Earlier this year I joined the Northwest Independent Writers Association (NIWA). This is a group dedicated to supporting Independent authors and showing that authors do not need publishing houses and tons of resources to provide good quality books that are worth reading.
All of the members of the group are invited (actually highly encouraged) to submit a short story each year to be published in a NIWA anthology. This years theme is to write "speculative fiction (science fiction, fantasy, horror, or something at least close)" with the number 13 as an element of plot or setting.
I submitted my short story entitled "The 13th God". As it is a short story, I won't say too much about it, because in a few words I could easily give away the story.
The story I submitted was accepted and I am very happy with the compliments the reviewer/editor gave the story. Now comes the hard part. Correcting my mistakes and fixing parts of the story that need to be clarified for ease of reading. When I read through what the editor asked me to work on, I honestly felt a little bit overwhelmed. It actually seemed like a daunting task.
I will face that task though. I fully intend to make sure this story is worthy of the association I have joined. I have time, but I dare not waste the time that I have.
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