tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post4090965611999579293..comments2024-03-26T17:48:56.627+00:00Comments on 'Do You Write Under Your Own Name?': Judging Short Story CompetitionsMartin Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7291823984059320518.post-76100891105152144992012-06-17T23:19:17.618+01:002012-06-17T23:19:17.618+01:00I think it's a very good point to not get too ...I think it's a very good point to not get too disheartened by not winning competitions. I've never won a story competition I entered, but have inadvertently won a couple I haven't known I was entered in---sometimes with stories I've written for other competitions. They are great for spurring you on to actually write something though, so I'd say use them and don't let yourself be flattened by them. And a nod to all you who take the time to do story judging out there. It's got to be time consuming.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.com