The Super Great Challenge

Challenge Yourself... Write a Short Story Every Week and Publish it within two weeks.

The Super Great Challenge consists of the following…

--- Write one short story per week.

--- Stories must be minimum of 2,000 words, no upper length, but close to short story length. Any genre.

--- You must send me the story in manuscript format by Midnight every Sunday night.

--- Within 2 weeks by midnight Sunday night, you must send me the Books2Read link showing the story is published on a number of sites stand alone.

--- If you miss, you instantly have credit for the $600 you paid for anything on Teachable but another challenge.

--- If you get to 52 weeks without missing, and in 54 weeks send me all 52 Books2Read links, then you get the EVERYTHING SUBSCRIPTION TO TEACHABLE, worth $10,000.

--- Cost is $600. (And yes, if you miss, you can buy back in and start over.)

--- Sign up on Teachable under The Super Great Challenge header.

Questions, write me at [email protected]




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


  The Super Great Challenge Introduction
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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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