Monday, January 7, 2008

The Whyville Times

Hey y'all!
Here, I'm going to tell you about the Whyville Times!
That's right! if you are a writer or blogger and you have an issue you'd love to write about and debate, Whyville is the place! We have a nice little newspaper that is totally written by Whyvillians! Each week, you can submit a Times entry to times@whyville.net. They subject line MUST be formatted as: Section, Whyville Name, Title
Each week the TE (Times Editor) will publish about 30-40 wonderful pieces! I myself write and chat in the BBS regarding many of the articles.
What is the BBS you ask?
Well the BBS is where the author can be critiqued and also people can say their take on the article. Make sure your advice helps and does not hinder!
Did you think Whyville was JUST for little children? Well you're wrong! lately there have been more and more HARD-HITTING stories that definitely got Whyville talking! You want to be that person? Well submit to the Times! If not, read them! they are great and are written by people JUST LIKE YOU.
So many more people have been reading articles. Why you say? Because of the new Whyville Times Awards! You saw the voting on the Welcome Page. The WTA are a new honor coming to Whyville from cobd. Each year from now on the greatest articles in 13 categories will be honored. This year the first ever, I was lucky enough to be nominated. It felt great!
But hey, you want to win the WTA? Want to write? Already love to write? Want to refine your writing? Want to get feedback on it?
The write for the Whyville Times! You can submit poetry, interviews of Whyvillians, reports on Whyville events or even political and social issues outside of Whyville. There are so many topics. And no one will write them... Unless YOU get involved and YOU write them!
xoxo LaDiDah