I've been entering competitions recently. What's interesting is that many of them have a rule that  a submitted entry cannot have been published anywhere before. This even includes (vanity) websites like my own. This has meant that, sadly, some of my better efforts are ineligible under those rules. Which means that I've had to go out and write new stories. Or adapt old ones. Which is fine, of course. It's always good to have a deadline and to meet a word count.

But the ramification is that I'm more reticent that ever about publishing my work here on my website as technically, that would mean the story is barred from competitions.

It's a shame. But on the bright side: When I win I'll post them up here. And I guess when they lose, too!

Cheers

Tim