It’s a brand spanking new year and I’m excited for our newest contest. Can you hit a perfect pitch for your Young Adult or Middle Grade manuscripts to agent Ammi-Joan...
Read MoreUpdate: The winner of Destiny’s Fire is Meradeth Houston. Please email me at brendadrakecontests@gmail.com to claim your prize. I’m so excited for one of my writing buddies, Trisha Wolfe,...
Read MoreDL Hammons at Cruising Altitude 2.0 is holding the Deja Vu Blogfest on his site. So I just had to enter cause I’m lazy like that. I love that all...
Read MoreIt has been a whirlwind of fun on the blog lately, and it’s because of all the fantabulous writers and friends who participated in this blogfest. I just want to...
Read MoreWe have semi-finalists! Each semi-finalist will have their own post, so scroll down and view each one. Please feel free to comment on the entries’ posts (be nice in your...
Read MoreName: Heather Webb The voodoo priestess tossed entrails into the fire. My throat tightened at the stench, and sweat trickled in hidden places beneath my damp, cotton dress. I drew...
Read MoreName: Robin Weeks Brina knew better than to go out in public looking less than her questionable best. But she was late, it was rush hour, and home was thirty...
Read MoreName: Deborah Pannell Mr. Mooney was in a very bad mood. Driving home from work on the crowded West Side Highway north towards the Henry Hudson Bridge, he heard a...
Read MoreName: Taffy Lovell “Angelica!” Again with the yelling. My sister seriously doesn’t get the idea of sleeping in. Or how mornings should be enjoyed in peace and— “You said you’d...
Read MoreName: Sharon Bayliss Warren’s mother had taped his old Star Wars comforter over the patio door of their apartment. He didn’t pause too long to wonder why. His mother suffered...
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