M has given me the okay to submit some short fiction for consideration in a “competition” to be selected for a mentor-ship involving other writers — all of which are published much more than I am. “Established writers” is what you would call them.
I have very little hope of meeting the criteria for selection, but if I did “win”, I would be grateful for any opportunity to meet and receive feedback from published authors.
I have done some additional editing, but the piece “A Parley with the Troll” on dormouseconfidential.com is one of the pieces I am submitting. The other is “Control”, a bit of flash fiction I submitted to another local competition.
While I am (probably over-) optimistic with respect to my chances of being selected, I see the opportunity for what it is…. An opportunity.
As much as I’d love to be published, I have no illusions about the growth I must undertake before such publication will happen. Receiving feedback from established authors is essential to my proposed career as a writer. I can only keep my fingers crossed.
I am blessed.
M supports my desire to be a writer. I have a daughter who is two today. Both things, tho unrelated, are blessings, as far as I am concerned.
Cheers.