Challenges/Competitions

Hello all,

We're currently planning a challenges/competitions feature and would like to crowdsource ideas on how this should work, since this is a community feature.

Please reply here on ideas for this feature, such as:

• How challenges/competitions should be marked and by whom
• Whether or not anyone should be able to start a challenge/competition
• If challenges/competitions can be started by anyone, how should rewards be handled?
• Whether or not optional restrictions like chapter/word count would be something that's wanted

Fine Art America support a thriving set of contests and competitions and occasionally create challenges too. I think it is quite onerous for their staff to oversee correct usage though!

Hi, I like this idea. Yes, maximum word count might be a good idea. I've not yet participated in a challenge but I've checked out a few that have been advertised. I suppose they could be participated in by anyone in the group? Should we have a small board of experienced, published writers from among the group to decide on awards? I prefer to write historicals and historical mysteries, but we have diverse genres in here so maybe it should have topics that are pretty inclusive of everyone? BTW I'm an experienced editor and ghost writer and I've published nonfiction but so far just one fictional story although I'm writing four novels concurrently, all historical.

I personally enjoy the contests feature, but I think we can possibly refine it to allow contests of varying levels of writer, this way there are some novices getting exposure along with the intermediate and advanced writers. Just a thought.

As I have tactfully suggested before … I would like to see a story category specifically for authors writing and illustrated children’s stories, possibly in the usual age sections;

then you naturally get titles available for the challenges … for the first of which I humbly offer … “The cat turned to me and said …”

Now that there are so many more excellent creators on Novelo, I should be appreciative of constructive comments and reactions.

best wishes from dark autumnal Manchester

Peter

Grandfather to 4 years old ETP and 11 month old KJL who are being brought up with the help of Beatrix Potter, Judith Kerr, the Gruffalo and many many more modern miracles of illustrative creativity.

Hi Peter,

We will accept your request for a Children category since most other similar platforms have this category - this will be live in a couple of weeks. However, we've got challenge prompts already planned out for the next several months.

Thanks David

that sounds great

peter