Honourable Mentions Unite!

Same. I wish I were going on, but I'm glad to get that recognition. There's always next time. Anyone want to share their honorable mention story? I can add mine in tomorrow (on my phone now).

I’m having this horrible, sinking feeling that I’m getting worse at writing because in the heady old days I actually made it to round 3 when I was just a baby writer. And now, while I’m very happy to be mentioned, I can’t get any further.

So I’m telling myself it’s because I’m trying more ambitious things

SSC2021 R1G166 As Above, So Below (Sci-fi)

AmberWB wrote:

Did you get an honourable mention? How do you feel?

I am honoured (haha) and a little sad not to be going on.

Exactly the same! Although the experience was fun and I think I might sign up for future competitions. I'm hopeful my feedback is helpful (although I've seen that it can be a bit hit or miss from other comments on the forums).

wisemel wrote:

This was my first writing competition, and the first short story I had completed in over 25 years. So yes, very happy with an HM. But of course, also a little sad not to be continuing. Maybe I will grab a random prompt and write something anyway for the practice!

I also thought I might use the 200+ (!) prompts as writing practices in-between other projects. If nothing else, it would be a little bit of fun. Not sure if I'm dedicated enough to complete the prompts which don't match with my preferences... might have to use a random number generator and hold myself to account.

Well done to all who submitted!

SSC 2021: G123 R1 "Identity"

I've never entered a competition, nor tried to put forward a story for publication. I rarely share my writing with anyone. But I decided to bite the bullet and give it a shot. I thought "if I make it into the top 10, I'll be thrilled. Maybe that means I can actually write a good story." So when I saw my name ad an honourable mention, I was totally stoked. I'm glad I'm not moving on because I'm actually on holiday and don't have the time. Is there a full list of groups or just the email we got? I wonder though - where do I go from here?

SSC2021 R1 Killing Father

I didn't even humor the idea of making it to the next round in this challenge so I'm very pleased to receive an HM. My story is posted and I received some great feedback, but I feel my writing has a way to go in terms of improvement. This competition and the forum is so beneficial for practice and feedback.

There is a kind of "left out" feeling of not moving on while still being happy for those who do. But I made it to the final in Short Screenplay this year (results tomorrow!) so I feel fortunate to know the feeling of making it to subsequent rounds. I have goals for Flash coming up!

Edited by catnamedeaster - 07 Apr 2021 at 7:45am

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