Edition 6: The Ink Well Golden Quill Writer Showcase

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Welcome to The Ink Well Golden Quill Writer Showcase!

In this series, we are selecting one writer to showcase in each edition. The selected writer may be a rising star or an author whose work consistently demonstrates the writing skills we promote in our writing prompts and our catalog of fiction writing tips.

In all cases, The Ink Well Golden Quill will showcase a community member in good standing in The Ink Well who regularly publishes in our community and supports other community members by reading and commenting on their work.

In addition to showcasing one of the author's recent stories, we will also reward a Golden Quill badge to the writer.

This Golden Quill Goes to: @samsmith1971

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Story Excerpt: A Blank Space

He hadn't touched a drop since that night. It had been a stupid dare. A game of chicken that had gone wrong. The night of Senior Prom he had wrapped up his high school career... looking forward to starting college in the Fall... It was also the night he had wrapped his father's car around the lamppost at the intersection of State and Main, and the night he had wrapped his arms around Sally for the last time as she took her final breath.

— @samsmith1971

What We Loved

The very best stories involved our emotions. They make us reflect about the reality of the character depicted in the tale, because that character's experience is so profound and real. @samsmith1971 succeeded with that perfectly in this story, leaving us with a full range of emotions to process.

Author Accolades

@samsmith1971's stories are well-written and impactful. They are infused with an intensity that gets the reader to sit up and pay attention.

Well done, @samsmith1971. Keep writing!

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Thank you for reading our Golden Quill post!

You can see past editions here:
Edition 1: @gabmr
Edition 2: @popurri
Edition 3: @lordtimoty
Edition 4: @idlemind
Edition 5: @kemmyb

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