Cang's Ramblings

Chapter 289 284. Comments on the Essay Competition

The three-month-long essay contest themed "Our Power," which records the power of ordinary people, has come to a successful conclusion thanks to the hard work of online literature writers and the attention and support from all walks of life.

On June 18, the official list of winners of the essay contest was announced.

First Prize: A Promise Must Be Fulfilled

Second Prize: "Hello Ordinary People" and "National War Epidemic"

Third Prize: "Standing in the Eye of the Storm", "The Amazing Property Manager", "A Medical Student's Counterattack", "The Chimes of Dawn", and "The Rebel in Winter".

"A Promise Must Be Fulfilled", Meng Feng, level 1 author.

Category: Reality-All kinds of reality.

【Introduction】

His wife is about to give birth, and his company needs to urgently deliver supplies to the epidemic area to treat critically ill patients. The general manager of the express delivery company faces a major test in his life and career. How will he choose?
The protagonist stood at the starting line of the race against time. At this moment, he heard the starting gun...

The author has written "A Promise Must Be Kept", "The Academic Courier", and "Lujiazui Angel".

Among them, the first order of "A Promise Must Be Fulfilled" was less than 100, 262 were collected on Qidian, 33 were collected on Bookstore, the number of fans was 93, and the highest fan value was 11661.

"Hello Ordinary People", Baozi Eryeo, Level 1 author.

Category: Short Stories - Short Stories.

【Introduction】

An ordinary office worker, a young nurse who has just been working for half a year, a sudden epidemic, and a wedding originally scheduled for a month later.

A restaurant owner, a traffic policeman at the intersection, a patient who does not want to reveal his name, the world is a network, and the two ends of the network cable bind you and me.

24 hours is a day, 24 hours is every day.

I would like to use this book to pay tribute to all the people fighting on the front line of the epidemic!

We are all ordinary people, and the world is made up of countless ordinary people.

We are all ordinary people, and greatness often lies in the ordinary.

The book has received less than 100 first orders, 194 collections on Qidian, 55 collections on Bookstore, 50 fans, and the highest fan value is 5000.

He is a long-term contracted short story author, and several of his works were submitted to either the short story or reality category. The editors of these two categories are the same group of people, so there is not much difference.

"National War Against Epidemic", Li Kaiyun, Level 1 author.

Category: Reality-All kinds of reality.

【Introduction】

Around the 2020 Spring Festival, a sudden and deadly virus swept through W City, rapidly spreading across the country and then the world. Wang Daqiang, a worker at a mask factory, was forced to take 3 masks his boss gave him as salary and embark on a hilarious journey. The warmth of ordinary citizens and the dedication of public servants await the arrival of spring. This story is based on real news events.

The book has received less than 100 first orders, 757 collections on Qidian, 1581 collections on Bookstore, 72 fans, and the highest fan value is 2520.

In addition, his work "The Second Child's Embarrassing Dad" won the second prize in the first online original literary realism theme essay competition.

"The Amazing Property Manager", Carat Messenger, Level 1 author.

Category: Short Stories - Short Stories.

【Introduction】

Cao Hongjun is engaged in the property management work that neither a good man nor a lazy man can do, and he finds that fighting wits and courage with the owners is not an easy task...

In the face of this epidemic, he insisted on being at the forefront of community epidemic prevention and control, uniting all forces to serve the owners and protect their common home.

Because he is a property person, this is his job, his mission and his belief!
The book has received less than 100 first orders, 180 collections on Qidian, 23 collections on Bookstore, 69 fans, and the highest fan value is 1108.

【summary】

A total of tens of thousands of works participated in this essay contest, and the winners were carefully selected by the editorial team.

My "Cang's Ramblings" is one of tens of thousands of works, and when the book was published, it was also selected for the essay competition.

At that time, someone advised me why I should go for the short story competition, saying that if I couldn't win the award, it would be useless to go.

When I thought about it, there was nothing wrong with it!

Anyway, I was just trying to get perfect attendance in every category. As a result, I really was just trying to get perfect attendance!
When I saw the results of this essay contest today, I felt really sad.

At first, I thought that "Cang's Ramblings" had at least received twelve recommendations from the editor, so I felt that it was valued.

Because of this kind of recommendation position, it is difficult for even great writers to enjoy it in other categories.

Although I had no intention of winning the award, I still held on to a glimmer of hope.

However, after talking with the editor, I learned that the nature of "Cang's Ramblings" does not quite fit the spirit of the essay contest.

So, it’s a bit sour, but that’s it.

Through this essay contest, we can also see that the data in all aspects of the winning works are actually very average.

This also gives some inspiration to those who are waiting and watching. As long as you write a good book, the editors will pay attention to it. Data is not the only criterion for winning an award.

So next time if there is a similar essay competition, you might as well participate bravely.

What if you get hit?
Not a loss at all.

【to sum up】

Writing is not easy, so cherish every moment!

I’m Cang Yiwei, and I’m here to promote “Cang’s Ramblings”!
Welcome to the paradise of book reviews.

【Cang's Ramblings】

First of all, thank you for the tip.

Actually, that’s not true. Book friend 2014 did give me a reward yesterday, but I seem to have recorded it in yesterday’s chapter.

Secondly, I'm too busy today to slack off.

Look, tomorrow is the July 1st Party Founding Day, and there are a lot of activities to prepare for, and we are in a rush.

So, there is no way to slack off, and I can’t stay up all night.

Some of the manuscripts are not suitable, and some books have been abandoned.

I want to introduce some high-quality works, but I can’t write them at the moment.

Even the ferocious Big Dog (pen name The Loss of Carthage), a fourth-level boss, was coy for a long time and refused to comply after trying to fool him a few times.

In fact, there is no need to be shy.

If being shy could make me famous, I would have crawled into a crack in the ground out of shyness long ago.

A few days ago, a friend advised me to be serious and kind. After thinking about it, I felt that he was right.

It has to be written well. After all, readers have sharp eyes. Even if they don’t say it, they will give a score in their hearts.

I don’t ask for a perfect score, but at least I have to be worthy of the one or two cents of subscription.

Look, these winning works today are really amazing.

Although my name is not on it, that is understandable.

The quality and subject matter do not meet the award standards.

However, the Leaf-Sweeping Monk, who topped all the major short story lists, is not on the list, so I don’t feel jealous at all.

Moreover, many people, especially author friends, actually know that soliciting articles is actually more difficult than getting a big promotion.

There are only a few selected from tens of thousands of novels, which is not available to ordinary people.

However, essay writing competitions can indeed attract authors to give it a try to a certain extent. What if they win? At least they can get tens of thousands of dollars in prize money.

Even if I don’t win the prize, it’s still a psychological comfort.

After all, I participated, but I didn’t win!

All in all, today's chapter is indeed a little less than ideal. My dears, please bear with me as I am too busy with the July 1st activities.

In addition, please pay more attention to the award-winning short stories mentioned above. The data is indeed a bit horrible.

These people are so strong, they can really keep writing!
(End of this chapter)