Have a Merry Christmas

Summary

The web content is a festive editorial from the Scribe publication, inviting writers to participate in a Christmas-themed writing challenge with the chance to win iA Writer software licenses.

Abstract

The Scribe publication's editorial piece extends warm Christmas wishes to its readers and introduces a writing challenge that encourages poets and writers to incorporate specific words into their work. The challenge, which includes writing a poem with the words "tree," "snow," "red," "love," and "warm," is not only a creative exercise but also an opportunity to win one of three iA Writer desktop licenses. The editor, Thomas, expresses gratitude to the contributors and highlights the importance of family during the holiday season. Additionally, the editorial acknowledges Medium's recent support for short-form content and spotlights new writers and their works published in Scribe. The publication also invites new writers to submit their work and provides information on how to support Scribe through Patreon.

Opinions

The editor, Thomas, holds iA Writer in high regard, considering it an essential tool for his writing tasks.
Thomas believes that the most precious thing in the world is family, especially highlighted during the Christmas season.
There is an appreciation for the unique contributions of writers to the Scribe publication, emphasizing their role in its success and growth.
The editorial conveys optimism about Medium's renewed focus on promoting and rewarding short-form content, including poetry.
Thomas expresses excitement about reading the submissions for the ScribeXmas writing challenge and is eager to announce the winners.
The support program via Patreon is seen as a valuable means of rewarding writers and funding the publication's initiatives, such as the writing challenge and potentially the first collection of poems.

For this particular Christmas, a small writing challenge with gifts!

Dear Reader,

As the next time I will write to you, Christmas will be over, I wish you all a Merry Christmas a little early. I hope that you will be able to meet your loved ones and have a good time with your family, taking maximum precautions, of course. Because I believe that if there is one thing we should remember about this year, it is that our family is the most precious thing we have in the world.

I told you about a surprise in last week’s newsletter. For this Christmas, I wanted to thank the talented writers who allow Scribe to exist and especially to be unique in the Medium landscape. And for the occasion, I’m going to put on my Santa Claus disguise and get on my sleigh to distribute three copies of iA Writer (desktop version) to the most brilliant writers here!

I use iA Writer almost every day for all my writing work, both on my mobile and on my computer, and I find it absolutely perfect. Among the latest new features, Style Check is really great and can be a great help to improve one’s writing. I thought there might be some writers around who would be happy to take advantage of it and adopt a new writing partner.

As I don’t want to draw straws to know in which chimneys I will put the three copies of the software, I propose this little writing challenge:

Write a poem in prose or free verse, by including these five words: tree, snow, red, love, and warm. Then submit your draft to the publication with the subtitle ScribeXmas, and I will announce the lucky ones in next Sunday’s letter before publishing their poems that day. I can’t wait to read your pieces!

I would like to point out that there is no partnership between iA Writer and Scribe and that these gifts are entirely financed by myself and thanks to the contributors via Patreon. The support program also serves to reward writers who keep the publication alive and growing.

You may have seen some good news from Medium in the last few days. It seems that short form — the poets that we are should appreciate — will again be promoted and rewarded like the other story forms. Let’s see what happens in the next few weeks. Here is the update: Shortform: Earnings, distribution, and a helpful update.

Until next Sunday, I have the honor to shine the light on Karen L. Jones, a writer and poet who joined the publication a week ago. Read her first three poems published to date: The Body Blurred. Rainbow in a Bottle. Circling.

For my part, I wrote a poem, Crystals, and a new story about my visit to the mountains last September: A World of Fairy Tales.

As always, I leave you with your weekly digest and the beautiful readings or rereadings that await you.

Thank you for being here, and for making Scribe so brilliant.

Merry Christmas to all! ♥︎

Thomas Editor-in-Chief

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