Chronicling my embarkation into my own personal world of writing. I do not have a destination in mind. My only hope is to make some sense of this compelling desire to create with words.

Sunday, December 3, 2006

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.

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