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

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing: #7… To Sell You Must Write What Is Hot

    November 19, 2013 /

    Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Publishing will be out later this winter with an introduction. And then it will be followed by a book called Killing the Top Ten Sacred Cows of Indie Publishing. But first I wanted to put each myth or “Sacred Cow” up here again as I promised. The Myth: “To sell either to editors or readers, you must write what is hot.” This myth stops thousands and thousands of book sales and destroys careers. And it’s just stupid, even though the myth seems to have a logical base in publishing. This myth spouts like a bad cold out of the mouths of top professionals…

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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 June 30th, 2025

Total is from January 1st to June 30th…

486,552 words.

June was another horrid month yet again. Now under averaging Pulp Speed One. Got behind on even more stories, will be catching them back up over time by writing two stories per day every-so-often. Fingers crossed July will be better.

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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Some special workshops and in-person classes are also held on the WMG Writer Store.

Upcoming Online Regular Workshops

NO REGULAR WORKSHOPS WILL BE STARTING UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2ND BECAUSE OF THE WRITERS CAREER CAMP.

September workshops will be announced here in August.

All workshops are on WMG Teachable.

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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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