May, 2012
- Locking the Doors on My Novel-Writing Course Sent Thursday, May 24, 2012 Last 18 Days for COMPLETE HTTS How to Think Sideways has been my novel-writing-and-writing-career-development flagship course since I brought it out.It teaches you how to start from no idea and finish with a completed novel you'll be happy with, how to do this over and over again, how to get ideas on a deadline, how to deal with professional publishing---and now, with the completion of the self-pub mods---how to sell your work yourself.Since its […]
- Last Call for Legacy HTTS starts now Sent Thursday, May 24, 2012 June 15 Is Lock-The-Doors Day How to Think Sideways has been my novel-writing-and-writing-career-development flagship course since I brought it out.It teaches you how to start from no idea and finish with a completed novel you'll be happy with, how to do this over and over again, how to get ideas on a deadline, how to deal with professional publishing---and now, with the completion of the self-pub mods---how to sell your work yourself.Since its beginning back in […]
- Friday Snippet: An innocent bit of deception Sent Friday, May 11, 2012 I love it when my characters run into trouble, and then in figuring out how to get themselves out of trouble, create far bigger trouble for themselves. In this week's snippet, Cady and Badger discover they can't quite provide information they've promised to Cady's new client, for unnerving reasons. So they get creative. A few chapters down the road, this creativity is going to bite them. But right now, you can see them seem to solve their problem with an innocent bit of […]
April, 2012
- [From Holly] Free Plot Outline Mini-Course is BACK! Sent Tuesday, April 3, 2012 I ran through three different kinds of software over the years trying to get SOMETHING that would reliably deliver my Free Professional Plot Outline Mini-Course. Here's hoping attempt #4 is the lucky number. This has JUST gone live, which means its not available on all platforms. My at-home PDF version (WITH upgraded and expanded worksheets, thank you very much) is live. The KINDLE version went live this morning, but is currently at 99 cents. I'll be thrilled if I […]
March, 2012
- Broken link fix for free Mugging the Muse download Sent Wednesday, March 28, 2012 The download link worked on testing, but something happened to the email between the test I sent myself and the version folks got. So I'm skipping the fancy HTML email and making sure that what I see is what you get. Remember that you have to create your free account on the site first. For folk who have created classroom accounts for HTTS, HTRYN, HTWAS, and PLOT OUTLINE, go here: http://howtothinksideways.com/first-time-login For folks who have NEVER created an […]
- My gift: New writing course free for a very limited time. Sent Tuesday, March 27, 2012 Get Mugging the Muse SECOND Edition Now I've been working like crazy for the past two weeks, and MUGGING THE MUSE: Writing Fiction for Love AND Money, Second Edition is done. The new version includes new and updated articles, more workshops, and updates to include self-publishing and self-promotion, and more.I've uploaded it to Kindle, Nook, and iTunes, working its way through CreateSpace with the print version. It's going to debut as an ebook for 99ยข and in print for […]
- [From Holly] How much is membership in my writers' community worth? Sent Monday, March 19, 2012 I'm FINALLY almost ready to open the Boot Camps Students of my smaller courses have been asking me for a long time if there was any way they could join my writers' community.It's taken me something like two years to figure out a way to do it, and Margaret and I have tested and shot down a multitude of different softwares and processes to get here.But I'm about ready to open the doors of my private writers community to students other than my Big Course […]
- [From Holly] I'm closing my writing shop. Sent Tuesday, March 13, 2012 The HollyShop is closing As part of getting back to writing fiction full-time, I'm closing the writing shop I've had on my site for the past six or so years.The courses that are currently in PDF either are already available on Kindle, Nook, and iBooks, or will be soon. I'll also be bringing out print versions of these courses.However, I have some courses that are either audio or video, or have audio and PDF, and I'm not sure how I'll offer these, or when or if […]
- [From Holly] 12-Month Think Sideways is CLOSING Sent Tuesday, March 6, 2012 Back in October of last year, I announced that I was moving my courses to other formats so I could go back to writing full-time. Since then, Margaret and I have been working constantly to get the new platform set up that will allow students who purchase my courses via Kindle, Nook, iBooks, or in print to buy a membership in my private Writers' Boot Camp Community. It took longer than we'd hoped, but the software is done. We're now in the process of moving accounts for […]
February, 2012
- #HTTS Students: Lesson 24 Self-Pub is now LIVE. Sent Wednesday, February 15, 2012 If you're an HTTS student or graduate, and you're at Week 24 or later in the course, you now have both Lesson 24, which will become Lesson 25 in the Kindle/ Nook/ iBooks/ print versions of the course, and Lesson 24 Self-Pub. This lesson---How to Self-Publish PROFESSIONALLY On Budget and On Schedule, includes: * How to set up your boilerplate for your copyright page. * How to design your book templates. * How to select appropriate fonts for your work. * How to set up your […]