Suit of Armour
Well, it couldn't last forever. My fourth round entry to the Slingink Scribbling Slam (Slingink's annual short story competition), Spooked, did not impress the judge one bit. She found the characters caricature-ish and the action corny; it came in eighth.
That said, I still have high hopes for this story of a haunted Scottish castle and reckon it'll eventually find a market because it's fun. Last year, one of my competition entries came bottom out of about 25 competitors, yet it sold easily.
I'm also thinking that I'll have to pull something a bit special out of the hat for the final sixth round - perhaps a 'lost' Canterbury Tale.
Anyhow, my fifth round entry is in, and I have high hopes for it - but then again, I had high hopes for round four.
That said, I still have high hopes for this story of a haunted Scottish castle and reckon it'll eventually find a market because it's fun. Last year, one of my competition entries came bottom out of about 25 competitors, yet it sold easily.
I'm also thinking that I'll have to pull something a bit special out of the hat for the final sixth round - perhaps a 'lost' Canterbury Tale.
Anyhow, my fifth round entry is in, and I have high hopes for it - but then again, I had high hopes for round four.
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