Thanks to everyone who entered the Write On! Online February Challenge – Have a Heart! Here are the winners:
1st Place:
PJ Kaiser – “Waiting for Spring”
(Prize: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript; the 1st Place Story is posted below)
2nd Place:
Dylan Kenin – “Heart”
(Prize: Writing the Romantic Comedy by Billy Mernit, compliments of The [...]
THE MARCH CHALLENGE: GREEN
Time for another Writing Prompt contest. The March Challenge is to write a story or essay, based on the writing prompt: “Green.” There are numerous ways a writer can go with this: Green is a color, name, and emotion, as well as a representation of money and the environment. And that’s [...]
Thanks to everyone who entered the Write On! Online January Challenge – Review Yourself! Here are the winners:
1st Place:
David Cook – Review of his short film: Board Games
(Prize: Save the Cat! software; the 1st Place review is posted below)
2nd Place:
Cara Holman – Review of her short story: “The Ten Best Things” in Chicken Soup [...]
THE FEBRUARY CHALLENGE: HAVE A “HEART”
Writing Prompts are effective triggers to get your writing-engine going! Use them as an exercise to start your day, a vehicle to get out of a rut, or an idea to spark a new project. In honor of American Heart Month, the February Challenge is to write a story or [...]
Thanks to everyone who entered the Write On! Online December Challenge – Holiday Traditions! Here are the winners:
1st Place:
Barbara Watkins
(Prize: A medium-length one-reader iScript; the 1st Place story is posted below)
2nd Place:
Adam Bein
(Prize: Save the Cat! Strikes Back by Blake Snyder)
3rd Place:
Shella Udoh
(Prize: The Pocket Screenwriting Guide by Mario Moreno and Anthony [...]
THE JANUARY CHALLENGE: REVIEW YOURSELF
Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.
Write a 300- to 400-word review of something you have written. It can be a review of your screenplay, book, poem, short story, article, song, or essay. It’s a fabulous exercise in writing reviews—and will [...]
Thanks to everyone who entered the Write On! Online November Challenge – Write Your Turkey! Here are the winners:
1st Place:
Lisa Marks
(Prize: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript; the 1st Place story is posted below)
2nd Place:
Susie McEldowney
(Prize: Save the Cat!® Strikes Back by Blake Snyder)
3rd Place:
David King
(Prize: The Pocket Screenwriting Guide [...]
THE DECEMBER CHALLENGE: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.
As 2009 comes to an end, let’s celebrate! Write 200 to 400 words on your favorite holiday tradition. It doesn’t matter what you celebrate – Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, New Years, Winter Solstice, or something else. [...]
Thanks to everyone who entered the Write On! Online October Challenge – Boo! Write on a Genre that Scares You! Here are the winners:
1st Place:
Cara Holman
Favorite Genre: Non Fiction; Genre that Scares Her: Fiction
(Prize: A medium-length (or 21,000 word) one-reader iScript; the 1st Place stories are posted below)
2nd Place:
Aimee Laine
Favorite Genre: Romance; Genre [...]
THE NOVEMBER CHALLENGE: WRITE YOUR TURKEY
Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.
Sometimes the best ideas are ones that started out as bad ones. Pick what you think is your worst idea, and write a short story. You may end up with a hidden—or not so [...]
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The leader of Write On!, Debra has been a professional writer for more than 10 years. She has expertise in feature articles, corporate communications, and public speaking. Write On! is a virtual - and live - writers support group, which helps writers of all abilities, mediums, and specialties take their projects to the next level.
