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Game on!
I came across a new and interesting way to distract myself from writing my novel recently when a video game company ran a competition for stories inspired by one of their titles.
Entering seemed like a no-brainer, given that writing and video games are my two great loves. Like many writers, however, I suffer from procrastination guilt, and I had that familiar voice whining in my ear the whole way: I wasn’t going to win, it was a waste of time, it wasn’t ‘real’ writing.
I’m glad I ignored that voice, because bashing out a humorous piece with no expectations was a lot of
