Is it cheating to totally re-vamp an old story in favour of writing a new one on the same subject? I'm not sure, but I've done it anyway.
What with my Christmas story complete, polished and edited within an inch of it's margins, I found a another competition I want to enter. Not a Christmas one this time. I had this story, which had been rejected by Woman's Weekley Fiction Special (looking at it I am not surprised). The idea was good but the delivery of it wasn't. So, for this romance competition I dug it out and have almost completely re-written it. It's looking a lot healthier, but as always, there is still a long way to go. Getting romance across as opposed to something sickly-sweet is a tricky business, if I'm honest I'm not that good at luvvy-duvvy (?) stuff. I quite like a bit of grittiness in a story. A good dose of realism but hey-ho after my encounter with the dark side, perhaps romance, love, windswept beaches and long lingering kisses will do me good.
About Me
- Rae Argent
- A fiction writer and mum to three great kids, also lucky enough to be married to the man of my dreams. In spite of that mushy comment I do not write flowery romance - I like a nice helping of real life grit in my work. I have a Diploma in Literature & Creative Writing from The Open University and remain a member of the wonderful Watford Writers, despite moving on several times. I am a big fan of Swanwick Writers Summer School which has taught me a great deal and where I have made many great friends. I have yet to reach the dizzy heights of becoming a published superstar but will continue to send my work out into the world.
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