• Fiction River,  On Writing,  publishing

    Four Hours Left!

    Don’t Miss This One… Just four hours left and so far everyone supporting the will not only get their subscription and award, like workshops and such, but will get nine (9) extra books. And I will stop posting about this here when this is done. (grin) But if you want discounts in workshops and lectures, this is the last few hours to get them.  

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing

    Kickstarter Also Hit Fourth Stretch Goal

    And Is Almost to the Fifth… Lots of extra books to every supporter. This subscription drive has until 4 p.m. Monday, in essence, as I write this, 36 hours to go. Give it a look if you haven’t so far. It has some pretty nifty awards and other things. Click Here. We have the new award where you get two writing books, a lecture, a subscription, and a chance to submit a story if you want to a volume of Fiction River in February. Here are the details. Pledge $100 or more. WRITER’S SPECIAL Get books, a lecture, a subscription, and the chance to be in a volume of Fiction…

  • On Writing,  publishing

    Kickstarter Hit Third Stretch Goal

    Only Has Two Days Left… We are within $500 of hitting the fourth stretch goal and doing great so far. If we hit that 4th goal, everyone supporting the subscription drive will not only get the subscription and their chosen reward, but at least five extra books. Five. And with more if we can go farther. Those of you workshop people, there are deals on workshops on this subscription drive. For $250 you get a $300 workshop plus a $150 classic workshop. So $450 in value for $250. There is also a $750 level where you can get three credits for workshops (to take at any time you want going…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing

    New Fiction River Kickstarter Award for Writers

    We Think This Is A Good One… It is at the $100 reward level for that only has four days left!!! Here is the Reward We Just Added… ——— Pledge $100 or more. WRITER’S SPECIAL Get books, a lecture, a subscription, and the chance to be in a volume of Fiction River. You will get two writing books in electronic format out of the list of writing books in the WMG Inventory. You will also get your choice of a lecture on writing, a $50 to $75 value. You will also get a full year (six issues) subscription to Fiction River. All of that has a value of about $100.…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing

    One Week of the Fiction River Subscription Drive

    Doing Great!! We have, in less than one week, hit our goal and also hit the first stretch reward where everyone gets an extra copy of Fiction River on their subscription. Next stretch goals have everyone getting all sorts of cool books. In fact, there is all kinds of cool stuff this year in our third  in six years. (We do one every two years.) You can get a ton of extra books (up to 25 books) if this goes as high as the past, and if it goes a little higher than the past drive, we will do an open call for one or two volumes of Fiction River, something…

  • On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Great First Day of the Subscription Drive

    Got Some Great Questions… And a bunch of people got in under the 24 hours to get a free book of Kris’s called Spree. Thank you everyone for the support on our It is wonderful how Fiction River is going strong and with some fantastic writers. And we hit twelve issues since our last subscription drive, right on target and pace. —- I got some questions about the webinar that Kris and I will do for a reward on Kickstarter. It will only be offered on this subscription drive and is general publishing and writing questions. In other words, those of you who sign up for it set the topic…

  • On Writing,  publishing

    Live Question Sessions with Me and Kris

    It’s A Reward On Kickstarter Actually three sessions. One session with me, one with Kris, and one with both of us answering questions about writing and publishing. It’s at the new  at the $300 level. All kinds of cool stuff this year in our third  in six years. (We do one every two years.) And as I said in the last post, you can get a ton of extra books (up to 25 books) if this goes as high as the past, and if it goes a little higher than the past drive, we will do an open call for one or two volumes of Fiction River, something Kris and I…

  • On Writing,  publishing

    Fiction River Kickstarter Subscription Drive

    Now Live!! All kinds of cool stuff this year in our third  in six years. (We do one every two years.) You can get a ton of extra books (up to 25 books) if this goes as high as the past, and if it goes a little higher than the past drive, we will do an open call for one or two volumes of Fiction River, something Kris and I swore we would never do. (grin) Yes, I said open call. But we aren’t doing it unless this subscription drive beats the last one two years ago by $5,000. So it is possible. So writers, pass the word about this one.…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    North by Northwest Kickstarter Getting New Rewards

    Classic Workshops Added as a Bonus… That’s right. If you get a workshop credit through the Kickstarter we have going for our bookstore, you will also get a classic workshop for free. One classic workshop for every workshop you pledge. (And you can get as many as you want just by adding to the workshop rewards in increments of $250.) So the workshops (just for the duration of the Kickstarter) are $250 instead of $300 and you get a free Classic Workshop worth $150.00. Pretty good deal if you are thinking of taking some writing or publishing workshops. You can see all the details of every workshop under the “online workshop…

  • On Writing,  publishing,  Pulphouse Fiction Magazine

    36 Hours or Less Left

    Pulphouse Fiction Magazine Kickstarter Time Ticking Down… That’s right, less than 36 hours left by the time most read this. It has been amazing and I am so excited about getting Issue Zero together and out to all supporters in November. And then Issue One in January. And only 36 hours to get the special deal on the workshops. $250 instead of $300 for any regular monthly workshop through the Kickstarter, plus a free Classics Workshop for every workshop you get on the Kickstarter. Go to: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/403649867/pulphouse-fiction-magazine (If anyone is having any issues with Kickstarter and want the same workshop deal, I will offer same terms including the subscriptions if you…