Saturday 26 November 2011

ENERGY

Haven't entered as many competitions this year as in previous, but like last year I am close to thirty hits (one more please before Christmas). Got two stories highly commended by 'Lorian Hemingway' in the summer. Got a nod from 'Sean O Faolain' in the fall and just found out that two of my stories made the Bridport shortlist. Four stories have placed first and four placed second and three placed third in various competitions spread over the year. Can't complain.

Have so many projects on the go and yet have produced less this year than in other years. Don't know why that is. Wasn't even going to throw anything in to Bridport... wasn't sure I had anything to that standard that wasn't already farmed out to other comps. Eventually put some things in just to be taking part... so the pieces did quite well considering.

Haven't even been here on the old blog much either. Feeling a tad weary. Needing a pick me up to kick start things again. I know... the successes of the year should be making me whoop and holler... but still I am not switched on... not fully.

Maybe the new year will bring an injection of energy.

(Postscript added on December 11th or 12th - don't even know what day it is! Just to say I have broken the 30 mark with a shortlisting and there's still two competitions to declare before the end of December. A few bombs, too, this past month... was beginning to think that the elusive 30th might stay away for another year. Saying this as a way to boost my own energy.

Yesterday, which I know was Saturday, I got down to a brand new and biggish project and what spilled out as a start felt good...

And am already thinking about my goals for the year coming up... so my head feels more screwed on than it has for a while.)


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