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Announcing New ADVANCED CRAFT CLASSES
That’s Right… 18 Total Advanced Craft Classes!! We did six in 2023, are in the process of doing six more in 2024, and there will be a new six advanced craft classes in 2025. 18 Total when we get to the end of 2025. Wow! The new six craft classes for 2025 are: Advanced Rule of Three Advanced Setting Advanced Cliffhangers Advanced Novel Structure Advanced Tension/Suspense Advanced Making Stuff Up Starting On September 3rd (in one week) are… Advanced Genre Advanced Conflict Starting On November 5th (in two months) are… Advanced Emotions Advanced Unputdownable Then the schedule for 2025 for Advanced Craft Classes is the following. January/February 2025… Advanced Rule…
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Determined to Get Some Sleep
So This Will Be Short… I will get eight hours somehow tonight, so got to just do little here but repeat some information. As I said, I did manage to start all of the new September Regular workshops, which includes the classic Heinlein’s Rules and two brand new workshops, Brushstroke Characters and Faking It. Both of those should be fun and great learning and they are available now on Teachable. Today is the last day on jumping into Kris’s Fall Challenge that runs to September 30th. Watch her daily writing and challenge her to match or beat her word count. That’s on Teachable. And this is the last day to…
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Fun Stuff…
Mostly Getting Caught Up On Sleep… I really, really, really screwed around my sleep schedule right when I knew there were five days in a row I had to be up before noon. So a lot of long naps to just pretend to get eight hours in a day. Man that makes a person feel like crap and no one to blame but my inability to go to bed before 5 am. But as last night’s post said, I did manage to start all of the new September Regular workshops, which includes the classic Heinlein’s Rules and two brand new workshops, Brushstroke Characters and Faking It. Both of those should…
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Two Deadlines and Two New Regular Workshops…
Yup, Adding Two Regular Six Weeks Workshops… But first, the two deadlines. The Kris Fall Writing Challenge will close on Monday the 19th. Kris sends out an email about her writing day and running day and total word count every day from August 15th to September 30. If you sign up and don’t match her word count, you get your $300 in credit on WMG Teachable. If you surpass her word count, you get twice what you paid in credit. So win/win. Right now, the letters are both being sent out and put in a post for those signing up this weekend to not miss anything. As of Monday sign-ups…
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Workshop Updates
A Bunch of Them… Getting back on track with different projects and I thought I would first update the different workshop information and news before jumping back into more branding and stuff. — Special Workshops from the Pulphouse Kickstarter. All letters have been sent out with the links and codes to get into the different special workshops. The first session starts on Tuesday. If you were signed up and didn’t get a letter from me tonight, please check your spam filters because there are links in the letters. If not there, write me. — Anthology Workshop early August 2026. Sign-ups are open right now for the early-bird price of $750.…
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Last Day of the Anthology Workshop…
Bummed the Next One Is Two Full Years Away… This was so much fun, as much as I remember them being. And we got six new Fiction River volumes out of it, plus I bought eight stories for Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. Over 2025 we will be rebranding all of the Fiction River volumes, plus publishing these new six, so that will be exciting. Wow were there a lot of great stories. Now I need sleep, a full night’s sleep if possible.
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Day Two Of Anthology Workshop
Fantastic Fun!! Even though I only got a few hours sleep. Great stories, great conversations, way too much food. And most of all great people. So wonderful to have the Anthology Workshop back.
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Day One of Anthology Workshop…
Really Fun! And I even managed to buy two stories for Pulphouse Fiction Magazine. I actually wanted to buy five, but the editors of the anthologies had first choice and they wanted the stories for their Fiction River anthologies. But I am happy to get two great stories. And ended up in some great conversations on writing and kickstarters. So much fun. So I have some work to do before I go try to get some sleep and fire into day two. Night…
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Short Time Left on Two Offers…
Basically Both End Sunday Night… Offer #1… If you sign up for the Adventure In-Person class next August taught by Kris, I will help you get ready by reading one of your stories every two weeks and giving you feedback to help make the next story better. Information a few posts back. Offer #2... For the first time in eight years, we are opening up for the LIFETIME IN-PERSON subscription. $3,000 fee, no discounts or credits. Write me for details. This covers your fees in any in-person class and also gives you access to the study along classes. But both of these offers will only be open until Sunday night.…
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Reading Manuscripts…
Getting Ready for the Anthology Workshop Next Week… I really love reading all the stories, especially since I am reading them as the editor of Pulphouse. All the stories were written for FictionRiver anthologies, but I am reading them as well in hopes the editor of the anthology doesn’t like a story I like. Great fun!! And for those who backed the Pulphouse Kickstarter, the August guidelines for the story have been sent out. If you missed it, check your spam filter and if not there and you are a backer, go to the Kickstarter, the August rules are there. Looking forward to reading those stories in September. And remember,…