Basic Publishing And Marketing… In Digital Book World today was an article by a writer by the name of Laurie Starkey. Now I do not know this Laurie Starkey that I remember, which means nothing considering my old brain. And Ms. Starkey was simply (very simply) pointing out to clearly flat beginning writers (her article was that basic) that a good way to get started was join together to do anthologies of novels. Yup, fine with that. I do that all the time. I started that way by selling to magazines. And she said that the main reason to do it is to get the power of authors together to…

A Fun Evening… Got home early instead of staying at the auction and made a pot roast for dinner. Did a bunch of reading for the short story challenge which is going great. I’m lagging about a week behind everyone, which is as I planned. And then I spent the rest of the evening after watching some television working on putting together all the parts of the novel I want to finish. Might take three or four days to actually finish it since I have to write three or four chapters. So reading and writing tonight. Can’t beat that for a Saturday night.  

Patreon Supporters… Incoming!! I have turned in to WMG Publishing, as of this weekend, five books this last week. And my Patreon supporters will get them all over the next month or so. I have turned in Smith’s Monthly #38 and Smith’s Monthly #39 now. I have also turned in the novel The Deep Sunset: A Ghost of a Chance Novel. I have also turned in two writing nonfiction books. How to Write a Novel in Five Days While Traveling and The Magic Bakery.  Now I am working on finishing up another book (A chapter or so to go). With luck I’ll finish it this weekend and will get that…

Epilog: A Comment Reminded Me… I used to wonder what rights I could sell to my fiction. What exactly those rights were all called. I thought for the longest time there were rules and I just couldn’t find the rules or the secret door to go through to discover where those rules were posted. I think all of us feel that way early on because we don’t understand the true nature of copyright when we start writing. In fact, most writers, even though they will spend years writing, don’t have a clue what they are trying to sell or license. And won’t spend one minute trying to learn it. Let…

Might Be Called Hoarding… By nature, I am a collector. Actually, by nature, I am a picker. I buy things to resell and have a wonderful time in the search. Finding something for a buck and selling it for a hundred has a real thrill attached. I actually collect and hold very few things. I sort of collect marbles (although we sell many) and very old paperback books. Old meaning the first 500 or so of each publisher back in the late 1930s up through 1960. That’s it. Everything else I buy to resell. Except for one small exception: Domains. Now I don’t go out and try to grab domains…

Anyone Want to Listen to Me Talk About Writing? Kevin Tumlison, on his Wordslinger Podcast, talked to me about my book Writing into the Dark. And about writing in general. Fun conversation since Kevin and I think very much alike in this area. You can listen to it at: http://kevintumlinson.com/podcast-rss/2017/6/9/wpc-116-writing-into-the-dark-with-dean-wesley-smith Thanks, Kevin!!! Second… A study has come out about creative types.  You can find it at…  http://bit.ly/2t6KUfb Why I am pointing this out is because the conclusions (after 40 years of study) are that no writer knows their own work and the more you write, the better chance you have at success. Go figure. Here is a quote from the…