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As a writer I know about winning contests, and about losing them. ______ I also know the pressure of trying to live up to a reputation created by previous victories. What if she doesn’t win the contest again That’s the strange thing about being a parent. So many of our own past scars and dashed hopes can surface.
  • A. Yet, despite the competition, my 8-year-old daughter Rebecca wants to spend her leisure time writing short stories.
  • B. I know what it is like to work hard on a story only to receive a rejection slip from the publisher.
  • C. A revelation came last week when I asked her, "Don’t you want to win again" "No," she replied, "I just want to tell the story of an angel going to first grade."
  • D. The story about a fearful angel starting first grade was quickly "guided" by me into the tale of a little girl with a wild imagination taking her first music lesson.
  • E. All the while I will be reminding myself that children need room to experiment, grow and find their own voices.
  • F. I had turned her contest into my contest without even realizing it.

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