MINDSET: Optimism and Prosperity in 2026

How to get your mind ready for 2026. Five weeks.

MINDSET: Optimism and Prosperity in 2026

A step-by-step guide to understanding how you can get your thinking ready for a great 2026 in writing and publishing.

5-week class given by New York Times bestselling author Dean Wesley Smith and planned by both Dean and New York Times bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch together.

We will be honest and pull no punches, so if you want someone to pat you on the head, tell you what hasn't worked for you in the past is how you should keep going into 2026, you won't get that.

Mindset is everything in so many things in publishing and writing and you can have a great mindset going into 2026 if you know how to do it.

A good mindset brings optimism and optimism brings prosperity in both your writing and publishing.

There will be four assignments to help you get to the heart of how to achieve a great mindset and learn what will work for you going into the future.

STARTS DECEMBER 1ST... Five Weeks. Price is $250. The last lessons will be on the 29th of December so you are ready to jump into 2026 with a great mindset for your writing and publishing.


Your Instructor


Dean Wesley Smith
Dean Wesley Smith

With over twenty-three million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith now brings you original fiction every month for the past three years in his own magazine, Smith’s Monthly.

Dean wrote over twenty-five original Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, plus Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man novels, and others. He wrote many gaming novels including Final Fantasy.

He wrote novels and stories under almost fifty pen names and did scripts for Hollywood as well as being an editor for various magazines. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch. You can follow his writing life at www.deanwesleysmith.com


Course Curriculum


  General Introduction to MINDSET: Optimism and Prosperity in 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
For lectures and classic workshops, the course starts now and stays on your dashboard for as long as you like! They are completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish. For the monthly regular workshops, each has a start date and each week's lectures will appear on the same day. After the course is finished it will remain on your dashboard for as long as you like.
How long do I have access to the course?
How does lifetime access sound? After enrolling, you have unlimited access to this course for as long as you like - across any and all devices you own.
How do I contact someone about a course?
If you have any questions at all about anything in a course, simply email dean with the word "workshop" in the subject line. His email is [email protected]

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