I’ve been of two minds as to whether to send my Keela story (Mermaid chick) to this quarter’s Writers of the Future contest. I really don’t think it’s their cup of tea. But my other stories aren’t ready to go, and it’s really hard to say what they’ll find palatable, so… Keela gets the honor of facing down the judges.
The good thing is that my anxiety for Feora (the dragon story currently with WOTF) is making me really go through Keela with a razor. I don’t want it to be just ‘good enough’ to get a nod and then rejection. It’s got to positively knock their socks off. Of course, that’s easier said than done, but I’ll give it my best.
I already know where both Feora and Keela are slotted to go if they don’t find a home with WOTF, so they’ll be right back out the door just as soon as I can scrub their faces, straighten their attire, and comb out any snarls that might have slipped by me the first time.
