After what feels like seventeen million grueling passes over my fantasy challenge draft, I’ve finally reached a version I'm satisfied with enough to have officially clicked submit. (Although part of me still wants to tweak and tweak it just a little more, I will try very hard to sit on my hands, at least for a few days.)
If you’d like to see how it turned out, you’ll find it here: TALLIE’S MARK.
And yes, Matt Anderson, you read that right. You came up with the winning title! Thank you so much for the brainwork. I didn’t have it in me, and cannot say enough how glad I am you did. Please send your mailing address to MaeganHeil@gmail.com to claim your prize.
Thank you to everyone for taking the time to read my work-in-progress. I tried super hard to utilize the feedback some of you provided in the comments. Which brings me to…
A HUGE THANKS!! to my fellow readers/writers who offered suggestions for improvement (You can check out their Substacks below). That was MOST helpful.
Steve Conway, Author of Sent Tenses
Wil Dalton, Author of Process by Wil Dalton
Matt Anderson, Author of The Spittoon
Matt Bartle, Author of Born With A Dog’s Head
Robb Grindstaff, Author of A Writer’s Block: Robb Grindstaff
Kris Mole, Author of Fiction Deficit Disorder (FDD)
Savannah Syzygy, Author of Timidly Breathing Fire
Thank you again for taking the time to read my work.
Until we meat again,
Maegan
Totally agree with that title choice. As soon as I saw it, I knew it was the winner.
Wow, I’m so honored! Thanks Maegan, I echo your sentiments about all the great writers/readers here. Glad to be part of the community. I’m looking forward to checking out some of the Substacks you posted.