• Challenge,  workshops

    Workshops Starting…

    Today Last Day To Join Challenges… A bunch of workshops started today that seemed to have gotten lost in the shuffle of the challenges. And a couple will start next Tuesday. Shopify Part Two and the Kickstarter Special Workshop will start next week. Those in the Kickstarter special class, expect a letter from me this weekend. The January Regular Workshops just started today. #4… Jan 2nd… Writing into the Dark #5… Jan 2nd… Teams in Fiction #6…Jan 3rd… Writing with Depth (start with this one) #8…Jan 3rd… Killing the Critical Voice #10…Jan 3rd… Advanced Depth The two nine-week Advanced Craft classes just started. Advanced Dialog Advanced Pacing The two 52…

  • Challenge,  On Writing,  workshops

    Yes, A T-Shirt and a Mug…

    To Everyone In the Challenge Yourself… Challenge Yourself to write 2,024 words per day for 2024.  Get a mug with the cool saying on it and a t-shirt (Lifetime Everything folks can buy the mug and t-shirt.) just for signing up. See the previous post for more details on the challenges. LAST DAY FOR THE TARGETED SALE… All lifetime subscription and a few other bundles are half price only through the 1st.  Check out the details here… Also the bundle for the new 52 week class CREATIVE SURVIVAL is in that sale and also the bundle for the new MOTIVATIONAL MONDAY. Advanced Craft Classes 2024 Starting Up These are nine-week…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    In Person Workshops! And Cat Picture!

    Two Vegas Workshops Scheduled At the Moment! The craft class for Science Fiction Mystery in January and then the Anthology Workshop in July. The craft class is taught by Kris and is fun and difficult at the same time. The craft class has a Study Along on Teachable and if you are going to join it, do it soon because it has a reading list. And if you want to come to Las Vegas for the craft class, there is one spot open and still time to jump in. Write me for details if interested. The Anthology Workshop is in July at Resorts World (you never go outside). Exact dates…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    First Week of Regular Workshops…

    Started On Tuesday and Wednesday… Still time to get in and get everything. We are down to the five core workshops this month. We will be adding in new workshops all through the coming year, so if you have missed a core class, this would be the month to grab it. The December Regular workshops are: #54… Dec 5th… Writing into the Dark #55… Dec 5th… Teams in Fiction #56…Dec 6th… Writing with Depth (start with this one) #59…Dec 6th… Advanced Depth #60…Dec 6th… Killing the Critical Voice

  • Challenge,  workshops

    Collaboration…

    Hall and Oates Fight… This came through Variety Magazine. An article on a restraining order Hall filed against Oates and why. All copyright and collaboration related. One quote from the article… “According to the AP report, what it is that Hall can’t go for is Oates’ desire to sell his share of the duo’s Whole Oats Enterprises to the investment firm, which already purchased a “significant” stake in their catalog rights 16 years ago. Hall has indicated that he regrets not owning all his publishing.” Now back as the pandemic started, we started and then stopped a collaboration class. Ended up we could not do it as intended for a…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    November Workshops All Started Today..

    A Large List Of Classes Starting… While a half-price sale is going on. First, the brand new 9-week Indie Writers Guide to Shopify class with webinars is starting. Even if you aren’t planning your own store yet, you will be happy to have this class. TWO (2) Advanced Craft Workshops starting. UNPUTDOWNABLE Advance Craft and also ADVANCED VOICE.  Both are 9 weeks long. Have some of the regular craft workshops under your belt before you try these. Your can also get the bundles for all six first year Advanced Craft and also a bundle for all six 2024 Advanced Craft classes. FOUR (4) different collection classes are starting. (The ones…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    EVERYTHING…A University Worth Of Classes…

    A Massive Amount of Learning… I got answering a question about what exactly was in the Everything Lifetime Subscription and ended up stunning myself once again as I answered. All of this is on WMG Teachable and half price this week. Use the code HOLIDAY50 How this many classes and workshops happened is because over the years, Kris and I worked to entertain ourselves, keep learning, and at the same time teach what we wish someone had told us 40 years ago. There are now well over 300 classes and workshops of different types and just about every topic of fiction writing and the business of fiction writing and indie…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    The Everything Lifetime Subscription…

    A Ton of Classes and Workshops… I got answering a question about what exactly was in the Everything Lifetime Subscription and ended up stunning myself as I wrote it all out. All of this is on WMG Teachable and half price this week. Wow, over the years as Kris and I worked to entertain ourselves, keep learning, and at the same time teach what we wish someone had told us, this offering of classes got very large. And seemingly getting bigger as we go. Well over 300 classes and workshops of different types and just about every topic of fiction writing and the business of fiction writing. So let me…

  • Challenge,  Kickstarter Campaign,  workshops

    Two Special Workshops In Kickstarter…

    They Will Not Ever Be Available Again… So with only a few days left in the Ivory Trees: Diving Universe Kickstarter, don’t miss these.  Here is all the information from the campaign about the two special workshops… For the writers who love to write science fiction stories and learn the craft of writing, we are offering some very, very special treats through this Kickstarter campaign. These will only be offered through this campaign and nowhere else, so don’t miss them. — TECHNOBABBLE & COMMUNICATIONS IN SCIENCE FICTION This is a special three-week workshop on how to write about how communications work in science fiction space opera. From making up a universal translator like…

  • Challenge,  workshops

    The First DOWN IN THE DETAILS Classes Are Up…

    First in Fantasy… First in Science Fiction… The first mystery class will be loaded tomorrow. Then each week one more class will be filled. But right now the first class in fantasy about Magic Shops and the first class in science fiction about writing sf invasion stories are both loaded and ready to go. The brand new series is called DOWN IN THE DETAILS series and it has eight fantasy classes, eight mystery classes, and eight science fiction classes. There is no deadline to take the classes or to turn in a story. Just one story per class per author, but no deadlines at all. If we fill one of…