Amy, I am right there with you this very moment. I am six days out from the submission deadline and have started and stopped a couple of times already. Meanwhile, my brain is working behind the scenes and new approaches to the story are flooding in. I want to do it, want to do it. It's not fun, but it's the greatest fun. I'll let you know if I make it. Keep on keeping on.
The contest has a limit of 5,000 words, so I figured I needed to come in at least 4,000. But I prefer stories in a 1,500 to 2,500 range. A person can cover a lot of ground with 1,500 words. SW
Wow! I mean, so good. You take us on the journey of conception, writing, editing, contemplating—wash, rinse, repeat—like we are sitting on your shoulder. So powerfully your voice, Amy. And it ends with no expectations but intention to keep writing. On to the next project. Wonderful.
I was in a similar position early in the new year. A short deadline for a submission call. I however took the other fork and bailed. I thought there was no way I could get the story figured out in time. That may have been true, but I wish I had pushed at it until the end anyway.
Amy, I am right there with you this very moment. I am six days out from the submission deadline and have started and stopped a couple of times already. Meanwhile, my brain is working behind the scenes and new approaches to the story are flooding in. I want to do it, want to do it. It's not fun, but it's the greatest fun. I'll let you know if I make it. Keep on keeping on.
Just completed the draft of the story. 4,300 words, some of which are the right ones. SW
Well, that's about 1,000 words longer than mine, so either you're very verbose or I left mine half-finished.
The contest has a limit of 5,000 words, so I figured I needed to come in at least 4,000. But I prefer stories in a 1,500 to 2,500 range. A person can cover a lot of ground with 1,500 words. SW
Wow! I mean, so good. You take us on the journey of conception, writing, editing, contemplating—wash, rinse, repeat—like we are sitting on your shoulder. So powerfully your voice, Amy. And it ends with no expectations but intention to keep writing. On to the next project. Wonderful.
I was in a similar position early in the new year. A short deadline for a submission call. I however took the other fork and bailed. I thought there was no way I could get the story figured out in time. That may have been true, but I wish I had pushed at it until the end anyway.
Oh ugh, so good. If only only only it was easier. Brava that you kept going and submitted!
Yes Amy! When blocked I talk myself out of it, driving people nuts. I can always talk : )