To get a free AI -generated audio version of this blog, click here. Dean has a phrase that he uses often, especially when he’s teaching. He says writers have to give themselves time to turn the ship. By this, he usually means that writers need to change their thinking, and that takes time. He also uses it for businesses. If you have a small […]
First of The Year News
It has been a very busy start to the year. I just finished teaching an in-person workshop, which we held at Resorts World. It’s a lovely venue (unlike the Golden Nugget), and we had a great time. I’m hoping the students enjoyed it as much as I did. I’m teaching two more workshops there this year—one in May and one in July—which you can find […]
Workshop Sale and Humble Bundle Reminder
We announced last month that we were going to do regular sales of the online writing workshops, so that you folks had time to organize your finances if you wanted to order tons of workshops. Or something like that. ? Anyway, here’s your reminder: The August Workshop Sale is underway. Go to Teachable, pick what you want, and then put in the code AugustRegularSale. Dean […]
Lookie This!
The new covers for the rebranding of the original Fey series continue to surprise and please me. This cover is for The Fey: Changeling, the second book of the Fey. We’re rebranding the entire series in preparation for the release of the first book in the Qavnerian Protectorate Saga, The Kirilli Matter. That book will appear in February, but you’ll all be able to get […]
Workshop Sales
Just a short notification post that we (as in WMG) changed our minds on workshop sales. Actually, it was Allyson Longueira who made the observation that led to the change. She mentioned that people who are good shoppers (like her) save up for regular sales. Heh, who knew? I shop when I’m out of something or forced to or feel that I need something. I […]
Business Musings: The Final Brandon Sanderson Post
Well, Brandon Sanderson’s Kickstarter is one for the record books. It became the highest grossing Kickstarter about a month before his Kickstarter closed. And then it continued to make money, finally ending at $41.7 million. Brandon himself estimates that when this is all said and done, and every one of 185,341 backers have received their books and swag, he will get roughly a high-end novel […]
Business Musings: More Splits: Indie Publishing (Year in Review 6)
For years now, I have expected indie publishing to split into two different parts. In fact, for nearly a decade, indie publishing has split into two different parts. What I didn’t foresee were the other splits that occurred this year. For the record, what I’m calling indie publishing is what most people call self publishing. Neither term is accurate. Self-publishing is too limiting, because a […]
Workshops! Sales! More!
I’m trying to do too many things in the space between semesters. I’m actually getting a lot done, but I’m being woefully bad at promoting everything. I’ve been relying on the cats at Promotion Central on Facebook, which really isn’t the best way to promote, because I’m neglecting all of you. Still, I’m adding the cats here, just to give them some equal time. This […]
Writing Workshops Half-Off Sale!
Now that Fall’s here, I think we’re all ready to have some learning time. Get yourself a warm beverage of your choice, settle into your chair, and take a look at the list of writing workshops that we have done through WMG Publishing. We have literally hundreds of online writing and business classes. Check out the list here. https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com/ If you use the coupon code […]
Business Musings: International Growth (Jumping The Digital Divide Part 4)
Trying to wrap my brain around the possibilities for growth in the digital sphere hurts. Seriously. Because the markets are so big and the opportunities so vast that I’m not capable of grasping it all. For a long time, the digital divide wasn’t just generational. It was also location-based. When the Kindle came into being and reader after reader discovered ebooks, the early focus was […]
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