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A Reminder of Traditional Publishing Stupidity….
The Past is Present… A few days ago I got a huge packet of royalty statements from Pocket Books… Huge. And a check for $9.12 for six months. On those statements were the “sales” and returns of thirty-seven books I did for them (I did more, but they are out of print). Most of the statements were negative by more thousands than I could imagine. That packet reminded me of a post I wrote a long time ago here about Star Trek books I wrote for Pocket Books. Turned out I wrote that post on July 7th, 2012. After I got a big packet of royalty statements. Twelve years ago…
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Great Forgotten Workshop Sale
GREAT BUNDLE SALE STILL ON… I got so busy with the Pulphouse Subscription Drive Kickstarter, (Thank you everyone!!) I forgot to shut off the Great Bundle sale. I said the day before the Kickstarter that the Great Bundle Sale Extended to Any Class on Teachable instead of only bundles. Not just bundles, but any class. But it was supposed to be for only one dy… Well, seems like that day stretched into ten days. (grin) I got distracted for some reason. And a few writers noticed and took advantage of it still going on. The great forgotten workshop sale… sigh… So to be fair, we are going to extend the…
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My Blog Streak!!
Started a Year After My Friend Died… In August of 2011, my best friend, Bill Trojan died of a massive heart attack on the last day of the World Science Fiction Convention. I was in charge of his estate and I spent 9 months getting that under control. (A full book of stories in those statements.) Then I tried to get back to writing. I had been blogging at times on my web site and also before that on the Star Trek writer web site. But I needed a focus and I was also doing a little teaching and was about ready to start up Smith’s Monthly Magazine. So on…
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Subscription Campaign Ends at 7PM West Coast Time…
Only a Few Hours Left… The Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 Kickstarter campaign is in its final hours. We have hit enough stretch rewards now that all backers will get ALL FIVE crazy Pulphouse anthologies (published spring 2025), two issues of Fiction River, a six issue subscription, and also a chance to submit a story to Pulphouse in August, September, October, November, and December. (I will send out guidelines for the stories at the start of each month to backers through the updates.) And don’t forget the two special workshops. They will never be available again after 7 pm Thursday Night. And thanks, everyone, for all the support so…
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One Day Left in Pulphouse Subscription Drive Kickstarter!!!
That’s Right! Ending Thursday Evening at 7PM The Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 Kickstarter campaign is going great. We have hit enough stretch rewards now that all backers will get ALL FIVE crazy Pulphouse anthologies , two issues of Fiction River, a six issue subscription, and also a chance to submit a story to Pulphouse in August, September, October, November, and December . (I will send out guidelines for the stories at the start of each month to backers through the updates.) Understand, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine is never open to submissions. But sometimes, in these subscription drives, if we get high enough, we open submissions of one per month…
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Interesting Perspective…
Writers Getting Mad At Me… Not really a surprise. I am totally used to it over the decades because people don’t like my outspoken nature especially when it grinds up against a dearly held myth of theirs. But at the moment they are angry because they feel they should be able to submit to Pulphouse Fiction Magazine without being a subscriber first. Not kidding, but outside of a Kickstarter promotion, not even subscribers can submit to the magazine. (grin) Right now, if you get a six issue subscription for $30 in the Kickstarter, you also get 2 different Fiction Rivers to read, plus four special Pulphouse anthologies, and backers get…
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Just 3 Days Left…
That’s Right! Counting Down the Final Days!! The Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 Kickstarter campaign is going great. We have hit enough stretch rewards now that all backers will get three crazy Pulphouse anthologies , two issues of Fiction River, a six issue subscription, and also a chance to submit a story in August, September, and October to Pulphouse. Understand, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine is never open to submissions. But sometimes, in these subscription drives, if we get high enough, we open submissions of one per month per backer. And we are there. So please help us pass the word. More really cool stuff to get and more months to…
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ONLY A FEW MORE BACKERS NEEDED…
To Hit the Special Stretch Goal.. The Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 Kickstarter campaign is going great. By hitting the third and fourth stretch rewards, all backers will get two crazy Pulphouse anthologies and also a chance to submit a story in both August and October to Pulphouse. Understand, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine is never open to submissions. But sometimes, in these subscription drives, if we get high enough, we open submissions of one per month per backer. And we are there. So we have added in a Special Stretch reward. We are trying to hit 120 backers by late Sunday night… And we are only 3 backers away as…
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Signing… How Strange…
I Am Signing Books in a Bookstore… That’s right, for the first time THIS CENTURY (that I can remember), I have agreed to do a book signing. Signings are a waste of time for me. But because Writers of the Future folks think they are worthwhile for their award winners, and I am a judge, and my friend Lisa Silverthorne was a winner this year, I agreed to go along for support. And then the Writers of the Future folks roped in Ron Collins (a winner from years back) and another judge, Todd McCaffrey. So it will be great fun sitting there for three hours talking with my friends. I…
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Special New Stretch Reward Added!!
We Hit The Third Stretch Reward!! The Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 Kickstarter campaign is going great. By hitting the third stretch reward, all backers will get a crazy Pulphouse anthology and also a chance to submit a story in August to Pulphouse. Understand, Pulphouse Fiction Magazine is never open to submissions. But sometimes, in these subscription drives, if we get high enough, we open submissions of one per month per backer. So now not only have we hit the third stretch goal, but we have added in a Special Stretch reward. We are trying to hit 120 backers by late Sunday night. If we do that, all backers…