Welcome folks to the fifth post in this #ConnectWritingChallenge series! I honestly do hope that everyone is enjoying the writing challenge whilst learning new things and getting to know the Connect community better! If you’re new to this, I’ve included links below to all the posts so do start with the introductory post!
There are two 10 day challenges (just pick one!) that should not only help you get some writing practice in but they will encourage you to explore the Connect site and engage with the community! Again, take your time with them, don’t rush your post as it’s quality that counts! So plan properly, gather all your material (information, photos, links etc) and then weave your amazing tale!
In this post, I wanted to highlight a selection of amazing posts that have been submitted. At my last count, we have about 65+ posts and I had whittled them down to 20 posts. Half will be presented in this post and the remaining in a second post that I will release after a brief break.
My selection is subjective because it is just my preference for what I think a good post is all about! So don’t feel upset if you didn’t make the list! And to better explain how these posts got selected, here are what I am looking for:
A well-balanced post that has a good narrative (intro, main, summary), written with suitable text formatting and layout. I love good paragraph breaks and I enjoy reading a medium length post that tells an intriguing story; too short and I feel shortchanged, too long and it becomes tedious.
A decent peppering of good quality photos and/or links. Beautiful photos really brighten up a post and provide a much richer detail to your story.
A subject that is interesting, unique, informative, educational, fun! Sometimes, you will find that a well-chosen subject can create a lot of engagement! So knowing your target audience and writing for them can pay off well.
To maximise the number Local Guides selected, each highlight list of 10 posts will feature ten unique authors. If you have several good posts, I will pick the best.
Connect Moderators are famously amazing at writing posts so I have excluded them from the highlight list but I will still mention them in the comments!
There is a set of specific posts that I have intentionally excluded from here because I will be featuring them in an upcoming post that covers Advanced Tips!
Without further ado, here is the selection of my 10 favourite posts (listed in the order that they are posted):
I hope you will have a read through each of them, examine them (yes, some may not be perfect but they still capture the majority of the reasons why I think they are awesome) and leave your own feedback! Sometimes, you’ll learn better when you are asked to examine another person’s work!
Now that you have seen my selection, do you have a particular favourite? Let me know in the comments below! And if you want to find more posts for this writing challenge do a search for #ConnectWritingChallenge. Enjoy!
And here are the awesome posts by the Connect Moderators! They are all really good and basically tick all the boxes! Please do have a look at them and have a glimpse of what your post could be like with the right effort and practice!!
Wow, I’m on the list!
Thank you for remembering my message @AdrianLunsong , I actually wrote it at the very beginning of your post series that would launch the 10 Day challenges.
Your advice is sincerely excellent and will certainly help to improve the content of the Local Guides’ posts (even if some are already very good). Congrats to all who participate now!
Since you launched your brilliant idea of a challenge, we have certainly all made progress and our view of the contribution to Connect is changing and improving. That’s what I realize when I read my first post you just quoted.
Thank you again, let’s continue and do our best!
Thank you @AdrianLunsong . I didn’t expect this. I was writing it twice and bit rushing because my connection got problems that day. And I tried again and it worked… It’s my honor to be top 10. Congratulations for all that listed.
I am grateful my post found its way in the first 10 list.
I have read through the selected posts and I am overwhelmed with how creative some people can be with manipulating words and images to create lively emotions, and showcase their passions and causes they care about.
I am at the bottom of the list, so that anyone can see my post, and I wrote about something that I am passionate about - aged care. This phenomenon is common to every nation under the sun. I talk about how the world is devising means to prolong the live span of human beings, the consequences and what you can do about your ageing self in Caring For The Aged.
I want to consider this result as the best motivation to write more and more stories trying to apply all that priceless advices and tips that you kindly shared with all of us.
Sincere congratulations to ALL other WINNERS that shared amazing posts from which I can only be inspired to do better.
