My Advice Column
Recently three of the top female writers on the site ran an advice column. It was a very entertaining and interesting project.
For this challenge you are to create your own advice column and submit a typical entry that would be published in the newspaper.
It can be advice on any topic, auto repair, relationships, stamp collecting, general, finance, politics, whatever you feel would suit you in your new job.
You can use real questions solicited from your friends here or outside of our membership. Or, you can make up questions you think you might receive from your readership.
There are no restrictions as to length, format or style. It can have a serious tone or a "just for fun" feel to it. But make it a real column that one might expect to see in their local newspaper.
Dear Abby is the first example that comes to mind, but there are many others. Check out your local paper.
Creativity is encouraged, but drifting too far afield may put you at a disadvantage.
This is categorized as fiction. Of course, the questions and answers may be made up, but they should come across as real. Keep that in mind.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 50.00 member dollars. There are 8 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, May 17, 2015.
Full Contest Listing
For this challenge you are to create your own advice column and submit a typical entry that would be published in the newspaper.
It can be advice on any topic, auto repair, relationships, stamp collecting, general, finance, politics, whatever you feel would suit you in your new job.
You can use real questions solicited from your friends here or outside of our membership. Or, you can make up questions you think you might receive from your readership.
There are no restrictions as to length, format or style. It can have a serious tone or a "just for fun" feel to it. But make it a real column that one might expect to see in their local newspaper.
Dear Abby is the first example that comes to mind, but there are many others. Check out your local paper.
Creativity is encouraged, but drifting too far afield may put you at a disadvantage.
This is categorized as fiction. Of course, the questions and answers may be made up, but they should come across as real. Keep that in mind.
The contest winner will win half of the prize pool which is based on the number of entries. The second and third place winners will each share the remaining prize pool. The prize pool is currently 50.00 member dollars. There are 8 spots still open. If all open spots are used the prize pool will be 90.00 member dollars. In this contest at least 2 submissions must be made for the vote to begin.
Deadline: Contest is closed. Deadline was Sunday, May 17, 2015.
