Working on a New Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing

Working on Stuff…

Almost done with the new Killing the Sacred Cows of Publishing chapter. In fact, there are a few head-shaking things that have come up over the last few years I think it’s time I say something about. So tomorrow I will have one of those done.

In the meantime, challenges both have a spot or two open in them. Information below.

And I am in a fantastic new science fiction bundle I helped curate. And I have a book in it as well.

So here is all that information below and then tomorrow I will make some of you angry with my take on one of the silliest things I have seen develop in publishing.

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The initial titles in the The Aliens Among Us (minimum $5 to purchase) are:

• Fiction River: No Humans Allowed edited by John Helfers
• Fade to Gold by Stefon Mears
• Backli’s Ford by Marcelle Dube
• Undermountain by Eric Kent Edstrom

If you pay more than the bonus price of just $15, you get all four of the regular titles, plus six more!

• The End of the World by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
• Starburst by Dean Wesley Smith
• Scifi Motherlode by Robert Jeschonek
• Rita Longknife – Enemy Unknown by Mike Shepherd
• Assemblers of Infinity by Kevin J. Anderson and Doug Beason
• Imposters by Blaze Ward

Bundle buyers have a chance to donate a portion of their proceeds to AbleGamers!

I am super proud to be a part of this bundle and having a chance to work with Allyson Longuiera to put it together. Take a look. I don’t think you can find a better group of science fiction novels at this price.
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Challenges

Only four people have signed up for the short story challenge so far. I expanded it and the novel challenge to eight writers, so still room in both.

If interested in signing up, just write me. They are going to be great fun. Here are the details once again.

SHORT STORY Challenge:

— Write thirty short stories in 60 days. You can take the full time or you can write them in a month. Up to you.

— I will charge $600 to be your first reader. If you try the challenge, you get two online workshops of your choice, a $600 value. (In essence, I will read for free if you do the challenge.)

— If you feel the challenge is not working for you, I will offer you an off-ramp at various points and you can take it and get the two online workshops. So you can try this risk free.

NOVEL Challenge:

— Write three novels between October 1st and January 15th. You can take the full time or you can write them quicker. Up to you.

— I will charge $600 to be your first reader. If you give this a try, you get two online workshops of your choice, a $600 value. (In essence, I will read for free if you do the challenge.)

— Novels can be any length over 30,000 words and at least half of the first one must be written during the time of the challenge.

— If you feel the challenge is not working for you, I will offer you an off-ramp and you can take it and get the two online workshops. I also will give you two online workshops if a life event comes up and you can’t finish.

October Online Workshops

Still haven’t decided if we will fill Workshop #48 yet. More than likely not at this point.

Information about the workshops and signing up at:

www.wmgpublishingworkshops.com

October Workshops Available

Class #37… Oct 3rd … Writing into the Dark
Class #38… Oct 3rd … Endings
Class #39… Oct 3rd … Point of View
Class #40… Oct 3rd … Writing Mysteries
Class #41… Oct 3rd … Speed
Class #42… Oct 3rd … Teams in Fiction
Class #43… Oct 4th … Depth in Writing
Class #44… Oct 4th … How to Edit Your Own Work
Class #45… Oct 4th … Character Development
Class #46… Oct 4th … Writing Secondary Plot Lines
Class #47… Oct 4th … Advanced Depth
Class #48… Oct 4th … (TBA)

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