• Challenge,  workshops

    Last Day of the Sale!!

    No More Extensions… And this will be the last day I talk about sales here for a very long time. That will be good because I got a lot of other great stuff to talk about, including copyright value, writing stuff, challenges, licensing, AI, and you name it. I might even talk about some of my own books at times. Yikes!! But no more talking about sales after today for a very long time. So here is the information one last time. Ends Friday night (April 7th) very late (meaning when I get done writing around 3 am West Coast Time.) At that time I flip the switch. ALL APRIL…

  • Challenge,  Cover Fun,  motivation

    Motivation

    Getting Back to Writing… After so much time away because of the eye injury, I am getting uneasy each day if I don’t get back to my writing computer. That is pushing me a lot, remembering the fun of just sitting down and making up a story for myself. And I am pretty much out of the focus on the words because of the injury. Got the computer and screen set so I can just let go again and write stories. Yay. But I also noticed that the challenge is making me more conscious of getting there as well. I still have to be careful to watch my computer time…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Sale Now Ends Friday Night!!

    Yes, One More Extension… Just two days and the reason is that three people asked and since it will be a long time until another sale, I didn’t see a reason why not end it on Friday. Also, a number of people are interested in the Lifetime Subscription to Everything I talked about last night. Here are a couple of things me and WMG got worked out today. One… if you have the Everything subscription, and are in a challenge, WMG and I will find you some really fun and maybe unique awards if you hit the challenge. We instantly came up with some fun ideas and I will talk…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Lifetime Subscription to Everything!

    Yes, That Means Everything… I just worked it out with WMG Publishing today to put up a LIFETIME SUBSCRIPTION TO EVERYTHING, meaning all things on WMG Teachable. Now and everything new we add in the future. Here is what it covers… All the classes and lectures and workshops covered under all the other Lifetime Subscriptions… All Collection Classes… All Advanced Craft Classes All stand-alone challenges and classes. And everything we add going into the future in any area… No exclusions… Everything. The cost is $10,000. (You can get that on Teachable now.) If you have one lifetime subscription, the cost is $8,000. (You must write me.) If you have three…

  • Challenge

    Sale Extended Until Wednesday Night…

    Numbers of Reasons We Extended the Sale a Few More Days!! First is we wanted everyone who wanted to get into the Dean challenges a chance. They will close on Wednesday for sign-ups. Second, the April Regular workshops will all be started and we wanted to give everyone a chance to get them on the sale. We talked about starting some new workshops, but will hold off until May and also start new ones in June, July, and August. So this sale is a great time to get the Lifetime Workshop Subscription. Not only is it jammed packed with classes, but new ones coming through the summer. The April regular…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Some Suggestions…

    Sale Still Going On… I thought I would give a few suggestions as to classes and workshops I think might be a good idea to think about grabbing at half price. Earlier I recorded the first weeks of the second quarter of both the Decade Ahead and Bite-Sized Copyright. The first quarter is done for both, starting on Monday into the second quarter. The first quarter would be easy to catch up on and then just go forward with the four videos every Monday morning through the rest of the year. No assignments, just knowledge and help. You can still get the full year (all four quarters) at half price.…

  • Challenge,  motivation,  On Writing

    Challenge Starts!!

    9 Months Left In The Year! If you get focused, you can get a lot done in the next nine months. And learn a lot and have a lot of new books and products out for readers. That’s what these challenges are all about. Even though I am writing this on the 1st, I won’t start officially counting until after I wake up. Here is how the challenges will work, both half and full. Every week on Monday (My week will be from Monday to Sunday night), I will post my consumable words written here that week on this blog to the right. They will be total from April 1st…

  • Challenge,  Licensing,  publishing

    A Special Class For the Sale

    Half Price Sale Still Going… Just find the course you want on Teachable, then hit purchase and put in the code Surprise And hit apply and you will have it for half price. This year, with the 2023 Licensing Expo, we have been planning on having me do a class here where people can virtually attend the Expo with me to help learn what it is all about, see it, learn a ton, and take some of the mystery away. We were not going to start this for another week or two, but then decided to add it in during the last half of this half-price sale. Give those of…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign

    Last Day for Starter Kit Kickstarter

    We Said It Would Be Short… Very short in fact. It ends today (Thursday at 7 pm West Coast Time.) You can see it at DEAN WESLEY SMITH Starter Kit.  All kinds of my books, some great special workshops coming back from other Kickstarters (You get a choice if you missed one before), and some fun stretch rewards of stories from other series besides the ten in the Starter Kit. And take a look at the branding. We are pretty good at it. This was only ten days for this one and now down to the last day (hours, actually). Don’t miss it. It has been a fun small campaign.

  • Challenge,  Fun Stuff,  On Writing

    Getting Back In The Chair…

    Can’t Count the Words for the Challenges… But figured since my writing has been so off and on for the last five months because of the eye issues, I had better spend time back in my writing chair kicking off the dust. Feels great, let me tell you. Can not believe how much I have missed being in that chair over the last five months. I sat down tonight and said, “I’m home!” Couple things I noticed. I am not typing as clean as I used to because the eye is not totally back, so getting letters mixed up when my fingers get off the keys or in the wrong…