matt_betts (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} matt_betts) wrote,@ 2009-07-01 14:36:00 |
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| Current mood: | mischievous |
| Entry tags: | horror writers, hwa challenge, writing |
Oh no she didn't!
Ok people. Here's the deal. I've been challenged. That's right - challenged right here on my own home turf.
Mercedes M. Yardley challenged me to see who can qualify for the Horror Writers Association first. Right here. On my own blog!
So, much like Donkey Kong, it is ON! 
Qualification for full active membership in the HWA consists of selling 10 poems for publication at their qualifying rate or 3 short stories at their specified rate. There are provisions for graphic novels, collections, novels and scripts, but Mercedes and I are really only concerned with poetry and short fiction.
How does this affect you? We need support! Cheerleaders are welcome. You could also support me by occasionally going to Mercedes' blog and razzing her, distracting her, dangling shiny objects, pointing your finger and saying 'Does this bother you? I'm not touching you!'
Also, we've been discussing the idea of a prize. We could use suggestions on what the winner gets, or what the loser has to do when we come to the end of this race. Anything you got would help.
Got mad icon/image editing skills? Make us a better image to use with our updates than the one I came up with at the top of this post.
Are you an editor of a major publication and want to publish one of my stories just to help me win (or reject one of Mercedes' for the same purpose)? Let's talk! I'm confident in my skills, but not above bribery.
We'll both be filling you in on the specs of the contest as we go - I've got a couple of qualifying poems already, and I think Mercedes may have some as well. I'm ready. I'm working on my trash talk, and I'm editing my A-List work.
Bring it on! Go team Matt! Team Mercedes? Here's a little taste of what's to come!
(Godzilla, of course, represents me and my writing, the ship uh... is the contest ummm... Hmmm. TEAM MATT HORROR WRITING RULES!)
As David Letterman used to say - Remember, this an exhibition, not a competition, so please no wagering.
