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Great Dinner
With Ten Writers… Well, I was number ten, so I guess I had dinner with nine other writers. There were ten of us, total, and then we headed to a brew pub so Kevin and a few others could have a beer. Talking went on to almost midnight. These were all successful writers, indie writers, and fun people. Amazing how many writers we are seeing here in Vegas, and missed a couple last week who came through. Fantastic fun after all the years living a long ways from anywhere. So because of all the fun conversation, I was very late getting to the assignments tonight, but just got them done.…
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Ramping Back Up Everything
And Getting Caught Up… Working on a big project we will launch in two days, which was part of the reason I went north to Oregon last week. That and a dozen other things. But now that I am back, I spent today getting caught up on email, ramping back up the running, and working on some writing. Weird how a simple three-day trip can cause so much extra work. Or it seems like it is extra. I guess I just automatically do things along every day and when something stops that flow, it reminds me how much I do by piling it all in one place. And I got…
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Racing the Clock Storybundle
A Great New Bundle… I curated it and everything and I think I found some of the best fast-paced books in a lot of different genres. So below is my introduction to the entire bundle and all the books and nifty stuff. Worth grabbing folks. And if you haven’t read any of my Mary Jo Assassin novels, here is a chance. Get it at… Racing The Clock Storybundle Fast Paced in Every Genre I love reading stories that grab me and don’t let me go until I come up at the end of the story, sometimes breathless from the ride the author has taken me on. Those kinds of stories…
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On My Way…
Home… Back to Vegas after a very quick, meeting-filled three days on the Oregon Coast. I am now sitting in the First Class lounge in Portland, eating a great salad and chowder and writing this. I’ll be home in about four hours, but figured I would write this now so I don’t forget later tonight. A lot of work the last three days on getting rid of stuff left from the stores, meetings on upcoming projects, and the upcoming Pulphouse Kickstarter (Launches Wednesday.) The best part was seeing old friends. The crew at WMG is just amazing, and we are slowly climbing out of all the stuff from Allyson’s brain…
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RACING THE CLOCK
New Story Bundle Now Live… I’m really proud of this bundle. I love thrillers of all sorts and I got a chance to work with some of the best writers of fast-paced fiction working in all sorts of different genres to put this together. So check it out at Storybundle.com Over the next night or so I’ll give more information about the bundle and the great writers in it. But at Storybundle.com you can read the blog I did about the bundle and putting it together. If you love fast-paced books in just about every genre, this is the bundle for you. Nine novels, one collection. And I have one of…
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No Comments?
Sort Of Surprised… We have the woman who runs the international licensing expo coming to the Master Business Class to help us all, and no comments. Not sure what I was expecting, but dead silence, even in private emails, sure wasn’t one of the expectations. No need to comment now. Just found it interesting with all the excitement among so many writers about licensing opportunities. So now off I go to work on more chapters of Trademark for Fiction Writers. Night…
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Two New Guests at the Master Business Class
Two Wonderful People Are Going To Help Us Out… DEIDRE J. MANNA-BRATTEN Deidre J. Manna-Bratten is an enthusiastic brand licensing professional, helping brand owners and licensees understand how to navigate through the challenges and benefits of consumer product licensing. Before joining the Global Licensing Group as their International Project Manager, Deidre worked in the fashion industry for 8 years as a Sales and Marketing Executive. During this time, she had her first taste of licensing as a licensee of Warner Bros (Gossip Girl), creating an inspired-by full range apparel collection with Romeo & Juliet Couture. Deidre has worked with reputable entertainment companies, such as Mattel and Saban Brands, to create compelling products…
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Ask Kris Anything Live Webinar
Next One Is Sunday… A quick update: You can still sign up for the six-month series of Ask Kris Anything. That’s right, one hour a month, you and a few others can ask New York Times bestselling writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch any question you want on a live webinar. Sunday, 11 am West Coast US time. This one coming is on Sunday, August 18th. Sign up on Teachable. Six Months of Ask Kris Anything. This will be vanishing soon for more sign-ups.
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Last Call for August Workshops
They Will Vanish Monday Evening… September workshops will replace them. And yes, there is a new Pop-Up and the Pop-Up on Flash Fiction has one week left on the deadline to write a piece of flash fiction for Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. Best way to get those is in the bundles because we have a couple more really good ones planned over the next two weeks or so. But remember, to turn in a story, the deadlines come quickly. For #12 the story deadline is August 18 and for #13 (also a chance for Pulphouse) is August 25th. And now, for one more day only, the August Regular workshops… August Workshops…
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New Pop-Up
Pop-Up #13… As You Write… How to do World Building, Create Characters, and Outline As You Write. All kinds of fun stuff in this one, plus the story prompt is writing another story for Pulphouse Fiction Magazine if you want. Remember, these things go away quickly. The Flash Fiction will go away in one week, or at least the deadline for the story will. This one is already in the bundle for the 11-20 and the bundle for 11-15 Pop-Ups. And you can still get the bundles for the first ten if you want. All are in there. Best way by far to buy these Pop-Ups. I’m kind of liking…