“Why is that?”
“That new site I’ve been writing to has an Editor’s Choice Award, but my story is never selected. I don’t think the editor likes me.”
“Son, this conversation sounds similar to the one we have had about you and school. Teachers didn’t give you a grade based on how well they liked you. In fact, they didn’t give you a grade at all. You earned your grade based on the effort you put into your work.”
“Yeah, you’re right Dad…. I know what I’ll do. I’ll write a story and title it “Editor’s Choice.”
“Son, that sounds like a cheap and tawdry thing to do.”
“It sounds like a creative thing to me.”
“You may pick up a few points for creativity but you’ll lose much more than that with your credibility.”
“Yeah, you’re right Dad, I don’t know what I was thinking.”