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Running Out of Time
On Two Different Things… First, amazingly enough, the October regular workshops are starting next Tuesday and Wednesday. I haven’t really even mentioned the October workshops here with all the other stuff going on. So almost no one is signed up. So time to jump on board any of them and get some real focused learning. This month might be one of the best months of workshop choices we have ever offered. Sign up at Teachable.com And there are lifetime subscriptions available on Teachable as well if you decide to get serious and really try to talk as many as possible. Class #37… Oct 2nd … How to Study Writing Class…
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Reaction to Failure
Maybe One of the Best Quotes from The Voice Ever… On Tuesday, while talking to and encouraging a young woman who didn’t get a chair to turn, Adam Levine said to her out of nowhere, and I quote, “It’s your reaction to your failures that make your success.” As many things on The Voice, this applies directly to writing as well. Directly. Now this young girl just failed in front of millions of people, but she had the courage to try out and to walk up there on that stage and give it a shot. Total success. She got to sing in front of millions and that is a bunch…
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Planning Ahead in Writing Time
Knowing the Reality… I got this great question from a writer asking me how I managed to remain so calm while getting behind on this challenge and having so much get in the way. I would say the answer is one simple word… Awareness. I was aware starting into this challenge that I had this last trip, and the workshop next month, and a ton of stuff to do that fell early on that had to be done and would take time away from the writing. I also knew I had to build brand new writing habits here in my new home, and that would take some time. But I…
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Great Fun Today
Taking a Very Short Trip... In fact, only a few days. Back in Vegas this weekend. I am flying first class and so got to go into the lounge area for the airline. Wow, nice, with all kinds of free food and comfortable tables and places to work. So since I had gotten to the airport early, I managed 1,300 words on the challenge novel in the lounge. Then on the two hour flight, my writing was only interrupted by them serving me dinner. (Yeah, tough life flying first class, but I can do that because flights in and out of Vegas are stunningly cheap if you know how to…
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The Three Negotiations Lectures Once Again
Making Sure They Didn’t Get Missed… Most of this is a post I did earlier about the three new Negotiations lectures. With all the craziness of the Kickstarter, I think it got lost a little. And Kris and I are very excited about them. And no worries, those of you who got the lifetime subscription to the lectures through the Kickstarter, in about a week I will contact everyone with any type of lifetime subscriptions through the Kickstarter and get you onto Teachable. So you will have more than enough time to start these new ones. Just have to wait until next week with Kickstarter. So here is all the…
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Pulp Speed Challenge Update
Slow Start… Actually, I think that is an understatement. I should, if I was on schedule, be finishing the first novel tomorrow, September 18th. Nope, not even close. I knew going in that this last week was going to be a ton of work on the business and other stuff, but turned out to be even more than I had planned. I supposed I should have planned for that as well. (grin) But I have a saving out. My plan was to finish this first novel in ten days tomorrow, then take four days away from the challenge because of a trip back up to the coast. Going to have…
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Four Hours Left!
Don’t Miss This One… Just four hours left and so far everyone supporting the will not only get their subscription and award, like workshops and such, but will get nine (9) extra books. And I will stop posting about this here when this is done. (grin) But if you want discounts in workshops and lectures, this is the last few hours to get them.
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Twelve Hours Left on the Subscription Drive
We Hit the Sixth Stretch Goal… Lots of extra books to every supporter. This subscription drive has until 4 p.m. West Coast Time Monday (TODAY!). And then it will be all done and I will go back to reporting on my challenge and stirring up trouble. (grin) Give it a look if you haven’t so far. It has some pretty nifty awards and other things. Click Here. For example, we have an award where you get two writing books, a lecture, a subscription, and a chance to submit a story if you want to a volume of Fiction River in February. Here are the details for one last time. Pledge…
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24 Hours To Go
Fiction River Subscription Drive Kickstarter… A nifty award that also allows you to send a story to try to be in a Fiction River volume, fantastic discounts on workshops (remember, with every regular workshop credit through the Kickstarter, you get a free Classic Workshop credit as well.) And if you want to see what Fiction River is all about, and all the nifty volumes that have already been done, go to FictionRiver.com and click on previous volumes. It’s a stunner. Don’t miss out on this one.
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Kickstarter Also Hit Fourth Stretch Goal
And Is Almost to the Fifth… Lots of extra books to every supporter. This subscription drive has until 4 p.m. Monday, in essence, as I write this, 36 hours to go. Give it a look if you haven’t so far. It has some pretty nifty awards and other things. Click Here. We have the new award where you get two writing books, a lecture, a subscription, and a chance to submit a story if you want to a volume of Fiction River in February. Here are the details. Pledge $100 or more. WRITER’S SPECIAL Get books, a lecture, a subscription, and the chance to be in a volume of Fiction…