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Commie Pinko Affirmed.
Nov. 8th, 2006 09:29 pmI'm not sure if I'm trying to get something or if the double combo of exhaustion and poor eating habits is kicking my ass. It could be a combination of both of those. Whatever it is, I've been severely up and down this week and I currently feel like absolute shit. I think I should just go to sleep soon.
I am an official Commie Pinko! Which is to say that I took place in the Commie Pinko Short Story Writing Contest (Theme: Dia de Los Muertos) and actually succeeded in turning in a short story. I almost dropped out due to a complete and utter lack of time what with school and such. However, the good![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
copperwise talked me out of such a rash course of action and I managed to pen a short and sad piece that I felt happy about. I got it in just under the wire too, sending it in 1 minute before the deadline.
We're now in the judging phase of the contest. Every writer, plus a panel of non-writing judges, is going through the short stories and selecting their Top 3. Whichever stories get the most votes will come out as the winners.
I have no expectation that my story will win, especially in the face of some of the stories I've read so far. There's already been a beautiful fairy tale and an excellent science fiction piece that are going in my Top 3. (Unless they're blown out of the water by one of the seven stories I haven't yet read.)
I do look forward to seeing how my story ranks among the others, though. I'd also like to get comments from the other participants on my work. Some people on the mailing list are expressing their desire NOT to know if their story is ranked too low, but I like to take the good with the bad and compile all the knowledge I can. We'll see what's what in a month or so.
I am an official Commie Pinko! Which is to say that I took place in the Commie Pinko Short Story Writing Contest (Theme: Dia de Los Muertos) and actually succeeded in turning in a short story. I almost dropped out due to a complete and utter lack of time what with school and such. However, the good
copperwise talked me out of such a rash course of action and I managed to pen a short and sad piece that I felt happy about. I got it in just under the wire too, sending it in 1 minute before the deadline. We're now in the judging phase of the contest. Every writer, plus a panel of non-writing judges, is going through the short stories and selecting their Top 3. Whichever stories get the most votes will come out as the winners.
I have no expectation that my story will win, especially in the face of some of the stories I've read so far. There's already been a beautiful fairy tale and an excellent science fiction piece that are going in my Top 3. (Unless they're blown out of the water by one of the seven stories I haven't yet read.)
I do look forward to seeing how my story ranks among the others, though. I'd also like to get comments from the other participants on my work. Some people on the mailing list are expressing their desire NOT to know if their story is ranked too low, but I like to take the good with the bad and compile all the knowledge I can. We'll see what's what in a month or so.
