New story, and 100 followers! · 5:27pm Apr 22nd, 2020
So, the big news was going to be that I just published my 14th story:
Away is my first first-person story (I've always wanted to start a story with the words "Next thing I know..."), and it's also my entry for Secret Moon's Self-Isolation Writing Contest, although despite being topical, the idea actually predates both the contest and The Current Unpleasantness.
I really enjoyed writing it and I hope you'll enjoy reading it; I tried to handle two pretty dark ideas (isolation and the narrator's "gift") in a more, uh, Cloptimist way - slice of life introspection over horror and gore - and with an upbeat tone at the end. And I had fun making the cover art, too.
But! Stop the press! The even bigger news (to me) is that earlier today, I passed the 100 followers mark! "Yeah, big deal", you may think, especially if you were around back in the day. The thing is, though, I'm genuinely excited and kind of humbled - I've only been here since last February, and so I'm treating this as a real honour for a 2019-vintage author.
Thank you to everyone who's following me, I'll try and write plenty more stories to justify your interest - I already have seven unfinished pieces in my drafts. And in the meantime, again, I hope you like this one!
Cheers,
TC
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I'll be sure to give it a look, fellow contest-writer. Congrats on the big 100!
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Thanks! Although I don't expect to do well in contests (no false modesty here, I just never place!), it turns out they're really useful for getting me to actually write things. Good luck and thank you for the congratulations on 100, I'm inordinately pleased about that!
Excellent! Another story for the RiL list, I think. And contrats on reaching three figures! I'm glad.