Musings about writing groups
I started the 2021 NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) late this year. I hadn’t planned to do it at all, since I’d successfully completed the task in 2020. Plus, I had a job to juggle with it this year. However, I had a novel that was half completed, so I decided to finish the novel…
My resolution to write a short-story per month in 2017 is still on track. I’ve got four short stories under my belt already. And that kind of productivity is starting to cause problems. First, my critique group is getting overloaded. When I was pumping out stories less than 5000 words (the submission limit for my…
Sold a short story titled “Just Another Night at the Quarterly Meeting of Terrifying Giant Monsters” to Galaxy’s Edge Magazine. This was my first attempt at comedy. Positive feedback from my critique group, The Long Beach Writers Meetup, but the proof is that it sold. I haz a happy. – Brennan Harvey
I’m almost done with the redesign of my website. Unfortunately, I’ve realized that I’ve gotten into revision mode with most of my writing. If you look at my bibliography, You’ll see that I haven’t written much since 2010. I’ve been revising my EVE320 novel and running my Nine-finger Revolution story through my critique group. Further, my…
Wow! It’s been a rather busy month here. I’m now working two jobs, not to mention the independent web stuff I’m doing. That doesn’t leave a lot of time to do writing, and the critiques for the Long Beach Writers Meetup are getting only one look through. Sorry guys. Still, it will be good to get some…
Intermediate Screenwriting with Mark Sevi was moved to Tuesday nights. I can’t do Tuesday nights, as that is when my critique group meets. Although, there has been quite a bit of drama in that critique group lately… – Brennan Harvey
I had lunch with Joy Wood today. She is the woman who founded the The Long Beach Writers Meetup Group which I took over from her after she stepped down. We’ve talked a lot ever since then, and speak on a regular basis. Now, she is moving to Tennessee–all the way across the country. I’m sad, and I will…
I just finished my first draft of another short story. I’m not sure if I am going to submit it to the Writers of the Future Contest at the end of December, or wait until March. I guess I can send it out to a few friends to see what shape it is in so…
I sent out a revised version of “In the Service of Others” to Tales of the Unanticipated. This one included changes suggested by my SFNovelist.com and Long Beach Writers Meetup groups (see my Links page and my News page if you want more information on these fabulous groups.) I should hear something before March 31,…
I got elected as the Meeting Coordinator for my SCWA group (for more information on this wonderful group, see my Links page and News page.) – Brennan Harvey