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The Last Christmas Letter
Okay, okay, I know. A Christmas story in July. But when I got asked to be in the new Twilight Zone anthology, I sent them two possible TZ stories, and Carol Serling loved this one. So–a Christmas story in July. I think you’ll still like it, no matter what the season. Dean also has a story in this volume, and the story is wonderful. I can’t wait to read the rest. This should be in all fine stores. I note that there’s electronic editions as well as hardcover and trade paper. You can order here. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Collections and more e-stories
Here are this week’s ebooks. All of the ebooks, published by WMG Publishing, will turn up on all the various devices out there, including the Nook and the iPad. I’m told, however, that it takes six weeks or so from the time they get the story to its upload. So if you want a format not listed below, click the Smashwords link and download what you need. One of my own personal favorite mystery stories, “Scrawny Pete,” about a cat and a hard-bitten reporter. Available on Kindle, Scribd, and Smashwords Darren thinks of himself as the Amazing Quizmo, God of All Answers. Really, he’s a bike messenger who runs bar trivia games. But he’s competitive…and undefeated. Will he stay that way? Available on Kindle, Scribd, and Smashwords In a world with transporters, people remain … Read entire article »
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Writing/Business Workshops
Every year, Dean and I do some classes for professional writers, mostly to help them with the business. We do one class (the Kris & Dean Show) for unpublished writers. We have the list of workshops that will take us into mid-2011. I’m not sure what we’ll teach after that. 2011 is shaping up to be a busy travel year, and 2012 might be as well. So there’s no guarantee that we will teach these again any time soon. Here’s the upcoming list, with information on how to contact us at the bottom. If you’re interested, let Dean know at the e-mail address below. ———————— 2010 WORKSHOP SCHEDULE ————————— September 2010 CHARACTER VOICES WORKSHOP. Sept.18-25, 2010 (Starts 7 PM on the 18th, ends late 25th). Cost $600. Limited to 14. Room Rate $50.00 (5 Spots … Read entire article »
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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: 21st Century Thinking (Advertising Part 2)
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: 21st Century Thinking (Advertising Part 2) Kristine Kathryn Rusch Last week, I mentioned that I’d been thinking about advertising in a very 20th century manner. I’ve been thinking about a lot of things in 20th century manner, which makes sense, considering I spent 40 years in the 20th century, and only 10 in the 21st (so far). But as I mentioned last week, everything is changing rapidly (particularly in my profession, publishing) and keeping up is becoming a challenge. Witness advertising. Everyone is trying to find a new way to do it and by new, I mean effective. Of course, that’s been the quest from the beginning. What works? What doesn’t? What does it cost? As I mentioned last week, what caused me to finally … Read entire article »
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Red Letter Day
Analog has just published my short story, “Red Letter Day.” Subscription copies have arrived, which means this should be on the newsstand in a week or so. It’s not on the website yet, but will be shortly. And you can order electronic editions of the magazine as well through Fictionwise and the Kindle store. Enjoy! Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Fey story and another teaser
Fey fans: WMG Publishing has just published my short story, “Destiny,” which is a Fey story. It features Solanda the Shapeshifter and takes place before the novels do. You can find the story in e-book format on Kindle, Scribd, or Smashwords. Eventually the story will be in other formats (it takes a while for the others to post the story), but if you want an iBook format or a Mobi format, Smashwords provides it. Also, to tease you, here’s the audio excerpt from the second book of the Fey, The Changeling. No worries–there are no spoilers here: Changeling excerpt You can order the entire series on Audible.com. Tweet This Post … Read entire article »
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Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Advertising Part One
Artwork donated by Pati Nagle. The Freelancer’s Survival Guide: Advertising Part One Kristine Kathryn Rusch I have had this topic in my topics list for nearly a year, but it became relevant just last week when I got my third request to put an ad on my website. For once, I didn’t dismiss the request with a polite note. I actually considered it and as I did, I realized the reason I hadn’t written about advertising was that I was considering it from a very 20th century perspective. A little background: As those of you who’ve read the Guide for the past year plus know, I’ve held a wide and varied number of jobs. Some of those included selling advertising and placing ads. If you have a business, somehow you have to get word … Read entire article »
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