I think the only thing that could keep me from entering again will be the ending of the contest. This in spite of knowing I can’t win, that the game is rigged, that cheaters run rampant, and that I really do have better things to do.
I started to write a parody, then decided not to finish when I realized how many bridges it would have burned. I pumped out an entry with no soul and am watching it sink even lower than my normal fair. I have no intention of rescuing it.
Even at this very moment, with the kids demanding attention and my dh off on a new job that has him as scarce as hen’s teeth I’m plotting my next attempt, wondering if I can actually make if funny when I’m so angry.
Hey, it’s a challenge. I’m not good at backing down from a challenge.
Alice
Good luck with your entry, Alice! I was wondering if you’d go through with that parody or not. Mine came out a lot snarkier than I intended, and I felt like my frustration with the whole process and the story oozed out of every line.
Comment by Lynne — October 16, 2006 @ 2:00 pm
Parodies are cathartic.
Comment by Cat — October 16, 2006 @ 2:27 pm
Lynne, your VR parody was kind compared to what I did. Mine came out looking like Animal Farm. Best to let that dog lay at the bottom of a drawer.
Alice
Comment by aliceaudrey — October 16, 2006 @ 7:52 pm
Eek!
I’d love to read it, unless you’d prefer to bury it.
Comment by Lynne — October 16, 2006 @ 11:25 pm
I’m afraid if I don’t bury it Avon will boycott me. They really are my favorite publisher, and I really don’t want to mess things up with them, even if they deserve it.
Comment by aliceaudrey — October 16, 2006 @ 11:47 pm
LOL Alice
Comment by Cat — October 17, 2006 @ 12:56 pm
Oops.
I guess it’s a good thing I have no plans to write anything they’d want, huh?
Comment by Lynne — October 17, 2006 @ 3:06 pm
I don’t think you did anything too bad, Lynne. Unless you threatened to notify the Attorney General or something.
Comment by aliceaudrey — October 18, 2006 @ 5:37 am