WritingTree
Debuts,
Launching
Premiere
Online
Destination
for
People
Who
Write
Website:
www.WritingTree.com
SAN
DIEGO,
Nov.
20,
2000
--
WritingTree,
a
provider
of
web-based
application
services
for
key
segments
of
the
writing
and
publishing
industry,
Monday
announced
the
debut
of
its
initial
two
free
service
forums:
the
Publishing/Workshop
Forum
and
the
Writing
Contest
Management
Forum.
WritingTree's
innovative
applications
are
developed
with
the
stated
goal
of
making
the
act
of
writing
more
fulfilling
for
the
tens
of
millions
of
Internet
users
that
are
either
writers
or
aspiring
writers
(Source:
A
WritingTree-commissioned
survey
by
Harris
Interactive
conducted
in
October
of
1999
indicated
that
35
million
current
Internet
users
are
interested
in
publishing
and
sharing
their
writing
on
the
Internet).
WritingTree's
free
Publishing/Workshop
Forum
allows
writers
of
all
interests
and
skill
levels
to
publish
their
original
writing
online.
It
gives
both
professional
and
aspiring
authors
a
fast
and
easy
way
to
share
their
writing
with
a
global
audience.
It
also
allows
writers
to
receive
recognition
and
valuable
feedback
from
readers.
Authors
utilizing
this
forum
retain
all
rights
to
their
works,
and
a
copyright
statement
is
automatically
attached
to
each
posting.
At
the
author's
discretion,
each
posted
writing
can
be
shared
with
readers,
stored
privately
in
the
author's
own
password-protected
queue,
or
removed
from
the
site.
The
forum
has
grown
rapidly
since
its
introduction
and
now
features
nearly
4,000
original
works
by
participants
from
over
20
countries.
WritingTree's
Contest
Forum
is
a
comprehensive
writing
contest
management
system
that
eliminates
paperwork
and
simplifies
the
judging
process
for
contest
organizers,
and
creates
a
more
positive
contest
experience
for
entrants.
This
patent-pending
forum
allows
organizers
to
promote
their
contests
on
a
global
scale
and
accept
entries
and
entry
fees
online
via
WritingTree.
It
also
gives
them
unprecedented
control
over
important
contest
metrics
such
as
entry
volume
and
judge
workload.
All
judging
is
done
online,
and
the
contest
organizer
can
monitor
the
judges'
progress.
The
target
audience
for
the
Contest
Forum
is
the
organizers
of
writing
and
text-submission
contests
and
the
writers
who
enter
these
contests.
Contest
organizers
include
book,
magazine,
and
literary
journal
publishers,
corporations
awarding
scholarships,
entertainment
producers
seeking
creative
ideas,
and
writing
clubs.
Ron
Durbin,
founder
and
president
of
WritingTree
said,
"The
inspiration
for
WritingTree
came
from
my
desire
to
leverage
the
power
of
the
Internet
to
create
a
more
fulfilling
experience
for
people
like
myself,
who
write
for
both
pleasure
and
publication.
"It
was
an
exciting
moment
when
I
realized
that
I
could
apply
the
things
I'd
learned
at
Qualcomm's
Eudora
E-mail
Products
Division
in
a
way
that
creates
value
for
tens
of
millions
of
writers
worldwide."
Philip
Jenquin,
co-founder
and
executive
vice
president
of
sales
and
marketing
for
WritingTree,
is
also
a
veteran
of
the
information
industry
and
former
Qualcomm
executive.
He
said,
"The
challenge
of
establishing
a
dot-com
corporation
in
today's
environment
can
seem
quite
daunting,
but
we
are
rising
to
meet
that
challenge
by
working
efficiently
and
staying
focused
on
our
customers
and
core
strengths.
"We
are
already
seeing
the
impact
of
the
Internet
on
the
writing
and
publishing
industry,
but
this
is
just
the
beginning
of
an
even
greater
transformation.
By
developing
quality
applications
that
connect
people
in
the
industry
and
make
their
activities
more
efficient
and
rewarding,
we
will
be
on
the
forefront
of
that
transformation."
WritingTree
was
founded
in
1999
and
introduced
the
Publishing/Workshop
Forum
in
May
of
2000.
Posted
writings
include
those
by
published
authors
such
as
Richard
Lederer,
Hal
Jaffe,
Gordon
Kirkland,
Lance
Olsen,
Skip
Andrews,
Colle
Davis,
and
Jack
Webb.
WritingTree
sponsors
include
corporations,
educational
institutions,
and
non-profit
organizations
that
wish
to
promote
writing
and
literacy.
About
WritingTree
WritingTree
is
dedicated
to
making
the
act
of
writing
more
fulfilling
for
the
millions
of
writers
and
aspiring
writers
who
use
the
Internet.
WritingTree
designs,
develops,
and
hosts
innovative
applications
that
connect
writers
with
readers,
writing
contest
organizers,
and
publishers
worldwide.
Privately
held
and
incorporated
in
California,
WritingTree
is
on
the
forefront
of
the
Internet-driven
change
taking
place
in
the
writing
and
publishing
industry.
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