therealljidol | Jan. 2nd, 2019

Make sure you get out and support your favorites in Second Chance! https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1026480.html

Unless of course you are in the main competition, in which case - get your entry in https://therealljidol.dreamwidth.org/1024845.html and THEN go and support your favorites in Second Chance! Read them all - find some new favorites!!!

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I've been asked about leveling the playing field. That wasn't quite the question, but I think it's an interesting one.

How do you find new readers? How do you get them over here to DW to vote?

It's a tough one. Without the ability to bring readers over from FB (which, you *can* but then they have to jump through hoops), what are the ways YOU have found to get people engaged in what you have been writing?

Any advice for a newbie fighting their way in through Second Chance, or even a veteran who just never figured it out. Or a Christmas goblin who got lost on his way to the mall and ended up frozen in the snowbank until Spring thawed home out - 10,000 years later! Maybe not that last one. Although, *looks around* who knows!

A few words from

clauderainsrm:

I just got finished reading the last of the entries you are about to see. Usually I scan them. This time I intended to do that, but found myself drawn in and before I realized it, I was reading.

If you are about to start clicking those clicky boxes, do yourself a favor and take a long look around at all the options.

There is some really good stuff in there.

“Nadir” has taken some people to their zenith.

Unfortunately, it also took one of our own from us, in a bye-out.

Goodbye to

bewize

I had hoped to be seeing a lot more of her stuff. But that’s how life, and Idol work out sometimes. That is what happens in a Literary Prize Fight, there are casualties lining these cyber streets, each cut a little big deeper than the one before.

As for the rest of you… it’s time for the Gate… no, that’s not right. We did that. It’s time for a Contestant Only… nope, did that too.

It’s time for the poll.

Yes, that sounds about right.

In case you forgot - anyone with a DW, LJ or Open Source account can vote. (one vote per physical body please) You can vote for as many contestants as you feel moved to support.

We will be losing two more contestants this week. (Note: I was planning on making it three, but reading this week, I decided to show some mercy. I'll make up for it in the coming weeks)

The poll closes Saturday Jan 5th at 9pm EST.

Good luck to everyone!