I'm not going to go into great detail on this here because I need to sleep soon. But I'm going to get it off my chest before laying down for the night. Maybe I'm the only one ...
I was reading the CNN website last night and found 
I had debated about whether or not I wanted to share this. However, it’s a pretty big deal for me considering the fact that I wasn’t writing at all at this time last year.
I found out today that I won Third Place in the Writer’s Journal Horror/Ghost Short Story Competition. I don’t know how many entries there were, but it’s a fairly well-read magazine specifically geared towards people who write. My winning entry (published under a mundane pen name) is currently published in the September/October 2009 issue of Writer’s Journal. I’m gonna have to go look for a copy this weekend.
This marks my first official newsstand publication and first official writing award. It’s also one of my first stabs at fiction (which is actually quite difficult to write well, I learned firsthand). So it’s a pretty special day for me… a further validation from the Universe that I am good at this, that I have a future in word-craft and yarn-spinning.
I just wanted to share my special moment and say thank you for all of your encouragement. And while I’ve already told them, I can’t be thankful enough to my best girlfriends of my Third Act Climax Writer’s Group for all their encouragement, support, proofreading, critique, and company. Success without good friends is a journey I don’t particularly want to take.
Millie Fee |
Friday, 28th August 2009 at 5:36 PM