Does this sound like a bad idea?

Question

im writing a few things to enter in a creative writing competition with no limits on the number of entries per person and has very loose criteria. The one im working on now is a... im not sure what it is.. i guess a story... about what i would do if i only had one day left...

does this sound like a good idea? i mean.. i have the worst luck and my life is a big irony full of deja vu and freaky coincidences... i mean.. i dont want to like... jinx myself...

which leads me to my next thing... its a something (i guess another story) about the nightmares i've been having for months and how afraid i am for all of my friends and how im so scared that every time i say goodbye it will be the last.. i mean...

does it really seem like a good idea to toy with fate just to try to win the $100 prize money?

i'm beginning to think not...

any ideas?

an idea of what i mean by "freaky incidents"... 3 ppl have died from my school this year... a teacher, a student, and tuesday, a janitor.... this is a small school too!!! i mean... around here the obituaries page has like.. 3 obituaries! that is.. i mean.. this is a small town and a small highschool.... 3 ppl die within a few months?? one of them a girl i had seen about an hour before the accident that lead to her death a week later?

i meand FREAK incidents... my life is full of freaky ****!

Answer 1

I think they both sounds good.

I would suggest focusing on one story and making it the doing the best you can with it.

Some writing suggestions:
Make sure your story has a beginning, middle, and an end.
Use lots of imagery to paint a picture in your reader's mind.
Choose a genre, will you play on the humour of bad luck or create a deep story with a social message.

I think it's great you are entering the contest. Whether you win or not, remember that you are one step ahead from all of us who have never made time to enter such contests. Be proud and Good Luck! :)

Answer 2

dont worry, you definately wont be jinxing yourself. and i think that if you want to enter this contest, there should be nothing stopping you. I'm sure you are not the only one that has alot of freaky coincidences and such. maybe you could find someone to talk to about it. he/she may even have had experinces close to what you have had.