• Challenge,  workshops

    Buried the Lead Yesterday

    YES, HALF PRICE ON ALL WMG TEACHABLE CLASSES… Code is FallHalfPrice That should have been up front. And if interested in getting a Lifetime Everything, I can make you a good deal if you have taken a few classes already. https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com/ Hit see all courses… KICKSTARTER MENTORSHIP… That’s right, one-on-one, I will help you build and launch a book kickstarter in the next three or four months that will fund, and get you readers for your books, then I will continue to help you with how to fulfill the campaign. Yes, I said it. If you do what I say, both campaigns will fund and make you money. I promise…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Fall Indie Writing Festival Starting…

    Five Videos Plus Extras About Reviews on First Day… Just getting started and this time around, instead of offering the 20 or so people signed up (yes, still room to jump in), we are making all of WMG Teachable Courses half price. All six hundred plus of them. For everyone… And we will give you an even better discount on the Lifetime Everything Subscription to WMG Teachable. Ask me if interested. This first week is all on Readers and Fans and getting more of both, which also means you will make more money. Here is the basic information on the Fall Indie Writing Festival followed by the basic information on…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  On Writing,  publishing

    Mentorships and Fall Writing Festival Starting

    All Kinds of Great Learning… KICKSTARTER MENTORSHIP… That’s right, one-on-one, I will help you build and launch a book kickstarter in the next three or four months that will fund, and get you readers for your books, then I will continue to help you with how to fulfill the campaign. You can start any time you want with this. Even into next year, but need to sign up now. I will cut this off after a few. And then in the following six months after the first one is done, I will help you with a second campaign. You will have two successful campaigns from this and have the confidence…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Kickstarter Friday

    Some Fiction Campaigns That Are Worth Studying and Backing… I do this every Friday when I have a few campaigns I think are worth putting here. I will not say much negative about a campaign. If there is too much or it is going to fail, I won’t post it here. And for those wondering where I get off judging Kickstarter Campaigns by fiction writers, I have now done 56 of them, every one funded and made money. My first campaign was in the very early days of Kickstarter. But if yoyu are going to study campaigns that I have done, study the last year or so. I am continuing…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing

    Personal Sales Help Mentorship

    Two Spots Still Open… I still have room for two more writers. And you can start now or next year, either is fine. Here is why I am going to do this. To put it bluntly, many writers are simply creating stories that won’t sell for one reason or another, often having nothing to do with craft. Sometimes learning this stuff early helps before you get to twenty or more major titles published, but often a writer gets to that discoverability threshold of 20 books and still does not see an increase in sales. That means something is off in the product. (At that point, the story is a product.)…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Last Day for Fey Kickstarter!!!

    Don’t Miss This Book and Two Workshops!! The new Fey novel campaign ends Thursday at 7 pm West Coast time. Last Day!!! Counting down the hours… And wow does this have two great special workshops with it. The first one (which does not seem to be exciting too many, but excites me and Kris) is CREATING FANTASY MERCH WORLDS, meaning building a bunch of merchandise around your book or books or you. They can be fantasy or sf or mystery or romance. It all applies. For example, just on my store alone, (www.deanwesleysmithstore.com) which is still being built out, I have a bunch merch with Marble Grant and Poker Boy. …

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    One Day Left!!

    THE UNEXPECTED HERO Fey Kickstarter… One Day Left!!! When you only do nine day campaigns, they sure go fast. And now the new Fey novel campaign ends Thursday at 7 pm West Coast time. Just one day!! This is a  fantastic campaign. Don’t miss the two really special workshops and the fantastic new Fey novel by Kris, and a bunch of really fun merch. THE UNEXPECTED HERO Fey Novel Kickstarter Campaign

  • Challenge,  workshops

    TWO DAYS LEFT…

    THE UNEXPECTED HERO Fey Kickstarter in Last Days!!! When you only do nine day campaigns, they sure go fast. And now the new Fey novel campaign ends Thursday at 7 pm West Coast time. Just two days!! And wow does this have two great special workshops with it. The first one is CREATING FANTASY MERCH WORLDS, meaning building a bunch of merchandise around your book or books or you. They can be fantasy or sf or mystery or romance. It all applies. For example, just on my store alone, (www.deanwesleysmithstore.com) which is still being built out, I have a bunch merch with Marble Grant and Poker Boy.  We have  a…

  • Challenge

    Aces Win It All…

    From an Ugly Start… Aces were mostly counted out of even making the playoffs this year and then the Lynx came into town and blew the Aces off their own home floor by 53 points. Ugly does not begin to describe that. And in the middle of this disaster, something really fun happened at halftime. There was a baby crawl race and halfway down the floor the baby said, “Hell with it.” and stood up and took her first steps in front of 14,000 cheering people. The crowd, already beat up, finally had something to cheer for. Video attached. Watch the faces on the crowd as the baby did what…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  publishing,  workshops

    Fall Indie Festival Start Postponed One Week!!

    Festival Will Start Monday October 20th… We sort of didn’t account for when we set the start date that we would still have a wonderful Fey Kickstarter going until Thursday and we don’t want this Fall Festival to overlap or distract. So check out Kristine Kathryn Rusch’s new Fey novel, The Unexpected Hero. Check out the campaign page here… The links to get into the Fall Indie Writing Festival will be sent to those of you signed up this next weekend. And yes, there is still room to get in and sign up.  Just follow the instructions below. FALL INDIE WRITING FESTIVAL… Online October 20th through November 14th Going to…