A New "Stanbrough Writing in Public" Substack
Hello Folks,
Not a short story this time. That will happen again on Friday. This is a special announcement for those who enjoy reading my work.
As some of you know, I currently have two substacks:
Harvey’s (Almost) Daily Journal (for the writers out there), and this
Stanbrough Writes, in which I publish a new short story every Frieday.
Now, I’m starting a New “Stanbrough Writing in Public” Substack
The notion of writing in public has always fascinated me. Doing so is the ultimate test of faith in writing into the dark. For some time I have been considering this notion.
A long while back, I set up a website devoted to publishing clean (but unrevised and unedited) work as I wrote it. As experiments sometimes do, that attempt fizzled.
Now, with Substack as my platform, I’ve decided to pull the trigger on writing in public again.
The process won’t be quite as transparent as Harlan Ellison sitting behind a department store window and writing short stories on his typewriter (his assistant “posted” them one page at a time against the window) as onlookers watched from the sidewalk.
But it will be close and intimate.
If you would like to read a novel as it unfolds, one to four chapters at a time (whatever I write that day on the novel), read the introductory post and subscribe at
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Like my other two substacks, I expect this one will remain free, although donations are appreciated.
Also, instead of waiting for the next novel to begin, I’ve decided to leap in.
Beginning this afternoon, I will play catch-up and publish seven chapters per day of the current novel, unrevised and unedtied.
On the fourth day, I’ll published whatever I’ve written up to the current point. With any luck, in the final post or two for the current novel, you’ll see brand-new chapters.
I promise, it won’t always be such a deluge. (grin)
Beginning with the next novel, you’ll see whatever I actually write on each writing day (probably 1-4 chapters), fresh and new. It will be spell checked, but unrevised and unedited.
‘Cause I’m writing into the dark. I hope you’ll come along, judge the writing for yourself as readers. And for writers, you’ll see what is possible.
Of course, you already know I write across several genres including Western, Mystery, Action-Adventure, Thriller, throwback Detective/PI, Science Fiction, and Magic Realism. All my stories are character-driven, and all contain elements of psychological suspense and have romance sprinkled in here and there.
The current novel is a thriller told from the point of view of one operative from an international web of assassins (Blackwell Ops). I hope you'll give it a chance. It's still written by the same writer whose work you have enjoyed in the past. (grin)
Thanks for reading this, and I hope to see you over on Harvey Stanbrough Writing in Public.
Harvey