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  • Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing,  On Writing,  publishing

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing: #10…There is Only One Way to Publish a Book

    June 23, 2014 /

    Myths ignore facts. Myths are often beliefs built from fear or past actions. In this series, and in the previous series of Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing, I call the myths that control writers “Sacred Cows.” Writers hold onto myths like lifelines that are keeping them from drowning in a raging river of information. Sometimes sane people in the normal world will follow a publishing myth that makes no sense at all because it has something to do with the publishing business. And they follow the myth without thought. So this new series is an attempt to help the new world of indie publishing with the growing…

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  • Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing,  On Writing,  publishing

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing: #8… I’ve Missed the Boat

    June 16, 2014 /

    Myths ignore facts. Myths are often beliefs built from fear or past actions. In this series, and in the previous series of Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing, I call the myths that control writers “Sacred Cows.” Writers hold onto myths like lifelines that are keeping them from drowning in a raging river of information. Sometimes sane people in the normal world will follow a publishing myth that makes no sense at all because it has something to do with the publishing business. And they follow the myth without thought. So this new series is an attempt to help the new world of indie publishing with the growing…

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    dwsmith
  • Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing,  On Writing,  publishing

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing: #7… I Have To Sell Books Quickly

    June 10, 2014 /

    Myths ignore facts. Myths are often beliefs built from fear or past actions. In this series, and in the previous series of Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing, I call the myths that control writers “Sacred Cows.” Writers hold onto myths like lifelines that are keeping them from drowning in a raging river of information. Sometimes sane people in the normal world will follow a publishing myth that makes no sense at all because it has something to do with the publishing business. And they follow the myth without thought. So this new series is an attempt to help the new world of indie publishing with the growing…

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    dwsmith
  • Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing,  On Writing,  publishing

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing… #5: Printers are Distributors

    May 29, 2014 /

    Myths ignore facts. Myths are often beliefs built from fear or past actions. In this series, and in the previous series of Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing, I call the myths that control writers “Sacred Cows.” Writers hold onto myths like lifelines that are keeping them from drowning in a raging river of information. Sometimes sane people in the normal world will follow a publishing myth that makes no sense at all because it has something to do with the publishing business. And they follow the myth without thought. So this new series is an attempt to help the new world of indie publishing with the growing…

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    dwsmith
  • Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing,  On Writing,  publishing

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing… #4: You Need An Agent to Sell Overseas

    May 17, 2014 /

    Myths ignore facts. Myths are often beliefs built from fear or past actions. In this series, and in the previous series of Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing, I call the myths that control writers “Sacred Cows.” Writers hold onto myths like lifelines that are keeping them from drowning in a raging river of information. Sometimes sane people in the normal world will follow a publishing myth that makes no sense at all because it has something to do with the publishing business. And they follow the myth without thought. So this new series is an attempt to help the new world of indie publishing with the growing…

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    dwsmith

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About the Author

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 200 novels and hundreds of short stories.

Running Word Count

REPORTING October 2nd

Total is from April 1st to Oct 2nd… 490,200 words

Links to WMG Workshops

Here is where you can find more information on the basic WMG Workshops. Sign up for all classes and workshops on Teachable.

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Workshop Curriculum

Las Vegas Workshops

Upcoming Online Workshops

Starting Soon!!

  • #32… Oct 3rd… Depth in Action
  • #33… Oct 3rd… Writing into the Dark
  • #34… Oct 3rd… Magic Bakery
  • #35… Oct 3rd… Teams in Fiction
  • #36…Oct 4th… Writing with Depth (start with this one)
  • #37…Oct 4th… Plotting with Depth
  • #39…Oct 4th… Advanced Depth
  • #40…Oct 4th… Killing the Critical Voice
  • #42…Oct 4th… Applied Depth

For more information on classes,  go to WMG Teachable and hit see all classes.

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Header Art is from my novel Melody Ridge: A Thunder Mountain Novel Novel. The art is copyright by Philcold.

 

To see the entire series of Thunder Mountain novels, go to Thunder Mountain on WMG Publishing Inc.

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