In April of this year, I got an email from 6th Element Publishing and Writer’s Block North-East to congratulate me on submitting three stories for the ‘Home Tomorrow’ competition. I knew I had not won (having seen a list of winners published on the Facebook page) but I was informed that they would like to include all three of my submissions in the anthology. Since then, I had an email saying 6th Element felt it would be better to include one submission per author so I had to pick which one of my babies were my favourite.
So, I have been eagerly awaiting publication of this anthology since April. Every few weeks, The Boy Wonder will enquire as to what’s happening with the book, to which I reply “Search me”. I get several books through the post every week to be reviewed so when I nipped home yesterday, I thought the package on my bed was yet another book to review. To my surprise, though, I opened it and there it was: ‘Home Tomorrow’, featuring a short story by little ol’ me.
When I was reviewing for the local newspaper, my byline was a frequent sight and I have reviewed for a national magazine but nothing compared to this feeling; seeing something that I had written in print, completely my own, was just amazing. 
The Boy Wonder seemed more excited than me! And knowing that I have someone that supportive in my life is an even better feeling.
I know I have a long way to go yet. My novel sits at 20,000 words and I have umpteen short stories sitting on my hard drive but this is most definitely a step in the right direction!
Vic x
Get your copy of ‘Home Tomorrow’ here: http://www.6epublishing.net/index.php?page=shop.product_details&flypage=flypage.tpl&product_id=87&category_id=18&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=60
Congratulations!
Thank you!
Its a huge buzz isnt it. The email saying I was in was the bigger for me, that may have been something to do with the 4 hour drive I’d just done the day i got my hands on Radgepacket 5. Just knowing, then seeing that your work is good enough for publication on paper is something else. It really is. Nice one!
Yep, the email was also pretty amazing. I think, because I’d had it on pre-order for so long and thought the package was another book to review, the surprise was fab! Well done to you too Pete, cracking story