Story #10 New Character…

Creative Voice Picking Up Speed…

Feels great to be honest if I would just give myself more time each day. Today I wrote a 2,500 word story with a brand new character in my worlds, Private Detective Crunch. The story is #10 in ten days.

“The Woman Who Fought Mice” was today’s story.

I am finding it interesting that even though tired after a long day, I sit down at my dedicated writing computer, pick two half titles and slam them together and next think I know I am about 500 words in and cycling back.

Today was just business, business, business, a nap, cooked dinner, watched some of the playoff game but then shut it off because I had no one to cheer for. Watched television with Kris and got done with more email before heading to the writing computer at 1:30 am.

At the end of that first cycle, I was exhausted, so went downstairs and got some water and a protein bar and took a ten minute nap, then back to finish the story at 2,500 words at 4 am.

Going to like this new character. He’s got attitude and voice. Great fun.

UPATE ON IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS ANNOUNCED LAST NIGHT.

After working to set up the WMG office today for the Space Opera workshop on Monday, it became very clear the new classes must be limited to ten. Good for Kris and everyone is comfortable.

Here is the schedule of workshops and how many spots left in each one after one day of getting everything firm.

WORKSHOP SCHEDULE AND SPOTS LEFT AVAILABLE…

Gothic May 5-8th, 2025… 4 Spots Left
Time Travel October 13-16th, 2025… 5 Spots Left
Adventure January 12-15th, 2026… 1 Spot Left
World Building May 4-7th, 2026… 4 Spots Left
Detectives. October 12-15th, 2026… 5 Spots Left

But for for a few more days only, as an early-bird discount, the normal workshop fee of $750 is $600. If you sign up and pay in the next few days. Save $150.

Also, for the first time since 2018, we are offering a lifetime subscription to In-Person classes. This includes all craft nd the Anthology workshop and any other in-person classes we do into the future. (This is never given away as a challenge reward on Teachable.)

And credits from Teachable or the Everything Subscription on Teachable do NOT apply.

The cost for a Lifetime Subscription to all In-Person workshops is $3,000. This also includes a Lifetime Subscription to the Study Alongs. Write me if interested and also write me to sign up for any of the In-Person workshops…

WORKSHOP DETAILS…

Craft Workshops All Taught by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.

They all start on a Monday at 10 am and end at noon on the Thursday. Fly in on Sunday, out on either Thursday afternoon or Friday morning.

Writers find their own hotel rooms. Fremont Street hotels are four blocks easy walk in the fall, winter, and spring. Or very cheap ride share. Restaurants all around the office for easy and cheap lunches. (They all cater to locals who work in the area, not tourists.)

These are writing workshops. You will be writing ahead of time and while here.

Anthology Workshop will be the first week of August, 2026 and cost is $1,000. (Write me if interested.)

To sign up for the in-person classes and save $150 off the $750 fee in the next few days, just write me with In-Person Workshop or just Workshops in the subject line and I will tell you how to pay the fee and get confirmed into the workshop. Again, all fees are refundable up to one month ahead of the class, then they are transferable. And yes, you can sign up for more than one. This is two years of workshops…

And don’t forget the Lifetime Subscription to All In-Person classes. We most likely will shut that off again. Last time it was offered was 2018.

STUDY ALONG WORKSHOPS…

All of these also have Study Along classes on Teachable. They are listed and are already in the Lifetime Study Along subscription which the Everything Lifetime people have. The Study Along Classes happen at the same time and on the same subject as the In-Person, only I do the videos and read the assignments, not Kris. And there are no craft assignments. But if you can’t make the in-person class, you get a pretty good idea of what is going on each day.

They run at the same dates and all will have a Novella add-on as well. You can sign up for those now and if you have a lifetime subscription to Study Along, the classes are already included. And yes, on Teachable you can use credits for the Study Along. Just not the In-Person.

Gothic May 5-8th, 2025
Time Travel October 13-16th, 2025
Adventure January 12-15th, 2026
World Building May 4-7th, 2026
Detectives. October 12-15th, 2026