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Part of me feels like I should ask you if you’ve made any resolutions for the new year.
The rest of me is like “nah, you’re under enough pressure.” So instead of bugging you to become a better person, whatever your definition of that is, and giving you the option to feel like a failure if your goals shift during the year because of events outside your control, I’ll give you a couple wishes to take forward:
I wish that you have time to write in the new year- uninterrupted time that is just for you – and that you give that time as much value as time spent working on chores or paying jobs.
I wish that if you want writing to be your paying job, you can find a way to make that happen, even if it’s only in a small way.
I wish that you all find writing partners as good as mine, people who encourage and inspire you, who make you a better writer by calling you on your bullshit and by carrying you on your bad days.
I wish that you would stop being afraid of writing the bad things and just write them so you could learn from them and get on with the good things.
I wish that one thing that’s really stressing you out right now would resolve itself.
I wish that you make one thing this year that you are really justifiably proud of, without doubting yourself.
I wish people would stop cheating in the vote.
If you’re new here, on the last day of the old year, here’s how our schedule works: our three challenges open on separate days – Monday for nonfiction, Tuesday for fiction and poetry, and Wednesday for microfiction – but instead of separate days for voting, we’ve combined them all into one big voting post every Thursday. Nothing’s going to change about that in the new year, even though we’ll be rolling out some exciting ideas for you.
In the meantime, all three challenges are open below for your voting pleasure. You get three votes on each separate grid. If you want to vote on a grid, please take the time to read all the entries on the grid before voting for the best three. To do that, you might have to take a step back and read the rules for each grid: for example, does that microstory really answer the ultimate question, or did it just make you laugh?[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]
Where’s my post?
Under the yeah write grid structure, all submissions (unless they don’t meet the basic requirements for word count, badge, etc.) are visible on the InLinkz grid for the challenge they are submitted to. Then our editors read the posts, looking for the best of the best: good writing, good ideas, and good execution. In an unmoderated week, all posts that meet our minimum standards will move to the voting grids on Thursday.
If you submitted your post but don’t see it on the voting grid, we may not have had a way to contact you to make corrections or fix your word count. Please make sure you always give us a valid email address when you submit, and check your email. If you just have a misplaced footnote, a broken link, or another minor error or two, we may still be able to move you to the voting grid if you can make corrections before the grids close.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Thanks to those of you who took the time to write and submit to our grids this week. Thanks also to those of you who may not have had the time or inspiration to write a new post but who dropped by to read and vote – we love you! And welcome to those who may just be showing up to our little corner of the web. As always, if you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to email us or hit us up on Facebook or Twitter.
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Writers: thank you for entering this week’s challenge! If you see your post below, you’ve made it into the voting round. Please make the rounds: read the other entries and leave a footprint for the writers. You love comments? So do they!
Readers and voters: thank you for dropping in on this week’s challenge! Remember that you need to read all the entries on a grid before voting for your favorite three. Click on the thumbnail to read, then click on the heart icon to vote. Can’t decide between two entries for your third vote? Technical merit (such as compelling narrative or persuasive writing) wins over emotional subtext. But you can (and should!) leave your fourth place finisher a very nice comment.
Remember: targeted voting or voting for your own entry is not allowed.
What does this mean?
First, please don’t tell your friends to come and vote for your piece without reading the others. We love to see new faces reading and voting, but they should only vote for your submission if, after reading everything, they think you’re one of the best three.
Second, don’t vote for yourself. If you vote for your own submission, we’ll remove your vote. If it happens too often, we may have to ask you to take a break from the grids. If you vote for your own submission accidentally, please send us a message letting us know what happened and who you would like to vote for instead. Mistakes happen to everyone!
We monitor the vote to make sure our writing challenge isn’t inadvertently turned into a clicking contest, and we will remove any targeted or self votes.
Good luck in the challenge, everybody! Voting closes on Thursday at 10 p.m. US eastern daylight time. [-4 GMT] The winners’ post, including our editorial staff picks, will be published by Friday at noon.[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Voting closes on Thursday at 10 p.m. US eastern daylight time. [-4 GMT]
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