• Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Special Kickstarter Stretch Goal!!

    SPECIAL STRETCH GOAL!!! Just Announced. SPECIAL STRETCH GOAL…Hit 160 Backers By Late Tuesday…  WMG Holiday Spectacular 2024 If this campaign reaches 160 backers by late Tuesday, every backer of any reward at $25 and above will get a free ebook copy of “Inspiration” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. AND SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FOR WRITERS… If we reach this level, all backers will get the First Quarter of BITE-SIZED COPYRIGHT. This is an invaluable thirteen-weeks-long course to teach copyright to writers. It is normally a $500 value.  (If you already have it, you can give it to another writer you want to help.) And writers, remember the three special workshops in this…

  • Challenge,  Fun Stuff,  The Kris and Dean Show

    A Very Short Sample…

    Of the Kris and Dean Video… The videos will be at least 15 minutes or so each week on just the session with Kris and I together talking. For eight weeks Kris and I will do a session together, like we started at conventions over 30 years ago, talking business and writing. People called it “entertaining” and gave it the name “The Kris and Dean Show.” This return of The Kris and Dean Show will focus on helping “Get Writers Prepped for 2025.” Eight weeks…Starting Tuesday!! Each week will have… — A 15 minute session from The Kris and Dean Show on a topic for the week. — Five videos…

  • Challenge,  The Kris and Dean Show,  workshops

    The Kris and Dean Show Returns!

    That’s Right! For eight weeks Kris and I will do a session together, like we started at conventions over 30 years ago, talking business and writing. People called it “entertaining” and gave it the name “The Kris and Dean Show.” This return of The Kris and Dean Show will focus on helping “Get Writers Prepped for 2025.” Eight weeks…Starting Tuesday!! Each week will have… — A session from The Kris and Dean Show on a topic for the week. — Five videos detailed out by both and presented by Dean. — Webinar the following Monday to talk over ideas and answer questions and more. Because of the heavy videos of…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Workshops Started

    Lost In the Insanity of Tuesday… 5 Regular and 2 Advanced workshops just started. Advanced Emotion Craft Workshop and also Advanced Unputdownable both started on Tuesday and go for 9 weeks on Teachable. Advanced Emotion is a critical craft workshop for bringing more readers to your work. Also all five core six-week Regular Workshops started on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Depth, Advanced Depth, Writing into the Dark, Teams in Fiction, and Killing the Critical Voice. All of these are on Teachable It is the Advanced Emotion Class that is a major class to improve your writing and sales. Don’t miss it. It won’t be back around until next November. HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Well, That Happened…

    Now Back to Writing and Publishing and Fun Stuff… Holiday Spectacular Kickstarter is about to reach the second stretch goal and then the stretch goals get really great for writers. Give us a look when you get a chance.  2024 WMG Holiday Spectacular Kickstarter 35 original holiday stories delivered to you every day from American Thanksgiving to January 1st. How fun is that? And they are great stories by professional writers and edited by Kristine Kathryn Rusch. We call that the calendar and you get it with every reward you take. Lots of fun merch and three special workshops. In fact really fun workshops that will not only teach you…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Classes Starting Tuesday…

    5 Regular and 2 Advanced… Advanced Emotion Craft Workshop and also Advanced Unputdownable both start on Tuesday and go for 9 weeks on Teachable. Advanced Emotion is a critical craft workshop for bringing more readers to your work. Also all five core Regular Workshops are scheduled to start on Tuesday.  Depth, Advanced Depth, Writing into the Dark, Teams in Fiction, and Killing the Critical Voice. Last Day for 30% off Early Bird Discount on new Trademark Class!!! Last few years we have done Motivational Mondays (twice), Creative Survival, and Bite-Sized Copyright with the structure of four videos every Monday morning for the entire year. So for 2025, we are going…

  • Challenge,  running

    Got My Shots…

    Double Flu and Regular Covid… Kris and I went late Friday evening to get our yearly shots. Arm a little sore, and I am moving slowly, and I feel like napping, but basically no real issues. We usually make time in early October, but been a tad busy this year. So finally got them done. Taking care of our health is really critical, no matter how much the world tosses at us. So yay!! Next stop for me on the health train is I have a regular doc appointment in early January to get the clearance to do the Las Vegas Rock and Roll Half Marathon in February. I see…

  • Branding,  Challenge

    Real Basic Trademark Quiz…

    Just Fooling Around This Friday Night… Since we just launched the Bite-Sized Branding and Trademark class yesterday and have an early bird discount on it for the weekend, (See previous post) I thought I would ask a few basic trademark questions. These are very basic… Do you have to register a trademark to own and control it? What makes something a strong mark? What is the Lanham Act? Basic Differences between Copyright and Trademark Registration? Did you get the answers right off the top of your head? Why would writers worry about trademark and branding? Well, simply put, to make a lot more money. Sure you license your work to…

  • Branding,  Challenge,  publishing,  workshops

    Bite-Sized Branding and Trademark

    EVERY MONDAY MORNING FOR 2025 Last few years we have done Motivational Mondays (twice), Creative Survival, and Bite-Sized Copyright with the structure of four videos every Monday morning for the entire year. So for 2025, we are going ahead and really doing a challenge with BITE-SIZED BRANDING AND TRADEMARK. Four videos every Monday morning for the entire year to make branding and trademark for writers easy and painless to learn. Of all the classes we teach, this might make you the most money in both the short run and long term. This will not be legal advice on trademark in any way, but will be advice from one writer to…