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Arts Tasmania have writing awards open for submissions and I submitted 3 stories (2 of my kids horror and one unpublished one). The likelihood of winning is slim, but I can't help think about what winning might do for my bonafides. And then I start thinking about what I'd say as an acceptance speech.
I've always had that habit of thinking about everything that could happen if things turn out as desired (rarely ever do). It's something I wish I could do and then forget about until the time comes up.
Does anyone else do this though? Plan for something and then get excited/think about the possibilities? I feel like I jinx myself by doing it.
yes. very much so.
Also we expect a call out in your acceptance speech. "and to the daily thread, who have always been there to support me" ๐
Lol. I will ensure to include you all.
First up: good luck!!! Put out positivity!!
Second: yessss, I am a shocker for it. My bf casually mentioned it'd be fun for us to do some streaming last night and sure enough, I was then in the shower thinking about how fun it would be to be a streamer with, like, hundreds of people in chat and interacting and what we might do. Urg. It is great fun being a dreamer though, I wouldn't change it!
Thank you!
I tend to be the opposite - I think of all the ways that whatever I'm doing is doomed to FAIL and all the possible consequences of that and how I'll cope.
Very rarely am I wrong.
But that said, GOOD LUCK! Is there anywhere we can vote/help or is it purely based on judge's decisions?
Thank you!
Winners are decided by judges from my understanding.
Do they accept cookies and other 'encouragements'? :D
The guy I'm looking for is Mr. Bribe
Of course I think about possibilities and get excited, that's all about why I make decisions.
Possibilities are part of the reasons behind making decisions.
I guess I mean really going in depth. Like if I won this, I can add it to my credentials. I will be [x award winner], and I can use it to boost myself. And then how if lucky someone will notice it and it will go big and viral and I become world famous.
Rather than 'it would be awesome if I won,' and then forget about it.