iv found that contest do inpsire some writers. myself, i just like to write, second thing i love to do besides 'play a little dirty'. im sure that if i got the inspiration that i would sumbit stories to free sites. the only fear i have of making my stuff pulbic is that i think someone might steal it. but, most fears are quite irrational as i discover quite often. so, yah, i would submit stories to a free site, and Mad Lews idea of contests it definatly something to try