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Great Time at Writers of the Future
Home Saturday… I had a really fun week spending time with old friends and meeting a lot of young new writers. They all seemed very dedicated and very young and talented, which honestly makes me feel very positive for the future of writing in science fiction and fantasy. The event went off without a hitch, the food was amazing, and the gathering after I got out of my tux around the pool was a ton of fun. So if you are not submitting stories to this contest every quarter, you are missing the best thing you can do for your writing career. I was amazed at what some of these…
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ALMOST TO SECOND STRETCH GOAL
Just Wow!! This is the third year we have done this original fiction advent calendar and we think this one might be the best. And it is getting off to a great start with being close to the second stretch goal and the first one with a Pop-Up writing workshop. Fantastic in just over two days and thank you, everyone. I am writing this from my old iPad in my hotel room in Hollywood. Great room, great time with old friends. And tomorrow in the ceremony I will be the third up in the Writers of the Future Awards ceremony, or at least it went that way today in rehearsal.…
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Having Fun In Hollywood
Writer’s of the Future Event is great fun so far. Talking with a lot of old friends, enjoying talking with the younger professionals who want to talk with me. Today did a podcast that I will let you know when it airs, and Todd McCaffery and I tag-teamed a presentation on 2021 publishing business. Signed a zillion books at a table full of great friends and writers. Dave Farland, Tim Powers, Larry Niven, Nina Kiriki Hoffman, Jody Lynn Nye, Nancy Kress, Rebecca Moesta, Kevin Anderson, and others. Fun. Great meals including a lunch with John, the publisher of all this. And drinks tonight sitting between Kevin Anderson and Nancy Kress.…
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Almost To First Stretch Goal
Wow!! This is the third year we have done this original fiction advent calendar and we think this one might be the best. And it is getting off to a great start with being just $200 from the first stretch goal in 12 hours. Fantastic and thank you, everyone. I am writing this from my old iPad in my hotel room in Hollywood. Great room, great time with old friends. I think I told a few too many stories. (Grin) This calendar this year is really special. 38 original holiday stories of one type or another delivered to your device from November 25th through January 1st. Not even the authors…
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Holiday Spectacular Kickstarter is Live
Just Went Live This is the third year we have done this original fiction advent calendar and we think this one might be the best. WMG HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 2021 KICKSTARTER 38 original holiday stories of one type or another delivered to your device from November 25th through January 1st. Not even the authors know when their stories will appear in reader’s hands. There are two great special workshops that Kris and I put together and Kris will read stories from for next year. And, of course a bunch of books and Pop-Up classes for stretch goals. EVERYONE will get the full calendar with any reward. And we have included some…
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WMG Holiday Spectacular 2021 Kickstarter
Launching at Noon Tuesday!!! This is the third year we have done this original fiction advent calendar and we think this one might be the best. WMG HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR 2021 KICKSTARTER 38 original holiday stories of one type or another delivered to your device from November 25th through January 1st. Not even the authors know when their stories will appear in reader’s hands. There are two great special workshops that Kris and I put together and Kris will read stories from for next year. And, of course a bunch of books and Pop-Up classes for stretch goals. EVERYONE will get the full calendar with any reward. And we have included…
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Some Clean Up… And Writing Stuff
Special Workshop Codes Are Out… First, if you signed up for a special workshop in the last Kickstarter, either Making Place a Character or How to Use the Rule of Three, the links and codes are out. If you were signed up for one or both of those workshops, and didn’t get a letter from me with the Subject Line “Special Workshop” (or Workshops), please check your spam filter over the next day or so. If not there, no worries, we have time. Write me and I will get you the codes when I get back later in the week. Second, refunds on the Diving Game are slow, and I…
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Busy Day But Not As Expected
Original Plan: Run Two 5K… I have so much stuff to do to get ready to leave on Tuesday, I decided to skip the first run and stay home and work. And for the second 5K I walked a mile. Kris and Lisa did both and I am impressed. But doing both runs would have wiped me out and I needed the hours of writing and work. Most of the time I just powered on finishing the new Thunder Mountain novel. And I am finishing up all the refunds on the game. (Not done yet, so no panic. Still got a lot of letters to send.) And tomorrow I will…
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Friday Night…
I Spent All Day At This Computer… And I have a blog streak that I have to maintain, no desire to be here after 12 hours here. I hope you are out enjoying some fun on a Friday night. I am going to finish this and go get a bowl of Cheetos (yes, I know, don’t judge me since it is Friday night and I am not out drinking) and sit and watch a bad hour of television and then pass out from a long day at a computer and too much fake cheese. However, I did start and finish, including doing a full wrap cover, a brand new holiday…
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Update on 70’s Challenge…
With Just Under One Month Left Before I Turn 71… My number is 65. So far. 54 books published, eleven in and scheduled to be published this month. (5 publishing tomorrow, actually) Allyson and Gwyneth at WMG Publishing are just amazing, and are stunningly supportive of this craziness. None of us want to try it again, granted, but we are all focused on making it this once. And Kris has been very encouraging even though it has taken me a vast amount of time and energy. I will list here the titles of each book and when it was published when this is over, so no worries there. (And we…