Southern Writers Magazine ~ 2014 Short Story Contest!



Karen S. Jones
www.ksjones.com

Writing contests bring out a chill like nothing else. There have been so many contests that I had plans to enter, but whenever I would ready myself for the challenge--even when enthusiasm was bursting from my writing soul! -- No - Words - Came. Contest entries are the only real writer's block I have ever experienced. And knowing how much prestige comes with winning or placing in a contest, I tried really hard to write something--something really great! All to no avail. It wasn't until the 'Last Day To Enter' rolled around for the Southern Writers 2014 Short Story contest that I jumped up and ran to my computer to write what the voices in my head were telling me to write. Even I was amused with the story as I wrote it! After a bit of careful research and several hours of intense writing, I submitted my entry. Then this week, I received the wonderful news that I had won! You cannot imagine how thrilled and honored I feel, not only because I won, but because I won a contest in the prized Southern Writers Magazine whose writers are amazing themselves!

Check them out at http://www.southernwritersmagazine.com/

It's been a good week. It's been a very good week.  If you're a writer, keep writing! If you're a reader, keep reading!

Cynical~

Anyone worth their salt loves books, in my opinion. And it doesn't matter to me which books you're reading as long as you're reading. I've found that the most interesting people I come across are readers. Those that do not are usually difficult to talk to and more difficult to follow. They have other things on their mind, like whether the world is paying attention to them. Total non-readers are so self-absorbed that the thought of reading a book never occurs to them. Unless the book is ABOUT them. And then they just want YOU to read the book. Cynical? Yes, I freely admit it.


What are you reading?
Karen