[Mika]

Ah that's no good. :C Phooey!

I didn't read the challenge. I unno. I'd probably still do the challenge... but I have the same "advantage" you described. I'm bilingual, meaning my grasp on English is deeper through academics since you really have to know how language works to learn a new one. My writing mechanics are sound. I self-studied English outside of school so I wouldn't suck balls at it like my little sister does (her French is amazing). My mom is a free-lance writer as a /job/ and I could get her to revise my piece, she majored in English before switching to a Political Science degree.

Oh, taken several creative writing courses and I've never gotten below a 75 on a university essay -- written the night before or the day of with little to no revision. Not to mention I juuuuuust finished a course that completely ripped apart JRR Tolkien... >> We had to write in that. I did quite well.

I'd be confident in this challenge. >> Writing, to me, is easy.