tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post8092618772382581310..comments2023-10-26T06:59:22.098-04:00Comments on Practicing Writing: Friday Find: From Erika's ArchiveErika D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-50575163708027373742008-07-02T08:19:00.000-04:002008-07-02T08:19:00.000-04:00Orville, I understand where you're coming from on ...Orville, I understand where you're coming from on this, and as I suggest in the article, I tend to favor contests that don't charge fees (but you have to be careful about those, too--some, in the fine print, say that they acquire all rights to all submissions, and that's no good). And I think that sometimes there's a reason to charge a reasonable fee (and one way to consider a fee reasonable is Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-69758515968718432712008-07-01T22:37:00.000-04:002008-07-01T22:37:00.000-04:00Erika I am going to disagree with you. I have a se...Erika I am going to disagree with you. I have a serious problem with contests that charge writers fees. I feel that writers we should be paid for our work. I am not American I am from Canada and it costs a lot of money to pay postage to enter USA contests. On top of that I would have to pay an international money order in American dollars. I have conflicting feelings about contests because I feelAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-38795768364164712702008-07-01T19:59:00.000-04:002008-07-01T19:59:00.000-04:00My pleasure, Kristin. Thanks for your comment and ...My pleasure, Kristin. Thanks for your comment and your kind words.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-83388757843837191452008-07-01T07:50:00.000-04:002008-07-01T07:50:00.000-04:00These are all great ideas - some of which I hadn't...These are all great ideas - some of which I hadn't thought of. Thanks, Erika. And I was Thrilled to see you at my blog the other day. I'm calling you my first blog celebrity sighting! :-) Thanks for stopping by.Kristin Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08176537444920783847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-14670270571377117132008-06-30T19:40:00.000-04:002008-06-30T19:40:00.000-04:00Thanks for chiming in, Wordsmiff.Thanks for chiming in, Wordsmiff.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-13198717210537545962008-06-28T02:43:00.000-04:002008-06-28T02:43:00.000-04:00HiI thought I would share my solitary competition ...Hi<BR/>I thought I would share my solitary competition win experience. <BR/><BR/>Like many Australians, I am a cricket tragic - love the game, played it until increasing age and injury forced me out. The Australian Broadcasting Commission has a long tradition of broadcasting matches in Australia, all the way back to the 1930s when ball-by-ball descriptions of play in England were sent by telegramWordsmiffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00429795648577521020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-65004498368964996872008-06-27T06:49:00.000-04:002008-06-27T06:49:00.000-04:00Tara, thank you so much for your comment. Great to...Tara, thank you so much for your comment. Great to have your success stories to add here.Erika D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18401341362484574738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15425802.post-32693967590762500952008-06-27T06:39:00.000-04:002008-06-27T06:39:00.000-04:00Another thing I like about contests: you can send ...Another thing I like about contests: you can send your work around without having to pitch it (submissions are usually blind), which allows you to concentrate on the work itself. As an unknown author, I've had two books published, both as the result of entering contests: one is a poetry chapbook with Finishing Line Press and one is a novella from Texas Review Press (it won their 2007 novella Tara Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394827103613035499noreply@blogger.com