I don't know what it is, but I have a soft spot for military fics lately. Due to the pride I felt with writing Blood and Honor, and despite it not winning the anonymous contest it was submitted for, I decided to try again.
New contest, new story. And this one bit me hard. It started off easy enough, even made an outline for it, and I never do outlines, but when it came down to writing it I couldn't stop. The characters wouldn't shut up! I had researched for three weeks, wrote for another, and the time to have Project Team Beta look over it came and went. Entries are due by midnight August 1, so in my panic, I begged my good friends who've beta'd for me before, Ms CVG and moxieandmirth, to help me. I also made a new friend on facebook, Sunflower Fanfiction, who is also lending her beta services. And wouldn't you know, PTB came through and they now have the chapter in queue, so I may be able to enter this contest yet! Something went wrong when I submitted the story application, so after a few quick emails late last night, I got the confirmation this morning that I'll have it back in a week. Yay!
The Show Me Your Patriotism Contest is also anonymous, so I can't post it yet or leave any clues so that you can figure out which is mine, but I'm very proud of this story as well. There are only four entries so far, and I really like two of them, so there's definitely some competition! Here's the link: SMYP Contest Voting is open August 5th thru 12th, and winners will be announced the 15th.
So please vote for your favorite. Wish me luck!
Well, I didn't win, but hopefully I received a few votes. :) The reviews I've gotten so far are all very nice. :)
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