Manuscript submitted to Writer's Digest contest

On Friday, I sent my manuscript to the Writer’s Digest Short, Short Story competition. The name of the piece is “Along for the Ride”. I hit the deadline.

It would be simply a miracle if I were to place in the top 25 in the contest. No matter what happens, I finished a story and am proud of my work.

I shared it with my wife when it was nearing completion. She was excited about it and gave input on the characterization. I think she was surprised at how I could write. I was glad I did this.

I was later furious with myself when I re-read the piece yesterday and found the word "with" missing from one of the sentences. This may hurt any chance I had to get the editor's attention, but what's done is done.

I know I have a ton to learn and that I need to develop my talent, but I know I have a book to write in my lifetime. One that will be meaningful.

I need to identify my next writing milestone to hone my skills. It may be an online writing class or writing another piece for a contest.

I have also started a second blog, after my running blog, to track my writing endeavors, to which these entries will be posted.