Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Help, I'm trying to win a writing contest

I love blogging, but it doesn't pay the bills. From time-to-time I contemplate the idea of getting back to writing as a vocation, rather than just as a hobby. If past history is any indication, my urge to earn will soon pass and I will happily go back to writing just for fun. 

Truth is, I love writing. I think money is just a necessary evil. I was serious enough about writing for a living, to enter a contest though, which is why I'm  asking CH Musings readers for assistance.

While this is a writing competition, it also has elements of an American Idol-contest where anyone can register, read, and rate. This new version of the 3R's will allow the contest winner, the one with the most rating stars, to receive $50. 

If anyone is so inclined, please go to http://midlifecollage.com/vignettes/, register, read my story, "Vacation Trepidation," and rate as you see fit. 

All writers are between the ages of 40 and 65 years old, a place I've been for quite some time. My story will compete with four others. They are all very short and are easy-to-read. The contest lasts only for a week; it started Monday and will run until Sunday. 

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer. I'll report the results when the contest concludes.

2 comments:

  1. that site on my computer gives me a real hard time and I had a time and a half trying to vote for yours even after I signed up with them. But your story in my estimation is the best of the four by FAR this week. You have even inspired me to see if some week I can attempt to write something worth considering!

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  2. Donna, John agrees with you. He said he had trouble too. I just zipped right in with no problem...Thanks for the kind words. Ah, we're going to make a writer out of you yet, eh? :-)

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