In today’s Journal
* Quotes of the Day
* Copyright Valuation and Half-Price Workshops
* Of Interest
Quotes of the Day
“Without question, the greatest invention in the history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does not go nearly as well with pizza.” Dave Barry
Copyright Valuation and Half-Price Workshops
I hadn’t planned on publishing the Journal today but Dean wrote an arguably good “sort of rant” on copyright valuation. For that, see https://deanwesleysmith.com/copyright-valuation-a-sort-of-rant/.
Also, a reminder that his half-price sale on everything on Teachable expires late today. So go to WMG Publishing Workshops and Lectures on Teachable (https://wmg-publishing-workshops-and-lectures.teachable.com/). When you find what you want, enter code DeansBlog03 to get it for 50% off. (There’s no shopping cart. You can buy more than one, but you have to enter the code each time.)
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “An Egg Freezing in Mid-Air” at https://interestingengineering.com/video/watch-eggs-literally-freeze-mid-air-from-the-minnesota-cold. Just for fun.
See “Scientists achieve the impossible by creating a baby from two male mice” at https://interestingengineering.com/science/baby-from-two-male-mice. Sure, why not. What could possibly go wrong?
See “3 easy ways to subscribe to your favorite authors online” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/3-easy-ways-to-subscribe-to-your-favorite-authors-online/.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 170 words
Writing of Wes Crowley: Deputy US Marshal 2 (WCG9SF4)
Day 1…… 3231 words. Total words to date…… 3231
Day 2…… 2990 words. Total words to date…… 6221
Day 3…… 1805 words. Total words to date…… 8026
Day 4…… 2025 words. Total words to date…… 10051
Total fiction words for March……… XXXX
Total fiction words for 2023………… 52824
Total nonfiction words for March… 7270
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 48600
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 101424
Calendar Year 2023 Novels to Date…………………… 1
Calendar Year 2023 Novellas to Date……………… 0
Calendar Year 2023 Short Stories to Date… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 72
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 9
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 217
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
Disclaimer: Because It Makes Sense, I preach trusting your characters to tell the story that they, not you, are living. See My Best Advice for Fiction Writers at https://hestanbrough.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/My-Best-Advice-for-Fiction-Writers.pdf.