The First Annual Amber Zone adventure Writing contest has come to an end, the winners were announced yesterday (see the results here) and I won second place for my entry A Hostile Takeover.
Previous wins include:
Chapel Bells Chime, 2nd place entry in the 2013 Zhodani Base "76 Patrons" adventure writing contest.
Renovations, 2nd place entry in the 2012 Zhodani Base "76 Patrons" adventure writing contest.
Seriously, I need to improve my writing. I'm not sure what it is that I keep getting 2nd place. Don't get me wrong, it's a blast participating in the contests and learning from what others present, and the prizes are wonderful. I'm grateful to BeRKA and all the other judges for giving my writing such positive reviews.
It must be my pride telling me "you shouldn't be satisfied with second place." You know what, pride? Shut up. I didn't create my writing talent. It was a gift given to me by God. So thanks and praise go to Him first and foremost.
Will I ever win a 1st place prize? I don't know. I'll get there when my writing is good enough to deserve it, and then I'll be grateful to all the people who have influenced and encouraged me to write. For now, I'm going to just keep writing. It's something God has enabled me to do, and it's just a huge amount of fun.
Thanks to all of you who read my blog, and comment on and share what I've written. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.
Donavan Lambertus of DSL Ironworks wrote to me to deliver my prize, and said in part:
ReplyDeleteI really like you entry "A Hostile Takeover" and will probably spring it on my players here in the near future. Good job, and thanks for participating!
Here's a link to their blog: http://dsl-ironworks.blogspot.com/
Thanks Donavan, and all the folks at DSL Ironworks!