My Butt was Kicked in the Rematch As Well.

I never made it to Round 2 of The CS Open spring 2010 which is a good thing because at this stage of
my development I’m not ready to write a killer scene in 24 hours based on a provided prompt.
 
I did the contest myself as a challenge and although I’m not happy with what I came up with I always keep a promise, so here it is. Below is the prompt, followed by my submission, followed by
how I felt about this painful ordeal:

“Your PROTAGONIST has been betrayed by his CONFIDANT — someone deep within his (or her) inner circle. This betrayal threatens to destroy everything the protagonist
has been working towards. The protagonist’s only ace in the hole: the confidant is not yet aware he’s been …

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I Got My Ass Kicked… In the 2010 CS Open – Short Scene Contest

But I had a great time doing so for
several reasons. It was only $13 to enter, and every entrant  received feedback on their work. Thirteen bucks was pretty cheap to have a professional give you feedback.

Here is how it went down: I entered Round 1 of the CS Open Spring 2010 on Friday April 16, every
contestant was sent this scene premise:

“Your protagonist is crushed. His or her plans have been dashed; his objective now appears impossible. And yet if he throws in the towel, bad things will happen. Write
a scene in which a mentor, friend, love interest or enemy rallies or provokes your protagonist in an unexpected way. Be …
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