SO, way back when in January, I did a short story about General Grant and the Civil War as my Part Three of Day Two of the festival ... and then forgot about it.
Then, I discovered last month that Wildsound Festival out of Canada has a MONTHLY festival contest for readings of portions of novels and short stories, and I thought, "Well, why not -- 'The Union Infirmary' is one of the most powerful short stories I have ever written!"
I entered the Onepage contest because the requirements are similar to those in the Inkwell -- the story has to have a beginning, middle, and an end and be well-edited -- easy, right, at least if you are blessed to be part of the Inkwell!
I mean, we get writing tips and feedback CONSTANTLY here ... we get weekly chances to sharpen up our skills and get better.
I figured, if anybody could do well in this contest, I could!
Guess what -- I got the reading AND and I am being offered an opportunity to do a VIDEO pitch and have this short story turned into a short film to be featured at the Wildsound Film Festival this year -- with ImDB credits!
Big THANK YOUS to @theinkwell, @shanibeer, @jayna, @agmoore, @gracielaacevedo, and EVERYONE in and around The Ink Well for the encouragement to become a better writer every week -- and, check out https://novelwritingfestival.com/ for yourself (yeah, I'm talking to YOU, @amirtheawesome1, @kemmyb, @riottales, @justclickindiva, @bruno-kema, @katleya, @young-boss-karin, @ricardo993, @iyimoga, and anyone else I've enjoyed reading whose name I cannot remember right now) if you would like to have the chance to hear your work performed by voice actors and have the chance to have your work turned into a professional video and be noted by international audiences! The next deadline is May 29, BUT remember, the opportunity for readings starts over every month, so this is an ONGOING opportunity!