Tag Archives: Contests

How to Give Constructive Criticism

Giving constructive criticism is an awesome responsibility as well as a great way to learn how to write better yourself. I have now judged several contest and I have learned from each entry that I read. Even when I read … Continue reading

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Judge not, lest ye discover your own writing faults

One piece of advice I’d been given was that I should not only enter writing contests, I should consider judging one. It’s supposed to help you see your own writing in a new light. Having had the chance to judge … Continue reading

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Learning to fly

Douglas Adams once described how humans could learn to fly. The knack, he said, was to learn how to throw yourself at the ground and miss. There you are, floating in the air. You could stay up above the ground … Continue reading

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