I continued to submit stories and poems to publishers and competitions on a regular basis during the year, resulting in 100 rejections. I achieved the magic number again, along with some successes. One of my short stories was runner up in a UK competition, one was runner up in an Irish competition and one was published. One of my poems won a competition in Northern Ireland and one was published in a UK anthology.
The highpoints haven't just been these successes, which have been very enjoyable, particularly where there have been celebratory events related to the competitions and I've made new writing friends. The day I spent in Longford library in October particularly stands out.
I've attended a number of great book launches and events during the year. The most memorable one was the one which was the most fun - Kelly McCaughrain's launch of 'Flying Tips for Flightless Birds' in Belfast in March definitely set the bar for how to launch a book!
Most importantly it's been a fun writing year. There's lots of support and camaraderie when I meet up with the two writing groups I'm involved in, where cake is usually involved. Jenny's book-themed cup cakes in December were the eating highlight at a writing-related gathering.
Aside from eating cake, we discuss serious writing topics. Where creative minds meet it's guaranteed there will be lots of adventures (evictions) and giggles (exploding eggs). I'm looking forward to continuing having fun writing in 2019!
I'll be continuing to refine my draft novel. This year will see the launch of my children's story about St David with Sainted Media https://www.saintedmedia.com/ and I'm going to have lots of fun writing!
Happy New Writing Year!
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