Dean Wesley Smith – Page 3 – Creating New Worlds On Saturdays, Sundays, And At Night

Marketing and Pricing

Michael Kingswood Jan 23, 2014 Tagged with Dean Wesley Smith, Free Ebook, Glimmer Vale, Glimmer Vale Chronicles, kristine kathryn rusch, Out-Dweller, Passing in the Night, The Pericles Conspiracy

I’ve been thinking a lot about how I’m presenting my stories, from a marketing and pricing …

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Glimmer Vale, Novels, Sports, The Pericles Conspiracy, Triathlon, Writing Progress

Developments and Developments

Michael Kingswood Aug 6, 2013 Tagged with Dean Wesley Smith, Glimmer Vale, Mysterious Galaxy, novels, OC Triathlon, San Diego International Triathlon, The Pericles Conspiracy, triathlon, Writing, writing progress

Well, it’s been a while since I posted. I’m totally not keeping up with my stated …

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Goals, Novels, The Pericles Conspiracy, Workshops, Writing Progress

2013 Writing Goal – Week 14

Michael Kingswood Apr 11, 2013 Tagged with 2013 Writing Goal, Accountability, Dean Wesley Smith, goal assessment, goals, kristine kathryn rusch, The Pericles Conspiracy, writing goals

Came close this week. Observe: Of course, close only counts in horseshoes, hand grenades, and nuclear …

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Family, Friends and Guests, Fun Stuff, NaNoWriMo, Writers of the Future, Writing Progress

Silence Like A Cancer Grows…

Michael Kingswood Nov 21, 2012 Tagged with Dean Wesley Smith, j e medrick, kristine kathryn rusch, Miracle of Sound, NaNoWriMo, short stories, writers of the future, Writing

Yeah, I’m feeling a little bit saucy. Hence the play on Simon and Garfunkel in the …

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Travel, Workshops, Writing as a Business

Catchup

Michael Kingswood Apr 7, 2012 Tagged with character voice, Dean Wesley Smith, education, kristine kathryn rusch, setting, Writing, writing as a business, writing workshop

Wow, talk about a crazy couple weeks. I’ve been jaunting all over the country, writing, searching …

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Events, Fun Stuff, Music

Travel Time

Michael Kingswood Mar 22, 2012 Tagged with Dean Wesley Smith, kristine kathryn rusch, Skyrim, The Piano Guys, Travel, Writing

Tomorrow morning, bright and early, I fly out to Oregon for Dean and Kris‘ Character Voice …

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Masters of the Sun, Novels, Post Production

Going POD

Michael Kingswood Feb 19, 2012 Tagged with Createspace, Dean Wesley Smith, Masters of the Sun, Paperback, Print of Demand, publishing, Writing

I’ve been meaning to put out a print version of Masters of the Sun for a …

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Douchebaggery, Writing Philosophy

(Almost) No Writers Are Famous

Michael Kingswood Jan 19, 2012 Tagged with Dean Wesley Smith, famous writers, J A Konrath, kristine kathryn rusch, writers do not change the world, Writing, writing as a business

Dean linked to a great post that Joe Konrath made yesterday. In it, Joe talks about …

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Writing as a Business

Is The Advance You’ve Been Offered Good Enough?

Michael Kingswood Aug 18, 2011 Tagged with advances, business, cash flow projections, Dean Wesley Smith, Kindleboards, negotiations, npv of future cash flows, publishing

The other day I wrote about my consternation over a thread on Kindleboards about whether or …

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Fun Stuff, Writing as a Business

What To Do, What To Do…

Michael Kingswood Aug 1, 2011 Tagged with blog stats, business decisions, David Farland, Dean Wesley Smith, ebooks, indie publishing, publishing

First, allow me to say: Wow! The end of the month was rather unexpected. Since I’ve …

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