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How about this for a lucky break, folks! I was sauntering through a shopping precinct in Leeds, saw an abandoned magazine with the title 'Pick Me Up' lying on a bench and obeyed. I read it on the bus home, realised that I had a little anecdote that seemed just right for it, emailed it as soon as I got back and had a phone call yesterday to say it's going to be in. Not great literature, I know, but £25 quid towards my place at Swanwick next August.
That reminded me of the competition WN ran a while ago about when someone picks up a paper or magazine and reads something that changes their life. You can't ignore the fact that a message was definitely being sent to you. WOW! Good on you.
Well done Montholon, but I don't think that this was a "lucky" break. I think it shows that you are totally tuned in to your writing, able to spot an opportunity, enthusiastic, determined - and obviously talented. I wish you every future success.
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