All spring we’ve been counseling writers who have come to realize that going wide with ebooks is not bringing in the kind of income that the writers had hoped for. The days off to all the retailers and making a small fortune are gone. Now, writers need to expand their horizons even more, doing other […]
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I know many of you don’t go to Dean’s website, which means many of you miss some wonderful online writing tidbits as well as some excellent deals. I mention the tidbits, but today’s email is about the deals. We’re running a workshop sale in the doldrums of summer. We figure many of you don’t have […]
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My class ended on Wednesday with a surprise A+ on a quiz I hadn’t studied for. That was lovely. A bunch of other things happened these past few weeks, all good, which I really can’t share except to say that they were marvelous. And Dean Wesley Smith and I celebrated our 40th anniversary on Monday. […]
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…in the brand-new Kickstarter that just launched. It features my bestselling novel, Alien Influences, which The New York Times calls “a well conceived, well executed novel,” my award-winning novella, Broken Windchimes, and a brand-new collection of my science fiction stories, called Strange People, Stranger Places. In addition, you can get all 28 Diving books in ebook format or more […]
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If you want to start the new year right, we can help. First, everything—and I do mean everything—on WMG’s Teachable platform is half off until late on Monday. This includes the 2026 Challenges, to give you momentum or to keep you honest, I’m not sure which. I use challenges on my running to inspire me and […]
Continue ReadingDean and I are offering a seminar in the new year that will help writers overcome fears and become more productive. Only a few spots are left! Here’s the info, taken from Dean’s blog: FEAR AND PRODUCTIVITY SEMINAR Preparation for the New Year January Seminar January 5th through January 30th It is about craft, publishing, […]
Continue ReadingHere’s something really fun…at least for me. I’ve been doing a lot of teaching lately, working with student manuscripts. And it doesn’t seem to matter how experienced the writers are, some of them are having trouble putting in all five senses. In particular, the senses of smell and taste. I have a quick and easy […]
Continue ReadingAll of our writing workshops on Teachable.com are 50% off for a little over 24 hours. Yep! You can get whatever workshop you want (out of hundreds) for half price. That includes items like bundles, which are already discounted. If you want more information, click here. If you already know what you want to purchase, […]
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We’re doing a number of fun things this summer. One of those things begins this weekend. We’ve revived our Anthology Workshop, which is an in-person workshop. It’s very advanced, and it takes a lot of work and fortitude for a writer to be accepted into it. This year’s Anthology Workshop is closed. But we’ve been […]
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I don’t think I’ve let you all know that all of our online workshops on the WMG Teachable site are 50% off right now. That sale will last until late Wednesday night. If you go to WMG’s Teachable page, you’ll find all kinds of workshops and opportunities. Add FeySale at checkout, and you’ll get each […]
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