Hello, Everyone! I just wanted to show you all what I received yesterday evening after I finished my internship. I sent a copy of  my poetry book to be judged for a self publishing book award at the beginning of the year and this is what I was sent back yesterday. I think the results are not bad for a first time author that I am, considering that I was contending with other self published authors sending there work and it was well over 2000 entrees. I am an amateur, a novice and yet received somewhat favourable results. (Although, for the grammar section I guess I was being marked using American English. I try to write in British English though I am not certain how much I achieve that, lol) So in a way, I am a little proud but it makes me realise that I still have a long way to go.

Being a writer means that you are always trying to improve your writing skills, your technique, your grammar and English, your characters, your story and the list goes on. As a writer you never come to the end of improving your skills. You always need to improve yourself. Even if you reach to Bestseller status, you will need improvement because people will also start having even higher expectations of you than a regular writer. Continue reading →