Boy, is my face red...
Sep. 19th, 2006 01:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
You know, when writing a story for a competition, it's usually a good idea to read the criteria quite closely. Example - the AHWA Halloween competition. I skimmed the criteria... yeah, Halloween, 250 words, blah blah blah, and wrote a couple of stories for it.
I just polished up the one I wanted to send, and was about to send it when something in the instructions caught my eye:
The prize will be awarded to the entry which is judged to be the best opening to a Halloween-inspired tale.
Opening?
OPENING????
Damn, I wrote a complete Halloween tale for it! Doh!
Back to the drawing board... hmm, I wonder if Shadowed Realms would like it? ;)
I just polished up the one I wanted to send, and was about to send it when something in the instructions caught my eye:
The prize will be awarded to the entry which is judged to be the best opening to a Halloween-inspired tale.
Opening?
OPENING????
Damn, I wrote a complete Halloween tale for it! Doh!
Back to the drawing board... hmm, I wonder if Shadowed Realms would like it? ;)
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Date: 2006-09-19 02:45 pm (UTC)A hint, though. Give it a couple of days and an extra draft or three. Her editorial axe has been out lately and ready for the choppin'!
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Date: 2006-09-19 03:02 pm (UTC)