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Visions of the Future
Only 20 Hours Left… This is a fantastic deal, folks. And it is about to expire. Get ten fantastic science fiction novels and collections, including my novel Dust and Kisses, a prequel to my Seeders Universe series. And you can get Kris’s novel Consequences, a Retrieval Artist novel. You can find all ten at Storybundle.com until about 10 pm West Coast time. And don’t forget to toss in an extra buck or two for Ablegamers.com, one of the great organizations of all time.
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A Group of Writers
From a Long, Long Time Ago… The picture below is of Kathy Oltion, Jerry Oltion, Kent Patterson, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Dean Wesley Smith, Robert J. Howe, Christina York, Steve York and Kij Johnson in Rockaway Beach, Oregon. We had all gone to that house for a weekend of writing short stories. The picture was posted by Nina and I think was about 1991 or so. I wrote “In the Shade of the Slowboat Man” at this weekend gathering along with two other stories. And yes, wow were we all young. Wonderful to see Kent Patterson again. He died from complications of polio just a fews years or so after this was taken. I am publishing a story by Kent, Jerry, Kris, and…
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Up Too Late…
Way Too Late It Seems… Except that I am only up to my normal time, but since I have been getting up early, Kris is worried. I hate to make her worry, but honestly I can make it on five hours of sleep a night for five days just fine. Past that, not so much, but for a major workshop like the anthology going on right now, talking with people late into the night is great fun. And only another day. And I am learning a ton and feeling very blessed for some good friends as well. If I haven’t responded to a letter you sent me today, please bare…
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March Workshops Available
They Are Now Up… Including the new workshop, Licensing 101. It has also been loaded into the Lifetime Workshop Subscription and also into the Licensing Transition workshop. That’s right, inside the $500 year-long workshop you get a $300 workshop as well. Cool, huh? You can sign up for them on Teachable. Class #21… Mar 3rd … Writing RomanceClass #22… March 3rd… LICENSING 101Class #24… March 3rd … Writing into the DarkClass #25… March 3rd … Writing Sales CopyClass #26… March 4th … Depth in WritingClass #27… March 4th … Writing Short StoriesClass #29… March 4th… Writing with EmotionClass #30… March 4th… Advanced Depth Available on Teachable. Check out the Collaboration…
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Got A Tiny Bit of Reading…
Just the Last Reading for the Anthology Workshop… Wow, are there some great stories this year. I’ve been enjoying the reading a great deal, to be honest. I sit in a recliner with floor-to-ceiling windows on two sides of me, looking out over the city of Las Vegas, my feet up, manuscripts on a coffee table beside me. I’ve been reading like that now for a number of weeks and finally to the last twenty or so stories. Life sucks, getting to read professional stories every night in that setting. (grin) Honestly I am bummed the reading is almost over for this year. And we are working hard on figuring…
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Quick Updates
Collaboration Class Still Open… Still have spots left if anyone wants to first learn all the ins and outs of collaboration, plus write a story with me for a special issue of Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. Find that on Teachable. I will close it when 15 are signed up. And 24 hours or so left on the Kickstarter. The only place you can get the How to Write a Cat Story Workshop. Plus discounts on other workshops and some great reading. Year of the Cat Kickstarter. Also, March workshops are now available on Teachable, including the new Licensing 101 Workshop and last month’s new workshop How to Write Romance Fiction. Plus…
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Just Hit Third Stretch Goal!!
Working On the Fourth… So all supporters now, for sure, get a lecture of their choice for supporting our Year of the Cat Kickstarter. That’s worth $50.00. And you can help us get to the next stretch goal in the next 65 hours and get not only more books, but a choice of Classic Workshop worth $150. And remember, I just moved about eight workshops to classic status a few months ago. So below is the update I just posted to the Kickstarter. I hope you will help us hit that next stretch goal. Thanks!! And the nifty video Gwyneth did about finding Ruby, the cat character in the third…
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Just Three Days Left
On Year of the Cat Kickstarter… And we are gaining on the third stretch goal, which will have a free lecture included, and I think there is time we could hit the next stretch goal as well with a free Classic Workshop. But we need help. Pass the word, grab a discounted workshop, don’t forget the Kickstarter only How to Write a Cat Story Workshop, or the nifty study of all 100 stories over a year class. You can get books, subscriptions to magazines, lectures, all kinds of discounted stuff and help us get this crazy and really fun project off the ground. We have already hit two stretch goals…
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March Workshops Available
They Are Now Up and Live… Including the new workshop, Licensing 101. It has also been loaded into the Lifetime Workshop Subscription and also into the Licensing Transition workshop. That’s right, inside the $500 year-long workshop you get a $300 workshop as well. Cool, huh? You can sign up for them on Teachable. Class #21… Mar 3rd … Writing RomanceClass #22… March 3rd… LICENSING 101Class #24… March 3rd … Writing into the DarkClass #25… March 3rd … Writing Sales CopyClass #26… March 4th … Depth in WritingClass #27… March 4th … Writing Short StoriesClass #29… March 4th… Writing with EmotionClass #30… March 4th… Advanced Depth Also, see yesterday’s post for…
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Year of the Cat Covers
Wow, Are These Cool!!! I wanted to show you these twelve covers. And we are headed toward the second stretch goal with just over a week left on the Year of the Cat Kickstarter campaign. (Thank you, everyone!!) Now, please help pass the word so we can get up to those stretch goals with lectures and workshops involved. And get these twelve anthologies, one per month. And also, on Teachable, every month, I will be doing a Year of the Cat Class for a full year, talking about each story in each anthology and why that story worked and the writing techniques the writer used to make it work. A…