• Branding,  Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Branding… An Example

    Not Sure Where This Will Fit In the Series of Branding… But I wanted to talk about a branding example at a middle level. Big level is things like Barbie, G.I. Joe, Toy Story, and so on. They grew from small and middle into monsters. The brand has items for sale everywhere in every form imaginable. Small levels are something like a new fantasy series with a small Kickstarter and a growing audience. No web site yet for the series, no Shopify store, no merchandise. Just books in a series branded to look similar. That is the base level. But that middle ground is where all the fun happens. For…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  Pulphouse Fiction Magazine

    Pulphouse Kickstarter Is Live!!!

    Great Fun and Great Reading!! The Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 Kickstarter is live. Only will last for 9 days, so don’t let this one flash past. Subscribers are the life-blood of any magazine and Pulphouse is no exception. We need your help and if you take any reward, including the two Special Workshops you will get a six-issue subscription. Also in the stretch rewards not only some great reading but a chance for backers to submit a story for the magazine. And also two great Special Workshops. “HOW TO PUT JOY INTO YOUR SHORT FICTION WRITING” “HOW TO TURN A SHORT STORY INTO A NOVEL” Plus some fun…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  Pulphouse Fiction Magazine

    PULPHOUSE KICKSTARTER Launches At Noon!!

    PULPHOUSE FICTION MAGAZINE Subscription Drive 2024!! Launches at noon with all kinds of great, fun stuff, including special workshops, stretch goals with a chance to submit to the magazine, great merchandise, and some amazing reading. Every backer of anything in the campaign gets a six-issue subscription to the magazine. Like any magazine these days, we need subscribers to keep going. So come take a look. We launch at noon. Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Subscription Drive 2024 But first, take a look at this wonderful and fun story about Thumper’s Quest done by Kris.    

  • Challenge,  workshops

    LAST DAY OF GREAT BUNDLE SALE!!

    Great Bundle Sale Extended to Any Class on Teachable… Not just bundles, but any class. BUT ONLY FOR TODAY… Ends Monday night late West Coast Time. To get any class or bundle at half price, simply go to WMG Teachable, find the class or bundles you want, and hit purchase. Then put in the code… GREATBUNDLE And hit apply and you will have it for 50% off. Extended for one day only to everything on Teachable, including the Lifetime subscriptions, including the Lifetime Everything Subscription. Ends Monday night late West Coast Time…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    FOR TWO DAYS ONLY!!!

    Great Bundle Sale Extended to Any Class on Teachable… Not just bundles, but any class. BUT ONLY FOR TWO DAYS… Ends Monday night late. To get any class or bundle at half price, simply go to WMG Teachable, find the class or bundles you want, and hit purchase. Then put in the code… GREATBUNDLE And hit apply and you will have it for 50% off. Extended for two days only to everything on Teachable. Ends Monday night late West Coast Time…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Great Bundle Sale Ends Monday Night…

    Two More Focus Bundles Available… See below for a pretty good list of all the bundles available, including Lifetime Subscriptions. But since we started the Great Bundle Sale because of the new Focus Bundles, I have a full list of those now available first. For the sale, any bundle is 50% off on Teachable. And we are still adding in new bundles to focus on certain topics We have six now with more coming soon. To get a bundle at half price, simply go to WMG Teachable, find the bundle or bundles you want, and hit purchase. Then put in the code… GREATBUNDLE And hit apply and you will have…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  Pulphouse Fiction Magazine

    All Stories Read and Back…

    Four Months of Pulphouse Submissions All Read… Thank you, everyone, for giving me a chance to read and possibly buy a story for Pulphouse by backing the Bryant Street Kickstarter back in February.  I had some great reading. All stories are now back to the authors, so if you didn’t get it, check your spam filter. As for another chance to send stories into Pulphouse, there is one coming. On Tuesday we are starting the annual Pulphouse Fiction Magazine subscription drive. For writers, we will have stretch goals that will allow a story to be sent for submission by backers only. All will be explained in the campaign. And we…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Great Bundle Sale Ending…

    Last Four Bundles To Be Up This Weekend… So the Great Bundle sale will be finally coming to an end on Monday if I have those last four up. In the mean time, some great workshops starting up here on the first weeks of July. Here is a list of some of them. One more Prepare Ahead classes on www.wmgwriterstore.com   Halloween Hearts is the class and the anthology left.  Starts Monday morning. Fantasy Novella Class Started on July 2 on www.wmgwriterstore.com Nine weeks of lessons and assignments and then one month to write a fantasy novella that Kris will read. 5 July Regular Workshops are available and they started July…

  • Challenge,  Misc

    Night Before A Holiday…

    I Hate This Holiday… People with little to no sense blowing stuff up to honor something that chances are a lot of them will vote to get rid of in November… So Vets, hang in there. Get friends around you if you can. Pet owners, make sure your animals are protected and safe. The stupidity of blowing stuff up will end with some people injured or killed, others with their homes burnt down, and animal shelters full. Sounds like a bad novel. Hang in there, everyone. The celebration with carnage will be over soon. On a much more fun topic…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Workshops Starting!!!

    Some Fantastic Writing Classes Starting Up Here is a list of some of them. Two more Prepare Ahead classes on www.wmgwriterstore.com One per week.  Science Fiction Mystery and Halloween Hearts are the classes and the anthologies left. One per week. Fantasy Novella Class Starts on July 2 on www.wmgwriterstore.com Nine weeks of lessons and assignments and then one month to write a fantasy novella that Kris will read. 5 July Regular Workshops are available and they start July 2nd. Creative Survival and Motivational Monday are divided by four quarters and cover the entire year. 13 weeks per quarter. And the third quarters are starting in both now and you can…