So glad I subscribed to this Substack! I just signed up for the NYCMidnight short story competition because I want to test myself. I am a total beginner at fiction (or at least fiction that I would show to other people!) so, I thought, why not test myself? I used to be a dancer and got used to being judged on learning a combination and performing it in a crowded, intense and sweaty dance studio in front of my peers so sending in a short story should be less stressful….shouldn't it?!!
Thanks! And good for you with the NYC Midnight. I've done it several times and it always pushes me to write something I never would have written otherwise. Good luck, and let me know how it goes. Even if you don't win the competition, you'll have a new short story!
So glad I subscribed to this Substack! I just signed up for the NYCMidnight short story competition because I want to test myself. I am a total beginner at fiction (or at least fiction that I would show to other people!) so, I thought, why not test myself? I used to be a dancer and got used to being judged on learning a combination and performing it in a crowded, intense and sweaty dance studio in front of my peers so sending in a short story should be less stressful….shouldn't it?!!
Thanks! And good for you with the NYC Midnight. I've done it several times and it always pushes me to write something I never would have written otherwise. Good luck, and let me know how it goes. Even if you don't win the competition, you'll have a new short story!