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Putting Together Issue #50…
… Of Smith’s Monthly Just did part of the introduction tonight and will have all the story introductions done tomorrow and the entire project turned into WMG for copyediting. I will get it back toward the end of the month for me to lay-out in InDesign. Then it will come out in electronic and paper in the middle of June. I did 44 issues without missing a month, then when Kris got sick and we had to do the sudden move down here to Vegas, I put the magazine on hiatus. Then, after a couple “I want to start…” and the world saying “Nope,” I finally started it again in…
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Talked to Southwest Writers Tonight
Zoom Call With a Bunch of Writers… Fun group of between 50 and 70 at any given time and enjoyable to talk with. I talked about Writing into the Dark, similar to what I did on the big speech a few years back at the 20to50 Conference. Fun because it breaks down so many myths for writers. Forgot to mention that there is a book and a class by the same name. I really suck at self promotion. (grin) But it was a fun hour-plus. I got a great email comment and question this afternoon about Smith’s Monthly. Since I have started it back up, the question was if I…
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Get A Pop-Up Class Very Cheaply…
Dealing with Toxic People Pop-Up Class Valued at $150. You can get it and 9 writing and business books by top professional writers for exactly $15.00 Not kidding. Go to Storybundle.com/writing Kris has a book in the bundle about dealing with Hollywood and I have the Writing a Novel in Half a Month book I did as blogs here. And Loren Coleman’s book on Crowdfunding for Writers is worth far more than the total $15. Some amazing topics for writers. Don’t miss it. And seriously, 9 great writing and business books for $15 and toss in a $150 writing class as well. That’s a deal I am surprised anyone is…
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THE CHASE HIT SECOND STRETCH GOAL
… IN FIVE DAYS!! Wow, not only did if fund very quickly, but then it went on to hit the first stretch goal in just ten hours and the second stretch goal in five days. Fantastic and thank you all. THE CHASE is Kris’s new Diving novel that is done and ready to ship to the Kickstarter supporters in June. It actually won’t officially publish online and in stores until September, so if you want to read it soon, get on over to the Kickstarter campaign. THE CHASE: Kickstarter Campaign Also got two great special workshops in this one. We have the How to Write Spaceships three week special workshop,…
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In My New Office
Got One of Four Computers Up and Running Could not get the internet here to work, so on my phone on a hotspot until tomorrow. Kris has been using the internet down here without issue, so pretty certain I am doing something wrong. Standard. (grin) No books on the shelves yet, but that will happen after I get everything working. Ahh, the fun of moving offices. And no art on the walls yet, but there will be. If I owe you an email from the last few days, I hope to catch up tomorrow. So I am now in one of the two bedroom/offices in our downstairs condo. This will…
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Live Chat Was Fun
Six Professional Writers with Great Advice… You can still watch it at these two locations: Here’s the YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdv5oYTzyvc Here’s the Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/310151126146218/posts/1080343399126983/ Worth listening to and watching. For $15 you can get the nine books and one Pop-Up on dealing with Toxic People (worth $150) here. www.storybundle.com/writing Don’t miss this one, folks. Some great books by some great authors. Now back to moving our offices around. Ahh, fun, but almost done.
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Doing a Live Chat
Friday Morning at 2 PM Eastern Time… Eleven AM West Coast Time. (Yes, I am getting up early for it.) This chat will be with four or five other authors in the incredible Write Stuff Storybundle 2021. Kris put this together and it is amazing. This has nine books and a Pop-Up Class that you can get for $15.00 or so. Stunning stuff and great authors. So it will be fun to watch for thirty minutes or so, or watch it later if you can’t watch it live. Links are: Here’s the YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdv5oYTzyvc Here’s the Facebook Link https://www.facebook.com/310151126146218/posts/1080343399126983/ Come listen to some of the authors talk about what…
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Moving My Internet and Writing Office
Down to Our Business Office… Yes, we have a condo on the top floor and we have a second office condo on the main floor that we use for a bunch of stuff, and maybe even live workshops when this craziness lifts a little more. (That was the plan for it when we got it two months ahead of the pandemic. Timing.) But I am also moving my writing and internet office down there tomorrow. (Actually started the process today.) Main reason is that it will give me a better chance, less distracted chance, to write more novels back at my old speed. And it will also help me control…
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THE CHASE Hit First Stretch Goal…
… IN JUST TEN HOURS!! Wow, not only did if fund very quickly, but then it went on to hit the first stretch goal in just ten hours. That might set a record for the 19 Kickstarter campaigns we have done over the years. Sure surprised all of us in a great way. THE CHASE is Kris’s new Diving novel that is done and ready to ship to the Kickstarter supporters in June. It actually won’t officially publish online and in stores until September, so if you want to read it soon, get on over to the Kickstarter campaign. THE CHASE: Kickstarter Campaign Also got two great special workshops in…
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Made Ten Days on the Exercise Streak
5 Miles Per Day Minimum… And with starting any streak, the world said, “Not so fast.” First six days went as planned. I got to the gym each day and did a decent pace. Then on the next day I ended up not going to the gym for various reasons and ended up later in the evening walking around our building. Thankfully, it has not gotten hot yet, but that will change in the next numbers of weeks and late-night walking outside won’t be an option. Last three nights I ended up cutting it so close, I was walking in the hallway outside our condo at 15 minutes until midnight…