UPDATE!!!! I was on the reserve list and a spot opened up!!

Last week I thought I hadn't made the top 50 in SYTYCW2013. Well, actually I hadn't but I must have been on the reserve list because I'm on it now!

Got the email this week and scurried around finishing and polishing. Wrote my synopsis (YUCK!) and got it all formatted. During formatting, the power went out and took a few years off my life. But I was able to recover everything and finished it up.

I sent it in today! Submissions were due by tomorrow but I was afraid to cut it that close. Good thinking as evidenced by the power outage.

So it's out of my hands now. My critique partners were clamoring for the complete since they hadn't read the to the end so I sent to them also. With a strong caution. Do not tell me about all the glaring errors!!! :)

I'm already having second thoughts wondering what plot threads I dropped, etc.

Oh well, I chose this life so now I have to live with all these doubts and second guesses.

Here's the link again in case you missed it the first time:

http://www.soyouthinkyoucanwrite.com/manuscripts-sytycw-2013/heroes-and-heartache/

Didn't make the final 50

My submission to SYTYCW didn't make the cut. But, I am thankful I entered. It spurred me to finish the manuscript and now I can take my time with the 2nd draft and make this story even better.

Entering the next 1,000 word challenge! I'm working on my entry and having fun with it. I'll post it here at the end of the challenge.