: Re: Are contests an effective way to gauge the quality of your writing? I'm gearing up to start writing after a bit of a hiatus. But rather than just jump in and start on a novel (which will

Nope.

Contests might be a way to judge salability or popular appeal. The only thing that the outcome of a contest will tell you FOR SURE is what the judges like.

Write something that you absolutely love. That you can't live without. The thing that you can't leave the earth without committing to paper. Then write the next thing and make it better. It's the only way.

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