Eight days. Do you know what that means? Barely over a week. Tomorrow will be one week from the announcement date. Are you excited? I am. So, today, I want to talk to those who wrote something for the contest, whether or not you entered it in the end. What made you start writing your story? What was the first inkling of an idea that tickled your brain? What was it that you liked about your premise? As you wrote, did you have a favorite character or a favorite scene? And are you glad you wrote it down? Do you feel like you learned and grew in your ability as a writer as you tried out things for this contest? And, if your story isn't included in this year's Rooglewood anthology (either because you didn't submit it or because it didn't fit with the other four stories selected), what will you do with it? Will you market it elsewhere? Or will you lock it away in a drawer?
Love this!
ReplyDeleteMe, too! I like Matthias' arc in the story, even though he is only a side character.
ReplyDeleteOne of the fascinating things about these snippets is what happens to them when you take them out of context.
ReplyDeleteI know who Matthias and Detlef are and why they are hunting the princess and why Matthias' heart isn't in it anymore.
But when I read just this snippet by itself, my mind spins the tale in a hundred different directions.