#34 Pop-Up... Freedoms Indie Publishing Brings
Freedoms in Publishing and Writing
The Pop-Up.
Over the last number of years, topics and fun things had come up that Kris and I wanted to talk about, but we had had no structure to do so. But now we do with these Pop-Ups.
These Pop-Up topics will just appear when something strikes us. No regular order or timing, but we hope to do more than one per month at least.
Each Pop-Up will consist of from 10 to 15 videos on the topic. Maybe some extra stuff if the topic needs extra. And then one short story prompt.
The Short Story Prompt
Each Pop-Up will also have a short story assignment to a specific topic associated with the Pop-Up. If you decide to write the short story, you can send it to dean at Dean.wmgworkshops@gmail.com
Instructions for each will be in the assignment video.
We will suggest markets if we know of any. Also, if the story fits something either of us are editing at that moment and we like it, we might ask for you to send it back for that project. To send it back or not will be your choice. You are not submitting a story to anything by sending the story to us for feedback. You are just getting us to read it like a first reader. Only we are experienced editors.
Why would we do this? Because, honestly, we love reading short fiction and we would love to see what writers could do with some of these topics at hand.
Pop-Up #34... Freedoms Indie Publishing Provides
Most writers think about the freedoms that indie publishing provides, but don't really look at the entire picture and the value of the freedoms. So this Pop-Up takes a hard look at the value of those freedoms and what it takes to take advantage of them.
And as you can imagine with this topic, there is a really fun short story assignment with this one as well.
Your Instructor
Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, New York Times and USA Today bestselling writer, Dean Wesley Smith published over two hundred novels and over seven hundred books, and hundreds and hundreds of short stories. He has over thirty million copies of his books in print.
At the moment he produces novels in four major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the old west, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the cold case mystery series, Cold Poker Gang series, and the superhero series staring Poker Boy.
For more information about Dean’s books and ongoing projects, please visit his website at www.deanwesleysmith.com
Course Curriculum
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StartNew Pop-Up Introduction (1:59)
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StartSession #1 (6:27)
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StartSession #2 (8:02)
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StartSession #3 (7:02)
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StartSession #4 (7:09)
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StartSession #5 (5:35)
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StartSession #6 (5:49)
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StartSession #7 (6:37)
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StartSession #8 (7:10)
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StartSession #9 (6:42)
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StartSession #10 (8:27)
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StartSession #11 (7:39)
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StartStory Prompt (1:13)