Hi everyone,
With the Olympics drawing to a close, there's inevitably going to be a lot of disappointment if you didn't place in any of the events even though you entered all of them, or even if you just entered a couple, so I thought it would be good to remind everyone of what things like these are all about.
Everyone is talented, so its impossible to recognize everyone. It seems like a cliche, but as someone who's spent my entire life pursuing the creative arts, and also judging my fair number of contests I can say with surefire confidence that it is a very true thing. A lot of goes into who wins and who doesn't is really beyond your control. The best you can do is work hard, and eventually you'll be rewarded.
In my own experience, for every good thing that happened to me creatively there have been about ten bad things. And even when something good does happen to you, the bad doesn't ever go away. That's the life you live if you want to pursue any creative arts, especially writing.
Each and every one of you is amazing and deserves so much, I promise. If you entered every event, and even if you didn't, that's worth something. Because you can only become a better writer if you keep on writing. Just don't lose hope. All of the judges are friendly people, and we won't bite if you poke us for feedback on your work. It really sucks a lot to not get recognized for something you're proud of, but every writer--every artist, for that matter--goes through the same thing.
Just don't lose hope guys. <3 We sincerely and truly mean it when we say we wish we could give medals to everyone. Each and every one of you is very extremely talented and we want you all to keep writing and growing.
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