tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post5468300286466060000..comments2024-03-19T08:21:49.021-04:00Comments on Jungle Red Writers: You're a Winner!Jungle Red Writershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16646429819267618412noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-55331541217729807322008-04-18T13:45:00.000-04:002008-04-18T13:45:00.000-04:00Hi Sheila,At one point, I entered screenplay conte...Hi Sheila,<BR/>At one point, I entered screenplay contests. In one of them, I became a finalist, and although I didn't "win" anything, it emotionally reignited my writing career. But others, on a later screeplay, seemed a lot like scams. A bunch of people in an office over a garage, looking up ways to make money. I know, let's troll for writers -- they are a gullible lot. <BR/>But writing contests are a little different than these "free book," or "free laptop" contests, and I think people just get a kick out of winning. <BR/>I guess we all work so hard at so much -- we like the idea of getting something, no matter how small, from lady luck.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1001156153899984046.post-41591665412037348242008-04-18T09:07:00.000-04:002008-04-18T09:07:00.000-04:00When I was in college I entered a mail-in contest ...When I was in college I entered a mail-in contest in which I was supposed to match china and silver patterns and glassware (can you tell this was a while ago?). I won the thing, which came with a check for (as I recall) $200, which was a lot of money in those days. It paid for a plane ticket to Europe.<BR/><BR/>When I started writing I tried to write romance (not well, apparently), which is rife with contests. I won exactly once, and didn't even get to enjoy it since I didn't know until they sent me the little plaque. I should point out that the same entry came back from a different contest that week--dead last in its category, with some nasty comments. Nothing like keeping things in perspective.<BR/><BR/>I can't believe there are really people (or computers?) out there who troll the Internet looking for contests. Maybe there's a plot in there somewhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com