Hi Hi Hello! So, this time around, it’s a quick itty bitty update to let you know that a while back I submitted the first chapter of my novel to a contest on Booksie. Submissions are closed, and in approximately three weeks or so from the time this post goes live, I’ll find out if it went to the next round of twenty (don’t quote me on that number because I don’t remember for sure but it’s close to that) finalists.
I won’t lie. I don’t expect to go to the next round; mostly because my mindset is always to expect the worst. That being said, while I don’t expect it to go to the next round (any genre is accepted and horror is never first on anyone’s list, yo), I know for a fact that it’s not the worst to be submitted. I think it’s better than average, and I think the story as a whole has potential.
I’d say I’m biased, but I’m really not (says every writer or every person ever). If anything, I am my worst critic. I am a perfectionist. Nothing I write is ever good enough to live up to my own standards. It’s a vicious cycle. Maybe a tinge unhealthy? Eh, whatever. The point is, I am hard on myself, and I think this book is going to go somewhere, and the first chapter is one of my favorites.
BUT
Like I said, I might be a little biased (contradictions contradictions jesus lady). It would mean the world to me if you read the first chapter for yourself. I don’t know if you would be able to comment on Booksie without setting up an account, but if you’re able to, I’d love to see what you think. If you’re not able to, and you want to float me a line in the comment section here, it would also mean the world to me.
Even if I don’t make it to the next round in the contest, it’s okay by me, because this baby is eventually going to go out into the world. And maybe some people will love it, and maybe other people will hate it, and that’s okay, too. As it has been made abundantly clear to me from reading authors whom I’ve never heard of before and looking at reviews afterward, not everything is for everyone. There’s books that I hated and other people loved, and there’s books that opened my eyes and I related to that other people would rather gouge out their own eyes than read again (maybe I’m exaggerating).
But I’m rambling.
Can’t wait to hear what you think!!
Manda Kay Writes 