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The Secrets Volume Five is finished

The Secrets Volume Five is finished

I just sent out the last two issues of The Secrets Volume Five, numbers 124 and 125, to subscribers. Anyone who chooses to subscribe right now, by hitting this link, will get the full fifth volume (issues 101-125) for the subscriber price of $1 per issue. Once issue 126 comes out, Volume Five will be […]

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The Myth of Traditional Publishing Leading The Way

Ed Grabianowski blogged about a talk I gave at Origins in June, 2009 entitled Writing Careers in the Post Paper Age. Ed did a good job summarizing an hour’s worth of lecture, but a couple of points generated a lot of controversy his blog’s comment section. (My favorite is the screed that began, in reference […]

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The Myth of Established Authors

Ed Grabianowski blogged about a talk I gave at Origins in June, 2009 entitled Writing Careers in the Post Paper Age. Ed did a good job summarizing an hour’s worth of lecture, but a couple of points generated a lot of controversy his blog’s comment section. (My favorite is the screed that began, in reference […]

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Issue 122 of The Secrets: Kindle Document Preparation

Issue 122 of The Secrets: Kindle Document Preparation

I just released Issue 122 of The Secrets newsletter. This issue is titled Kindle Document Preparation. I have been harping on the effects of the digital revolution on publishing for years now. Every press release and news story talks about the sad state of publishing and, quite frankly, traditional publishing is terrified of the digital […]

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*New Book Available*

Writing Fiction: A Short Course is a collection of eight lectures I gave last fall for a Writer’s Studio online course through Arizona State University’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing. The lessons cover everything from plotting and characterization, through reader engagement, writing realistic dialogue and things you want to take care of to […]

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Charity Auction: Relay for Life

Kassie Klaybourne and I, though our area in Second Life, are having an auction on Sunday evening (June 7th) at 6 PM Pacific time. You can find details on the auction by Clicking Here for more information. Among some of the items being offered are: * A $200 gift certificate to the Stormwolf Store * […]

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The Secrets Newsletter

Today I released issue 121, which is the third in an “editing trilogy.” All three issues deal with diagnostics to help you figure out what you want to improve in your novel, and then provides tools and ideas to help you make your book the best. Editorial skills are often overlooked by writers, but are […]

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