Really an exciting feat to understand the dynamics for Contest writing.I must say your post is richly educative and practical.
I have always loved writing for self-motivation and also for encouraging persons facing difficult times but I have never written for a contest.
This should sound interesting because it could serve as a passive income if the contests are regular.
Once again you have also made the steps easy to follow. Thanks 

Oh you definitely have a sense of humour which oozes out of your posts! Love it. Great tips. Although I really feel that with writing, here or elsewhere there are different areas that we excel in or that really grabs us. I seldom enter these contests because it feels like it limits me and they don't flow. It's almost like the idea of it being a CONTEST means you either win or the entire post is scrapped. However I see that a a lot of writers on Hive focus or specialize in contests and really do well there

PS. I'm not ignoring your other comments. And I did write the email but like my posts they take days to edit and seem satisfactory enough to submit, which is another reason I don't like contests. Too much pressure. Days to consider and then write and by the time the editing is done you're about half a dozen contests behind!!

It's a good thing you made us to pick u some interesting points while writing a post to be posted in contest. Most users truly do  not follow this guidelines, 

Hola. Oportuna para mí tu publicación. Recién escribí la primera participación y sí noté que por lo menos no pidieron dejar el enlace de la entrada en los comentarios del post del concurso. En la mayoría de los concursos en otras comunidades lo piden, a muchos se les olvida ese paso. 
Muchas gracias por dejarnos esta valiosa información. Saludos. 

This was a very good write up and you covered everything a newbie needs to know to be off to a well start in contest writing.

If you are passionate about what you write and have fun while doing it it’s truly a win win…whether you *win* a contest or not.  I think that point is very important about not entering with a win as your main reason.  

I’m not sure if you’ve heard of the [**Stock Images Community**](https://peakd.com/c/hive-118554/created) but we have contributors there that submit images and graphics for Hivers to use.  It’s a way to reward our own (giving them
credits by tagging them and also the option of adding them on as a beneficiary) instead of outsourcing images.  We have a newly developed [**search feature**](https://images.hive-discover.tech/) to help find images you may need.  Just thought I’d put this here as another free image option ;)

A great post, thanks for taking the time to writing it and, as we discussed, I hope it makes a difference to those entering posting initiatives, gives them some momentum to give it that little bit more attention. 

Hello, I am very pleased that you have been encouraged to share with us this step-by-step guide. 
The truth is that it is very similar to what I usually do although I had not noticed that I did it as a method until I read your publication.
I recently joined the community and I can describe it as a cool breeze, it really does resemble what a weekend is like, relaxed, fun and interesting.

I really like this : 
> The possibility of your entry being chosen as a winning entry should be thought of as an added bonus, not necessarily the main reason for entering.

An easy guide to posting on the blockchain. It feels good to know that I do all of these before making a blog post. Thanks for sharing this useful information.

Thank you very much for these tips. I just came across The Weekend community and am looking forward to joining my first contest here.

You have explained everything a newbie needs to know about getting to opt in for contests and the advantages found in participating. It's interesting when one decides to join in for a contest as it helps us into thinking and bringing out our best. Thanks for sharing. 

i really love content writing

thanks for the post

You have said it all, taking into account what you have said would make a better mind individual, thank you for sharing this post with us❤️

Hi there @andrastia 😁
What an awesome post, I think I do try to do all that you do, presentation, legality and correct English are a given.
For me it is about the following:
* Having fun
* Entertaining the reader
* **K**eeping **I**t **S**imple **S**weetheart

>Does this catch my interest? Is my imagination running wild with ideas?

Oh my God this is so correct! I do the exact same thing.

Truth is if it doesn't interest you, then it's not worth writing about. There's really no need to force yourself.

Thank you for these well detailed guidelines.