• Challenge,  workshops

    Back Working and Writing

    Having Fun with the Writing… Other stuff is work. (grin) Doing my obligatory blog tonight ahead of the time change and then headed to get some sleep. I recorded the Motivational Monday videos tonight, and also recorded the third week of Secrets. And I hope everyone who was supposed to get the nine Pop-Up Mystery classes got them all right. If not, check your spam filter and then if still not there, contact subscriptions at WMGbooks on Monday. In this upcoming Seeders Kickstarter, we decided to do the same ten Pop-Up focused classes, only instead of mystery, we are aiming them at science fiction. And we are going to make…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Pop-Ups From Campaign

    Headed Your Way in the Morning… So watch your email tomorrow and if you don’t have them by Monday, contact Josh. Everyone who supported the Crimes Collide got these nine Pop-Up classes focused on mystery. They are $150 each, so everyone got $1,350 in value in classes, not counting all the extra books. Everyone got nine of the ten in this Who, What, and How to Study series because the campaign did that well, but didn’t make the last stretch reward. Now again, these will not be sent out until Friday, so don’t get ahead of WMG on this. And the 10th one in the series is not finished yet,…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Study Along Classes

    March Assignment Out… I sent out the first short story assignment for the Humor/Thriller class that goes from March 21st through the 24th. Of course there is no Vegas side of this class, so it will only be the Study Along, but I am going to run it as if there is a Vegas class. The reading list went out three months ago, and the first short story assignment was posted tonight. And yes, you can still jump in if you want. Getting the reading done would be hard, but the rest of it would be fine and you can always finish the reading after the class. The first IN-PERSON…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Workshops Starting…

    March Workshops are Starting Up!!! Also the second group of the special workshops from the Crimes Collide Kickstarter are starting. Plus starting today the new SECRETS regular workshop. This is a craft workshop completely. Plus four different nine-week collection classes. Here are the names and themes of the collection classes where in nine week you write five stories and put an entire collection together and publish it. They really are fun. — SPIES — HEROES AND HEROINES — RELATIONSHIPS (of all kinds) — FANTASY So great workshops and the April workshops are up to sign up for as well. Lots of great stuff. Give it a look at https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com/ CATTITUDE…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    LAST DAY OF THE MIDWINTER SALE

    Ends Thursday Night Late… ​I wanted to let everyone know that this is the last day of the half-priced sale. Ends late on Thursday, February 24th. Go to https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com/ Then hit “See All Courses” and find the course you want. It will be half price by hitting Purchase and then on the top of the next page put in the coupon code: MidWinter That will get you the class, the workshops, the lecture, or Pop-Up at half price. And you can buy as many as you want, but you have to do it one at a time since Teachable does not have a shopping cart. The MidWinter sale will last until…

  • Challenge,  motivation,  workshops

    Two Days Left In MidWinter Workshop Sale

    Everything on WMG Teachable is half price. When you find something you want, just hit purchase and then put in the code: MidWinter to get it at half price. This sale ends Thursday evening at 7 pm.  So just two days left. Any questions, feel free to write me. And remember that the MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY is available under the sale. Four videos every Monday on writing, publishing, and other things motivational. So jump to WMG Teachable and hit see all courses to get a look at all the courses we offer. Then just use the code to get them for half price.

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Mondays Are Always Fun…

    And Really Hard… Mondays I need to spend a lot of time at the computer. This morning I started off finishing up some work left on laying out Smith’s Monthly issue. Detail computer work. Then this afternoon I did email and some of the homework assignments. More computer time. Gave my eyes a rest by going to the store and taking a nap, but after dinner back doing assignments. Got everything finished on that front by 12:30 am with one break to watch some television. Then off to write a daily short story. Finished the 3,000 word story at 3 am, then came over here to my internet computer to…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Cool Collections Workshops Starting in March

    Four Different Collections Workshops They last nine weeks, you write five stories, I help you put the entire book together and the week #9 assignment is that you publish the collection that didn’t even exist before you started the class. Great fun!! And yes, by putting in the code MidWinter, you get them for half price. Also, if you hit every assignment and publish on the last day, you get a Pop-Up Credit worth $150.00 So this is a fantastic deal, especially during the sale. Collection Classes focus for March/April are SPIES RELATIONSHIPS FANTASY HEROES/HEROINES Relationships can be about any kind of relationship, not just romance. Remember, during the nine…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Workshop Sale and Curriculum Update…

    THE HALF-PRICE WORKSHOP SALE HAS STARTED!! Go to https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com/ Then hit “See All Courses” and find the course you want. It will be half price by hitting Purchase and then on the top of the next page put in the coupon code: MidWinter That will get you the class, the workshops, the lecture, or Pop-Up at half price. And you can buy as many as you want, but you have to do it one at a time since Teachable does not have a shopping cart. The MidWinter sale will last until Thursday, February 24th at 7 pm. In essence ten days total. And yes, all the challenges are half price…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Writing and Workshops and Smith’s Monthly

    Scary Busy Day… I finished getting an issue of Smith’s Monthly to WMG publishing for copyediting. Then in a few days I will need to lay it out. I wrote a good 2,000 words in introductions and stuff for the issue. Also had an hour-plus meeting with WMG on different stuff. I also did a ton of workshop stuff today. And a lot of assignments. (I don’t count all those words and letters in my total.) And tonight I wrote a 3,000 word Thunder Mountain short story called “Yesterday’s Cold Grave.” So wow are my eyes tired and I need to keep this blog short. So just going to tell…