• Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    2 Days Left!!

    SANTA SERIES KICKSTARTER… For just two more days we have a fantastic Kickstarter campaign going for the Santa Series by Kristine Grayson. And yes, electronic books will be sent to you on the 20th so time to enjoy them ahead of the holiday. And three deals on workshops in this campaign as well. Get The Kris and Dean Show Does Die Hard for its original $50 price, plus you get a Santa book. Get the Kris and Dean Show Prepping for 2025. This just got started with the first webinar and goes for eight weeks. Normally $500 but you can get in through the Kickstarter campaign for $400. Get Pop-Up…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Days of a Campaign…

    Got Some Questions As To Thinking On Campaign Length… Right now we are doing a seven day Kickstarter Campaign called The Santa Series. We often do nine day and at times 15 days such as the Holiday Spectacular. So I was asked what was the thinking on the different lengths and why not go to a full 30 days? No reason that we can see to go 30 days. The entire center is a dead area for almost every campaign. The goal in any campaign is to get backers to get your new book or project before it comes out for general sale. Keep that in mind. So thirty days…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Learning Over Years…

    DIE HARD… Well, The Kris and Dean Show Does DIE HARD is finished and all up. 30 videos. Going to take those who signed up hours to go through it. Took us a bunch of hours to record it. It is on WMG Teachable. But Kris mentioned this right at the start how different we were going to do this compared to when we used to do this 30 years ago at conventions. And she was right. The reason going through Die Hard now is different is how much we have learned. I saw a ton of details about pacing I never would have seen before. I saw a ton…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Kickstarter Live!!!

    The Santa Series by Kristine Grayson Starting today at noon and running for only seven days, we are doing a really fun Kickstarter for Kristine Grayson’s  Santa Series. She has a new fifth book in the series (all stand alone) and the entire series has been rebranded with beautiful new covers and interiors. And the electronic books will be delivered on Friday the 20th so you have time to enjoy a wonderful Santa novel before the holiday. And it has some good deals on existing workshops. Check those out. Check it out at The Santa Series Kickstarter. Only seven days long. Don’t miss this one.

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Kickstarter Starting At Noon!!!

    The Santa Series by Kristine Grayson Starting today at noon and running for only seven days, we are doing a really fun Kickstarter for Kristine Grayson’s  Santa Series. She has a new fifth book in the series (all stand alone) and the entire series has been rebranded with beautiful new covers and interiors. And the electronic books will be delivered on Friday the 20th so you have time to enjoy a wonderful Santa novel before the holiday. And it has some good deals on existing workshops. Check those out. Check it out at The Santa Series Kickstarter. Only seven days long. Don’t miss this one.

  • Challenge,  Fun Stuff,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Las Vegas Aces Toy Drive…

    The Santa Series by Kristine Grayson Starting on Wednesday and running for only seven days, we are doing a really fun Kickstarter for Kristine Grayson’s  Santa Series. She has a new fifth book in the series (all stand alone) and the entire series has been rebranded with beautiful new covers and interiors. And the electronic books will be delivered on Friday the 20th so you have time to enjoy a wonderful Santa novel before the holiday. Check it out at The Santa Series Kickstarter. Only seven days long. Don’t miss this one. Season Ticket Holders Event… We got to go into the Aces practice facility in Henderson. Let me simply…

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

    Why So Many??

    Got That Question the Other Day… Why have I done so many Kickstarters? Done 44 of them, working right now on building #45. My honest answer. I like to get my books and Kris’s books and our projects to readers. That simple. And here in 2024, that is the first step in telling readers what is available. Just as with any kind of promotion, Kickstarters take time to build up followers, but first question I always ask someone who is complaining about book sales is have they done a Kickstarter? Answer is almost always no. Fear.  Too busy. Too much work. All the reasons for the answer “no.” And when…

  • Branding,  Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    The Fun of Building a Brand…

    And A Trademark In the Process… So many writers think of doing a Kickstarter campaign for a new book or a series of old books as a way to make some small money. It is that if done right, and if you have a few followers of your work. Doing a Kickstarter campaign is also great promotion for your new book. Here are the steps for that… Have your book finished. Build Campaign and launch it. (Study lots of other campaigns first.) Put book on pre-order at the same time as you launch the campaign. Get book out to backers when campaign is over and while doing that put it…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Last Day!!!

    Kickstarter Workshops… Okay, in the last hours of this campaign, things went nuts for workshops on the WMG Holiday Spectacular 2024 Kickstarter. We hit both the special stretch reward plus the third stretch reward. That means all backers at any level get two more great holiday books to read, but also the first and second quarter of Bite-Sized Copyright. Both quarters of 13 weeks of classes are worth $500 each, so $1,000 in workshops for writers just for backing the campaign. (Not a writer or already taken the class, you can gift it to another writer. Make a fantastic holiday gift and you would get it just for backing the…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    One Day Left On Special Stretch Goal

    Gaining On It!! Plus a regular stretch goal. Both have rewards for writers valued at $500 each. Wow!! SPECIAL STRETCH GOAL…Hit 160 Backers By Late Tuesday…  WMG Holiday Spectacular 2024 As I write this Monday evening, we are at 148 bckers. So only 12 to go. If this campaign reaches 160 backers by late Tuesday, every backer of any reward at $25 and above will get a free ebook copy of “Inspiration” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. AND SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FOR WRITERS… If we reach 160 backers, all backers will get the First Quarter of BITE-SIZED COPYRIGHT. This is an invaluable thirteen-weeks-long course to teach copyright to writers. It is…