In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Topic: An Excellent Opportunity
* Today
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“I have always followed one bit of advice that echoes in my head, and it’s that as a writer … your number one job description is to communicate properly your idea. Being self-indulgent is for fine artists.” world-famous writer and cartoonist Bob Eckstein
Topic: An Excellent Opportunity
For anyone out there who wants to make money with your stories or the story bits that I call “internal IP” (settings, characters, items, gadgets, etc.), Dean Wesley Smith announced today that he’s closing sign-ups for the Licensing Transition at the end of this month (see “Of Interest”).
Hence this post.
And just in case you’re wondering, no, I don’t get any kind of affiliate kickback or anything like that. This really is just too good an opportunity to pass up.
I’ve been in the Licensing Transition since the beginning, back in July. Basically, I’m following along as Dean and Kris transition their publishing company (WMG Publishing) to a licensing company.
But it’s so much more than that. In addition to taking advantage of lessons they’re learning (and mistakes they’re making) as they go, I and all the other students who are signed up are also participants.
What Dean and Kris learn, they share with us. What we learn, we share with Dean and Kris and each other. This really is an incredible opportunity.
The Licensing Transition currently has 50-some videos (each 5 to 10 minutes long, so you can take them in small chunks) and it will continue through next July.
So if you want to make money from your writing, I can’t recommend strongly enough that you sign up for the Licensing Transition course.
ESPECIALLY if you’re constantly turning out new stories and/or novels. In other words, especially if you’re an actual writer, I urge you to make this investment.
‘Nuff said.
Today I’ll write. I wrote nothing the day before yesterday and around 1500 words yesterday. I spent the balance of yesterday watching films with my wife (she’s off on Mondays now).
We had a hard freeze last night and this afternoon something was leaking on the roof. Which called me away from my writing.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “Workshop Details” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/workshop-details/.
See “Writers Blaming Editors” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/writers-blaming-editors/.
See “Art Versus Commerce” at https://www.janefriedman.com/art-versus-commerce-bob-eckstein/.
See “David Farland’s Writing Tips: Writing Priorities” at https://mailchi.mp/xmission/david-farlands-writing-tips-writing-priorities?e=257d4f2e70. (The weird URL is because this is a newsletter. I recommend you sign up.)
See “Just Breathe… You’ve Got This” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/12/just-breathe-youve-got-this.html.
See “How to Power Your Novel Through the All-Important Second Act” (especially for thriller authors) at https://crimereads.com/how-to-power-your-novel-through-the-all-important-second-act/.
See “Judge’s Commentary” at https://prowriterswriting.com/judges-commentary/.
For a fun break, see “Kids, Don’t Try This At Home…” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/12/kids-dont-try-this-at-homesome-really-awful-opening-lines.html.
See “3 Fiction Marketing Success Tips for 2020” at https://www.thebookdesigner.com/2019/12/3-fiction-marketing-success-tips-for-2020/.
The Numbers
Fiction words today…………………… 1554
Nonfiction words today…………… 460 (Journal)
Writing of Jonah Peach (tentative title)
Brought forward…… 4416 words
Day 10… 1490 words. Total words to date…… 25649
Day 11… 1544 words. Total words to date…… 27193
Day 12… 1554 words. Total words to date…… 28747
Total fiction words for the month……… 26182
Total fiction words for the year………… 423747
Total nonfiction words for the month… 11250
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 314510
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 738257
Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date…………………… 10
Calendar Year 2019 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date… 4
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)……………………………………
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 197
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31