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Jonathan: Created page with "===Inspiration=== '''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''SlingInk Eurofiction Competition''. The prompt used was a picture of pi..."

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===Inspiration===
'''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''[[SlingInk Eurofiction Competition]]''. The prompt used was a picture of pills spilling out of a bottle. Under its original title of ''The Great Gandolfini and His Wife'', it was placed 4th equal out of a total field of 57. The (unnamed) judge commented that it was "yery cleverly written. Compelling story. Superb! Be careful if it's the name of a real drug though, cos they'll have you!" (It's OK, I made Gramapraxyl up. Although I'm kind of tempted to trademark it. I think it sounds quite cool.)

===Placings===
'''Possible Side Effects''' won third prize in the 2009 ''Calderdale Short Story Competition'' out of 430 entries. The competition was judged by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Rogers Jane Rogers] and [http://commapress.co.uk Ra Page]. Apparently, my story was the only one that was shortlisted by both judges.

===Notes===
When I saw the prompt, my immediate thought was that there was only one way the story could end. So that's where I started it. For the actual writing process, however, I wrote it in chronological order - getting more and more deranged as I did so - and then reversed it. The tricky bit was finding a way to end the final (i.e. first) section in such a way as to bring it to a tidy conclusion. And then it became clear that all I had to do was have the protagonist in such pain that all he wanted to do was die, and that linked it right back to the beginning (i.e. the end).

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 ===Inspiration===
-'''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''[[SlingInk Eurofiction Competition]]''. The prompt used was a picture of pills spilling out of a bottle. It was placed 4th equal out of a total field of 57. The (unnamed) judge remarked that I should be careful if it's the name of a real drug though, cos they'll have me! It's OK, I made Gramapraxyl up. Although I'm kind of tempted to trademark it. I think it sounds quite cool.
+'''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''[[SlingInk Eurofiction Competition]]''. The prompt used was a picture of pills spilling out of a bottle. It was placed fourth equal out of a total field of 57. The (unnamed) judge remarked that I should be careful if it's the name of a real drug though, cos they'll have me! It's OK, I made Gramapraxyl up. Although I'm kind of tempted to trademark it. I think it sounds quite cool.
 ===Placings===

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 ===Inspiration===
-'''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''[[SlingInk Eurofiction Competition]]''. The prompt used was a picture of pills spilling out of a bottle. Under its original title of ''The Great Gandolfini and His Wife'', it was placed 4th equal out of a total field of 57. The (unnamed) judge remarked that I should be careful if it's the name of a real drug though, cos they'll have me! It's OK, I made Gramapraxyl up. Although I'm kind of tempted to trademark it. I think it sounds quite cool.
+'''Possible Side Effects''' was originally written for Task Eight of the 2007-8 ''[[SlingInk Eurofiction Competition]]''. The prompt used was a picture of pills spilling out of a bottle. It was placed 4th equal out of a total field of 57. The (unnamed) judge remarked that I should be careful if it's the name of a real drug though, cos they'll have me! It's OK, I made Gramapraxyl up. Although I'm kind of tempted to trademark it. I think it sounds quite cool.
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-'''Possible Side Effects''' won third prize in the 2009 ''Calderdale Short Story Competition'' out of 430 entries. The competition was judged by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Rogers Jane Rogers] and [http://commapress.co.uk Ra Page]. Apparently, it was the only one that was shortlisted by both judges.
+'''Possible Side Effects''' won third prize in the 2009 ''Calderdale Short Story Competition'' out of 430 entries. The competition was judged by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Rogers Jane Rogers] and [http://commapress.co.uk Ra Page]. I was told that it was the only one that was shortlisted by both judges.
 ===Notes===
 When I saw the prompt, my immediate thought was that there was only one way the story could end. So that's where I started it. For the actual writing process, however, I wrote it in chronological order - getting more and more deranged as I did so - and then reversed it. The tricky bit was finding a way to end the final (i.e. first) section in such a way as to bring it to a tidy conclusion. And then it became clear that all I had to do was have the protagonist in such pain that all he wanted to do was die, and that linked it right back to the beginning (i.e. the end).