Ruby Soames's Blog - Posts Tagged "writing-prizes"

I thought life got simpler as one got older. I was wrong. My fantasy of writing novels from a remote, little cottage with cats and calm is very far from my deadlines, drama and debt-driven decisions. This year has been particularly challenging so it was particularly wonderful and uplifting to find myself winning second prize in the The Short Story Competition, an international short-story competition which showcases the best writing from people all over the world.

http://www.theshortstory.net

I'm writing this to myself, and anyone else out there who is struggling with trying to write and live in the real world, to remind us that if we believe in our stories, someone out there will believe in us too.