It’s easy to find sadness each day, but to find a moment of happiness is difficult. Last year, I couldn’t bring myself to finish the 100 Days of Happiness challenge. This year, I am more determined to finish it — Counting down to 2016 with Happiness!
The Happiness of Writing Fiction
100 Days of Happiness – Day 3
Over the last couple of years, my friends have been pushing me to submit for anthologies. They like my writing and feel it’s time I stepped out of my world of blogging and get my stories into print. But as they well know, I tend to procrastinate.
I broke that tendency to drift towards laziness last month when I submitted to an anthology. The story I wanted to write came out soon and the words didn’t break my trust. I wrote around 2500 words then, and in around 3 or 4 hours, which was not just satisfying as a writer, but also pleasantly surprising since I’ve never written that much in that short a time. The results were out last Thursday, and I’m one of the few selected to be published. So that’s a happy news as well.
Today’s happy moment is the first time in nearly 2 years that I’ve broken the 4000 word count barrier. Yes, it’s a submission for another anthology, and I think the story has turned out well. Here’s hoping for good news when that result comes out too.
(© 25th September 2015)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
That’s great news, Vinay. Waiting to read your story. 🙂
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I’m waiting to read my story too, Vinitha. I pray that it gets selected as well.
Congrats on the first one, I saw you write that story as closely as I could over the net. I am sure the second one will yield as great a result. All the best for that one too.
Yes. I know. You were cheering me on over the net that day, and that helps actually, the morale boost. 🙂 Cheers, Jb!
All the bestest 🙂
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I need it, Ishi. <3 🙂
It’s an amazing thing to be happy at our own efforts. We love breaking barriers and setting new standards for ourselves. That’s a hallmark of ambition. And you have loads of that, Vinay. Hoping for laurels for you with what you are writing now.
Yes. It is very satisfying to have broken that word barrier, Sreedeep. 🙂 I hope those laurels come too. I love writing, and it reflects in my stories, and I hope that is noticed too. Cheers!
Ohh.. I know that feeling! 🙂 Hope the words keep flowing! Congrats on being selected for the anthology!
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Oh yes, you’d definitely know the feeling, Aditi. 😀 Thank you for the wishes!
When we surprise ourselves with the words – thats a moment to cherish and getting selected to an anthology is a great thing to happen to you…best wishes !
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Yes. We do surprise ourselves at times. 🙂 And thank you for the wishes, Uma.