Category Archives: Contest

To Market, To Market, To Find Fairy Tales

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If you visit here often, you know that I love fairy tales. I fell in love with the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen once upon a time and long ago. When the Junior Halls came along, I loved revisiting my old friends and making a few new ones. And now, I try my hand at writing a tale, or putting a new spin on an old one.

That’s why I love this market, Enchanted Conversation: A Fairy Tale Magazine. I’ve been hard at work on the latest issue’s call out for Rumplestiltskin stories. And I cannot tell a lie. I’ve spelled Rumplestiltskin about 27 different ways in the last week. But I think I finally have it down. I just call him Rump in my story.

This market has recently upped its pay-and the editor’s throwing a swell contest to increase its readership. Now, if there’s one thing I like as much as fairy tales, it’s contests. (Although technically, I like winning contests.) You can have a chance to win EC’s contest if you spread the love about this wonderful market.

Whether you enter the contest or want to try writing a story for the next issue, you’d best hurry. Contest ends February 18th and submissions are accepted February 21 through the 24th only. But I can get you started on that story with a surefire opening.

Once upon a time…

Isn’t Winning Fun?

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I know that I love winning!

Just last week, I won a book. And I’ve sent off a few entries in writing contests that I feel pretty optimistic about. Oh! And this morning, I got a super sweet Valentine’s gift from the Beneficent Mr. Hall. Definitely a winner.

But enough about me. You want to know if you won the critique from Vicky Alvear Shecter, and I don’t blame you. She’s a very talented writer, and entertaining, too. And I hope she’ll return in the fall when Cleopatra’s Moon is released and we can do this kind of contest again!

So without further ado (though I have sorta ado’d a bit here), the winner of the critique is Patricia Cruzan!

Thanks to all who dropped by here and signed on to follow Vicky somewhere, somehow. And if you also signed on to follow me, thanks so much for that! It kinda makes me feel like a winner.

And I do so love winning!