May Writing Experience; A Month-Long Writing Growth Challenge

Summary

Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry and Sky Collection Publications are hosting a month-long writing challenge on Medium for May, aimed at fostering growth among writers of all levels.

Abstract

The May Writing Experience is a collaborative initiative by Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry and Sky Collection Publications, inviting writers from various genres to participate in a month-long challenge designed to enhance their writing and professional growth on Medium. The event, hosted by experienced editors Christina M. Ward and Samantha Lazar, focuses on five core themes and includes weekly challenges to help writers expand their reach, influence, and earnings through the Medium Partner Program. The challenge is free and open to all writers, including those new to Medium, poets, novelists, bloggers, and technical writers, with the aim of helping them discover their voice, audience, and creative potential.

Opinions

The event is seen as valuable for writers looking to grow their content, reach, influence, followership, and earnings on Medium.
The organizers believe that the themed weeks and challenges will be instrumental in the creative and professional development of the participants.
The hosts emphasize the inclusive nature of the event, welcoming writers of all experience levels and genres.
There is an encouragement for community support, with the suggestion that even those not actively participating can contribute by sharing promotional posts and cheering on others.
The event is positioned as a celebration of individual contributions to the writing field and an opportunity for writers to explore their unique place within it.
The hosts, Christina M. Ward and Samantha Lazar, are presented as highly qualified and experienced in the field of writing and education, lending credibility and expertise to the event.

Welcome to the May Writing Experience.

Two Medium pubs are collaborating for a month-long writing experience, complete with Medium challenges to nourish your writing growth as well as your professional growth here on Medium. Who should join us? I am glad you asked.

New Medium writers who are still learning the ropes here at Medium.

Poets, creative writers, novelists, essayists, bloggers, SEO and science writers, finance writers, technical writers, and basically anyone who puts pen to paper or fingertips to keyboard and writes. If you write regularly or want it to become a bigger part of your life — you are in the right place.

Anyone who wants to grow their reach and influence here on Medium.

Writers who are struggling to find or who have lost touch with their writer’s voice.

Any writer here on Medium who wants to learn and grow creatively.

The WHO and the WHAT of this Event

Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry and Sky Collection are teaming up for a May event for all writers. The editors ◦•●Christina M. Ward ●•◦ and Samantha Lazar got together and decided to do this event for these core purposes:

To focus on 5 core topics of value to all writers.

To challenge writers here on Medium to grow their content, their reach, their influence, their followership, and yes, their earnings through the Medium Partner Program. Each themed week will have a Medium-specific growth challenge.

The Five Themes are:

Through this event, you’ll experience knowledgeable and inspirational posts on all four of the themes plus a weekly Medium challenge designed to help you grow your Medium influence, partnerships, followership, and yes, your earnings. If you can’t participate, or feel you want to take a more spectator’s role, perhaps you can share a few of the promotional posts as the event unfolds, and cheer on your fellow writers.

This event is completely FREE. No scary downloads or email subscriptions and you don’t have to sign away your soul — it’s just for fun, growth, and exploring the full potential of your writing. It’s a celebration of what you specifically bring to this incredibly attractive yet competitive field. Where do you fit in? How can you find your audience? What the heck is a muse anyway? What is a Hero’s Journey — and how can I sign up for THAT!?

◦•●Christina M. Ward ●•◦

Bachelor of Science / Writing & English Minor, concentration in creative writing, Catawba College, Salisbury NC.

Owner of Fiddleheads & Floss Writing Services

Content writer & SEO specialist for cbdMD.com

As a poetry editor, Christina has edited full manuscripts for poets in the USA, England, UK, Canada, Philippines, Africa, Singapore, Israel, Netherlands, and Japan.

Best-selling author of organic: Fiddleheads & Floss Vol 1., a full length poetry collection

Poet and creative writing mentor & educator (through Fiverr and Fiddleheads & Floss Writing Services)

Winner of 2004 Creative Writing Prose Award, Catawba

Owner of The POM and Fiddleheads & Floss Poetry publications

Poet, creative writer, essayist, editor

35+ years writing experience

Samantha Lazar

Master of Education, K-12 Academically & Intellectually Gifted Teaching, Meredith College, Raleigh, NC

Summer institutes in the teaching of writing and writers’ workshop, Teachers College, Columbia University, NY

Bachelor of Science in English & education, concentration in creative writing, Appalachian State, Boone, NC

Instructor at Young Writers’ Institute, NC

Owner of publication Sky Collection, on Medium

Author of Reaching Marrakesh, a full-length poetry collection

22 years of classroom teaching English/Language Arts- reading and writing

Writing coach, tutor, and mentor for people of all ages

Poet, creative writer, essayist, editor

35 + years writing experience

Let’s go on this journey of growth together. No matter what your experience level is, you can get something out of this journey! We cannot wait to start! If you have any questions, please let us know in the comments.

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