• Challenge,  workshops

    Refunds for the Game Will Take a Full Week…

    So Give Me a Little Time… I will get to them all. Thanks! Tomorrow, unless I tell you otherwise, at some point the codes to get into the six stretch goal Pop-Up writing classes will be going out to everyone who backed the Ten Little Fen Kickstarter campaign. So watch for those from WMG and if you haven’t gotten them by Wednesday and I haven’t said they are delayed, check your spam filter and give it another day. If still not there, contact Josh at subscriptions@wmgbooks.com Over this next week I will also be contacting each person who signed up for one or both of the special workshops with the…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Only Two Days Left For the Workshop Sale!!

    Just Two Days!!! Ends on Sunday, October 10th, so don’t miss this one. Everything on WMG Publishing Teachable half price. Just use the code: FALLSPECIAL Lots of new workshops and writing classes. Two months ago when we did the last sale, we suspected it would be the last one, but we had thought that before. And over this last month we have gotten a lot of questions about doing another sale. So in the end, after two months, we felt we could do a week-long sale to help out and keep people learning this fall. Plus, we have some really amazing new workshops. POWER WORDS… That workshop started October 5th…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    October Workshops Starting…

    Tuesday and Wednesday… The October regular workshops are starting, plus the second sessions of the special workshops from the Pulphouse Kickstarter. Those two are not available for sale, but the eight October regular workshops are available and there is a half-price sale going on. See the last two posts for information. I have two more chapters in the Wet Blanket Reality book done, both on the next steps a writer goes through with agents to get to being traditionally published. So stay tuned for that. Or as they say in traditional publishing, “Hurry Up and Wait.” (Not kidding.) Remember the two new six-week regular workshops, POWER WORDS starting tomorrow and…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Some Questions On New Sale…

    Fall Special Workshop Sale… Starts today and ends next Sunday, October 10th, so don’t miss this one. Just one week! Everything on WMG Publishing Teachable half price. Just use the code: FALLSPECIAL I wanted to answer a few questions that I got. First off, the brand new HOW TO MAKE A LIVING WITH NOVELS is for any level of writer. If you are selling and writing novels regularly, this will help you put the pieces together. If you are just hoping to write novels in the future, this will detail out what you need to do. So for all levels and a full six weeks of information. Second, yes both…

  • Challenge,  Fun Stuff,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    Fall Special Workshop Sale!!

    For One Week Only!!! Starts today and ends next Sunday, October 10th, so don’t miss this one. Just one week! Everything on WMG Publishing Teachable half price. Just use the code: FALLSPECIAL Lots of new workshops and writing classes. Two months ago when we did the last sale, we suspected it would be the last one, but we had thought that before. And over this last month we have gotten a lot of questions about doing another sale. So in the end, after two months, we felt we could do a week-long sale to help out and keep people learning this fall. Plus, we have some really amazing new workshops.…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  On Writing,  workshops

    Ends at 7 PM Tonight

    West Coast Time… At every award level you get a great new book from Kris called TEN LITTLE FEN. And every backer at $5 and up gets seven stretch goal rewards. That includes seven new books and six new Pop-Up writing classes for no extra charge. But the real key is you don’t want to miss the last few hours of getting two special workshops that will never be available anywhere else again. Only through this campaign. So here one last time is the information about the two special workshops and the six Pop-Up writing classes. This ends in just hours. Spade/Paladin Kickstarter Campaign. EXCLUSIVE TO THIS CAMPAIGN — How…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    The Workshops of Spade/Paladin Kickstarter

    SOME AMAZING WRITING CLASSES… This ends in 2 days. Spade/Paladin Kickstarter Campaign. — How to Make a Place A Character In a Story… 3 week workshop with assignments and a story to write. ($150 or both for $250) — The Rule of Three and How to Use It... 3 week workshop with assignments and a story to write. ($150 or both for $250) — Pop-Up: How to Make Your Red Herrings Invisible. (Stretch Goal #2 hit… $150 value but free to all supporters at any award level.) — Pop-Up: How to Use an Existing System to Add Tension. (Stretch Goal #3 hit… $150 value but free to all supporters at…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Difference In Types of Workshops

    I Got That Question… What is the difference in the types of workshops you do ONLINE? On Teachable. Figured it was a good question. So I decided I would just explain all the workshops we do in a quick summary. And wow do we do a lot of workshops. So going from short to long… Lectures… Short, very focused on one tight topic. Takes about 45 minutes to watch. Do at your own pace. Pop-Ups… Takes about an hour and fifteen minutes to watch, on average. Focused on one business or writing topic. Has a short story you can write for it as well. Do at your own pace. Special…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Coming Up With New Stretch Awards

    Not An Easy Task… The Spade/Paladin Kickstarter Campaign is about $2,000 away from the top stretch goal we have listed, which includes a Pop-Up class called Automatic Depth. So Kris and I have been working to come up with one or two more stretch goals since there is still nine days left on the campaign. Now not complaining at all. The fact that we are needing to do this is very, very cool. So we will be listing some more books for readers and Pop-Up classes for writers in brand new stretch rewards on Wednesday or Thursday. So if you have any ideas of a Pop-Up you would really love…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  publishing,  workshops

    The Rule of Three

    Most Writers Don’t Understand It or Use It… Today, at lunch, Kris and I were talking about a ton of ideas we have for Pop-Up classes we wanted to do for the Spade/Paladin Kickstarter we will launch next week. We like giving writers Pop-Up classes in the stretch goals if the campaign hits a certain amount. And we liked them to sort of match the genre of the campaign, which this time is mystery. We decided and laid out some really good Pop-Ups. For example, a Pop-Up titled HOW TO GET AUTOMATIC DEPTH. Yes, there are ways to do that. Honest. And they are fun and it is perfect size…