Well, it’s obvious I’m not going to finish my short story “Bravo Tunnel” before the 31st. So, my only resolution of the year is now broken. At least I have another 3 months to polish it before I submit it to WOTF at the end of the next quarter. Another 3 months might make the difference between a quarter-finalist and a finalist. You never know.
Wish me luck!
– Brennan Harvey
Another Quarter-Final finish for my short story “First Song” in the Writers of the Future Contest. Maybe my writing has plateaued. Gonna take a break from short stories and work on the novel for a while. – Brennan Harvey
Maybe I should believe in clichés, because no news turned out to be fantastic news! Joni Labaqui called me yesterday with news that made be all emotional. I finally won the the Writers and Future Contest. My novelette, “The Truth, From a Lie of Convenience,” won first place for the 1st quarter, 2010. Wow–I’m an award-winning…
I guess my complaining has changed things over at the Writers of the Future Contest. I was trying to find out where “Honorable Mentions” would be mentioned, and they decided to post them on the blog. Here is my announcement. I have to admit, I was getting a little frustrated with WOTF’s treatment of non-winners,…
I just finished my novelette “Bravo Tunnel.” This one took a while. I will submit it to WOTF at the end of September. First, I’ll submit it to the critique group to see what they think of it. Hopefully, everyone will be back from summer vacation and will give me lots of suggestions for fixing it. –…
Galaxy’s Edge Magazine published my short story “Just Another Night at the Quarterly Meeting of Terrifying Giant Monsters” in their July 2013 issue. I am proud my second professional sale is to this outstanding new magazine. The story’s premise is simple: Dysfunctional meetings are the norm when big egos sit on the board of an…
I realized that I am not reading as much as I should. I have been active in my critique groups, but I have not been reading for pleasure. And, that is where I get most of my inspiation and ideas. W.C. Jameson, in his lecture “The Ten Keys to Becoming a Successful Writer,” said, “Read,…