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 [...]
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 [...]
THE JANUARY CHALLENGE: REVIEW YOURSELF!
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 renew your enthusiasm for your work.
The Write On! Online January Challenge is sponsored by Blake [...]
DECEMBER WRITE ON! CONTEST – Holiday Traditions
Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.
THE DECEMBER CHALLENGE: HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
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, [...]
NOVEMBER WRITE ON! CONTEST – Write Your Turkey
Write On! Online’s monthly contests are designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout.
THE NOVEMBER CHALLENGE: WRITE YOUR TURKEY
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 [...]
OCTOBER WRITE ON! CONTEST – October Challenge: Boo! Write in a Genre that Scares You!
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 [...]
NEW WRITE ON! CONTEST – September Challenge: Getting to Know You
Write On! Online is pleased to announce our latest series of contests, designed to encourage you to give those writing muscles a workout. There will be an exercise for both the non-fiction and the fiction-writer … and a winner in each category. Since any exercise [...]
SAVE THE CAT!
Blake Snyder, screenwriter, mentor, and author of the Save the Cat! series, died suddenly on August 4, 2009, of a pulmonary embolism. Blake loved helping writers. I feel fortunate to have interviewed him on behalf of Write On! just last month. Read the Q&A here: http://bit.ly/3M8TWr. A celebration of Blake’s life is being [...]
QUERY CONTEST
Congratulations to the Winners of the Write On! Online/The Write Environment Query Contest. Thanks to everyone who entered! We had so many good submissions. Write On! Online and The Write Environment were pleased to join forces for this contest, designed to help writers jump-start their careers. Queries were judged on strength of idea, execution, [...]
NEWS
Enter the Write On! Online/The Write Environment Query Contest by June 30. The winner in each category – Screenplay, Teleplay, Fiction (Novel), and Non-Fiction (Book/Memoir) – will have their query letter read by a literary agent, among other prizes. Sponsors include The Writers Store, iScript, Blake Snyder and Save the Cat, and more. For a [...]
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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.
