Clean Sheets by dronette56 - EP Award

When I first read Clean Sheets by dronette56, I was struck by its gritty realism, and the authenticity of the characters. It's tempting to veer into Pretty Woman territory when one is writing a story for the "Money" category, and to neatly wrap up the conclusion with a happy ever after ending. But the author stays true to the narrative while offering the main character an avenue of hope at the story's end. I'm delighted to announce that "Clean Sheets" has earned the EP Award. Congratulations, dronette56!

Wooooooo! Congrats, girl! Great story!!

Wow, thank you!! I don't know what else to say.

Edit: Now I'm getting all verklempt.

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Wow, thank you!! I don't know what else to say.

Edit: Now I'm getting all verklempt.

I love when you make me google things. Do it again 😍

Gritty, in more ways than one. Truly fabulous. Congrats, and thank you, Genny!

Yay! Congratulations, Genny! Great story!

Congrats! It's in my queue! Now I'm gonna skip over a bunch of other stories and read it this afternoon! 😘

Congratulations!

One thing I loved about this story was that I could envision it happening in my ex-gf's shabby apartment. You gave just enough detail but not too much, and I was able to immerse myself in the story and play it out like a movie in my head.

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One thing I loved about this story was that I could envision it happening in my ex-gf's shabby apartment. You gave just enough detail but not too much, and I was able to immerse myself in the story and play it out like a movie in my head.

My high school creative writing teacher always told us (me) to trust the reader whenever we (I) wrote too many details.

As I said at the time, this gritty, well-told tale was well worthy of its RR. I can now add that it is also well worth being an editor's pick. Congratulations! 😊

When I read the story, I was struck by how real the characters felt. Both had their stories, their issues, their quirks, their development. Everything was written so consistently that I simply got sucked in. An excellent story with an outstanding character study. Well-deserved EP!