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I posted off the Times Comp entry today wh-hoo!
I see this as a success whether or not I actually get anywhere in the comp. Simply writing a new story and submitting it is a success in my mind.
Im feeling really good about this because Ive got so much else on at the mo but it always seems to be that when Im under a lot of pressure with other work, I get the most motivation to write. So this is the second comp entry in two months (last month the Legend one). The deadline for the Times Comp is 30th Nov but it was ready and I wanted to get it posted and out of the way otherwise Id just fiddle with it continually and over-edit.
It was quite a faff with having to do a list of recently published work with dates and ISBNs. Luckily I do have that on my CV but had to reformat it. Plus the entry form and seven copies of the story made for a huge parcel that I lugged to the post office. Longlist is announced in Feb. Anyone else entering? Would be good to see a Talkbacker on the list.
Im feeling really good about this because Ive got so much else on at the mo but it always seems to be that when Im under a lot of pressure with other work, I get the most motivation to write. So this is the second comp entry in two months (last month the Legend one). The deadline for the Times Comp is 30th Nov but it was ready and I wanted to get it posted and out of the way otherwise Id just fiddle with it continually and over-edit.
It was quite a faff with having to do a list of recently published work with dates and ISBNs. Luckily I do have that on my CV but had to reformat it. Plus the entry form and seven copies of the story made for a huge parcel that I lugged to the post office. Longlist is announced in Feb. Anyone else entering? Would be good to see a Talkbacker on the list.
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I was going to enter but I am not ready to submit yet.
Good luck to your entry! xxx
I'm going for it too but I'm not as organised as you. Still working on my draft... but hope to have it ready in the next few days.
Seven copies is ridiculous, isn't it? You'd think they might have discovered email by now...
Will you be entering the Novel one?
I guess they ask for lots of posted copies to reduce the number of entries and improve quality(The harder work it is to enter, the less likely people are to be bothered if they don't think they're work is good enough) hope other comps don't start asking for 7 copies, or soon it'll be trees no one has heard of, rather than new fangled e-mails.
Did anybody enter the Spectator's comp? The deadline was back on June 25th. Nothing since. I'm harrying them, with a few other disgruntled entrants, on their forum. All we ever get is apromise that it'll be sorted by such and such a date. It never is. First short story entry and quite possibly the last (mostly because I haven't the time for it...)
Make sure you have the correct postage stamp size on it...
(My oldest son sent some job applications off a month ago. I said make sure you use the large size stamp- meaning the large letter value- poor boy used a normal first class stamp that was one of these decorative picture types and bigger than the standard one.
He took me literally of course...)
But in the meantime he has got a part-time job which he is enjoying...
Good luck Rosalie!
And good luck to you, Josie. (Wouldn't it be nice if we both got shortlisted - or even longlisted? I daren't hope for anything better - not for myself, anyway...)