A good run comes to an end...

[alexpgp]

It would appear that my Moving Target entry for LJ Idol has attracted the fewest votes (after factoring in the folks with immunity), so I am out of the competition.

I must admit, I felt pretty good about that entry, and in fact, I was more concerned - if that's the right word - about how the voting would go with respect to my entry on The Place That Cannot Be, but I survived that one, with a little room to spare (not that it matters). Still, there is the human factor to consider.

As I revisit my goals for participating in this season of LJ Idol, I find the following:

...[H]ere I am, back again, seeking to broaden my horizons once more, and to reinforce those mental processes and pathways that guide my fingers over that keyboard.

I find that I can give myself full marks for achieving those goals.

What, specifically, can I take away from this season? Here's a short, incomplete list:

• The more often I write, the easier it gets.
• I'm coming around to the idea that I can write fiction.
• I can write under pressure. It's a matter of making the time, even when it seems there is no time.
• Story ideas are all over the place! "Finding" them is actually easy.
• Occasionally, pieces will write themselves.

Huge thanks to all who, over the course of the season, have left kind words in comments to my entries. And although I have not been very effusive in my interactions outside my entries, please know that I have always had nothing but the greatest admiration for my fellow contestants.

Now, what remains is to apply what I've learned this season to life outside of LJ Idol.


Cheers...

Comments

[vuzh.livejournal.com]

I admit that I don't follow the LJ Idol goings-on, but I give you full marks for participation! I can see you put a lot of effort into it, and I admire that.

[alexpgp.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

Cheers...

[furzicle.livejournal.com]

What? There's life outside of Idol???

[omoo.livejournal.com]

I'm really sad to see you out of idol as I look forward to reading your writing every week.