I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. This post initially went live on my Patreon page on March 30, 2025. If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Putting Yourself Out There I’m […]
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I know, I know. It’s April Fool’s Day. And Dean Wesley Smith decided to launch a Kickstarter anyway. It’s for his Poker Boy series, which is one of my favorites. If you back it, you’ll get four Poker Boy ebooks and whatever stretch goals we hit. And writers, there’s some really great rewards here. So […]
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I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. This post initially went live on my Patreon page on December 22, 2024. If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Glocalization In the past year, […]
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I’ll tell you how in the second workshop in the Quick & Dirty Craft Series. There are some simple things every writer can do to make their endings stronger, and I’ll explain that in this short class. Find out more here or watch the video below.
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Please note: This originally went live on my Patreon page on Sunday night, February 9, 2025. If you want to see most of my business posts these days, you’ll find them on Patreon. I’m only going to post a handful here. Doing The Work Amid The Noise There are times in life when being a […]
Continue Reading…to get my upcoming class, “Craft in the 21st Century,” for the early bird price. Right now, it’s $200. After it goes live tomorrow, it’ll be $250. Hurry on over if you want to refresh your writing for the 2020s. Click here to get more information and order the class. We’re also offering some coaching […]
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I am teaching a new lecture-only class called “Craft in the 21st Century.” I’ve been doing a lot of work with professional writers this past six months, and I’ve noticed some new problems that I hadn’t seen before. Plus, I’m encountering a few things in my own writing that didn’t exist before either. Life changes. […]
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I do most of my business writing on Patreon these days, but roughly once per month, I’ll put a post for free on this website. If you go to Patreon, you’ll find other posts like this one. Generational Change Those of you who read my monthly Recommended Reading List know I love The Year’s Best […]
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You know, sometimes cats make great assistants, and sometimes, no matter how hard they try, they’re not up for the task. Angel tried to help me with my writing challenge in December, but it didn’t work. First of all, I gave up writing on yellow legal pads in the seventh grade. (Although I did write […]
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I know that a lot of you writers are preparing for 2025. Dean and I are too after a…well…weird 2024. I’m going to be blogging about a lot of what I learned in 2024 on my Patreon page in the next week, as I process 2024 for myself. So take a peek over the weekend. […]
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