short story about. In addition to these different settings and different characters, there is also a key item that you HAVE to include in your story. Which you may use as a minor point, or it can be a major plot point, but you have to use it. Once you chose one setting from the list and one character from the list, you have ten days to write your story. Yes, ten days only! You can write about anything, any genre, but you must include those three perimeters. You also only have a maximum of 3100 words to do it in! Next, email them your story and wait.
