50 YEARS OF LEARNING FROM MISTAKES

by Dean Wesley Smith

Wow, fifty years since I sold my first two short stories and it is stunning how much I learned over those fifty years from the mistakes, the blunders, and the just bad luck.

Actually it feels I learned more from the mis-steps than I did from my mentors. So as a companion nine weeks to 50 Years of Learning from My Mentors, I am going to do this class of fifty years of learning from mistakes.

If nothing else, it will be entertaining and head shaking and I hope educational in ways to help you survive the downturns when they happen. Notice I did not say "if they happen." 50 Years of publishing has proven to me that it is "when downturns happen."

Starts Tuesday, May 7th. Nine weeks of me sharing what I learned from these greats and others. No assignments, just learning.