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a good rejection
Well, technically, I haven't gotten the rejection yet. But . . .
For the past few years, I have said, "Oh, I have to enter a novella in the Science-Fiction at the UPC contest." Hard SF novella, prize money of 6,000 Euros, what's not to love?
This year, I actually managed to send off an entry. After the fact,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
maripat gave me a critique on it, and I blushed to realize how raw a work I had sent off into the world.
Today, I wandered over to the contest Website to see whether the results had been posted. To my delight, they have. Yup, that's me on the short list. Right after Kristine Kathryn Rusch. *faints* Maybe the novella wasn't that horrible, after all.
Yes, I intend to enter again next year. Yes, next year, I'll get the novella critted before I submit it.
But right now, I'm basking in the glow of doing that well. This was the best result I thought realistically possible, and I am well pleased.
For the past few years, I have said, "Oh, I have to enter a novella in the Science-Fiction at the UPC contest." Hard SF novella, prize money of 6,000 Euros, what's not to love?
This year, I actually managed to send off an entry. After the fact,
maripat gave me a critique on it, and I blushed to realize how raw a work I had sent off into the world.Today, I wandered over to the contest Website to see whether the results had been posted. To my delight, they have. Yup, that's me on the short list. Right after Kristine Kathryn Rusch. *faints* Maybe the novella wasn't that horrible, after all.
Yes, I intend to enter again next year. Yes, next year, I'll get the novella critted before I submit it.
But right now, I'm basking in the glow of doing that well. This was the best result I thought realistically possible, and I am well pleased.