You want to know what made this competition great? I mean, aside from the fact that in its first run, Heather was able to put together a nifty writing contest with fun prizes from scratch and keep it all running smoothly? Aside from the fact that, even though I had my doubts about some of the assignments, I was (admittedly) impressed with my own ability to churn out a decent post week after week?
The contestants.
I'm super pleased to have made some friends from this. At least, I'd like to call them friends. I don't know if they're ready to take our relationship to the next level. *wink* I was pleasantly surprised at some of the inter-contestant banter during the past two months, and the encouraging comments we'd leave for each other each week. Like I said in
my last post, it's about community. This is what I love about blogging.
While I can't say that I'm not disappointed, I really am grateful to have made it to the final three. Being in the bottom three more often than not was scary, and I was afraid early on that I wouldn't be able to draw enough votes to win the whole thing. Turns out my worry was justified.
This has been a great experience! I've stretched a bit as a writer, made some friends and built some sense of community. I've been introduced to--and have introduced some of my readers to--some great, yet relatively unknown blogs. I've also gained a few readers. I generally don't worry about "the competition" because I figure there are enough readers in the world for all of us to share. And in my experience, sharing is always a plus.
It's been a real pleasure, folks. Keep reading, sharing and commenting. And keep writing, because "writers are the new rock stars."
~ Chris (
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