I took a children’s writing class while at BYU, and my teacher for that class started a society for all those who get rejected by publishers. It is called My Manuscript Stinks Society or the MMSS. Since practically every writer gets rejected by publishers, she thought it would be fun to award those of us students who inevitably got rejected. In addition to giving out awards in class for our rejection letters, she also started a blog to help us newby writers practice writing and get support from other writers.

Last month there was a contest on her blog, and I won! To check out the contest and my story, go to http://mmssociety.blogspot.com/

If you want to write more, go to her blog and use her writing exercises and post stories for her contests. It is a great way to keep up your writing and win free stuff! You can also become a part of the MMS Society; just check out the guidelines on the blog.