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Put It Out There

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How many books should a writer write in 1 year? 1? Less than 1? More than 1? One indie author I know comes to mind; this person writes 6 to 8 books per year. The books this person writes are good books. The books written by this person sell well and receive good reviews. This person writes full-time. That's how this person is able to produce 6 to 8 novels in a year. It's roughly a book every 6 to 8 weeks. Some people would say this is too many; that the quality must be poor. Not so, apparently, given the quantity of books sold, overall high praise, and career advancement. And money earned. And let's face it, that's a good thing. But for now, let's remain focused on productivity. I've written 5 novels in the past 12 months, with publishing beginning next month. And I have 6 more in development, open, right now, at this very moment, in Word, nearly ready for the first draft to begin. Other writers I know (or know of, mostly through social me

The Story Collection Storybundle Is Live May 11 through June 2!

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What I Didn't See: Stories  by  Karen Joy Fowler The collection won the World Fantasy Award and the title story won the Nebula. Fowler wrote  The Jane Austen Book Club , a New York Times Bestseller made into a film, and won the  2013 PEN/Faulkner for   We are all completely beside ourselves . The Green Leopard Plague and Other Stories  by  Walter Jon Williams Two stories in this collection won the Nebula Award. Williams was a Philip K Dick Award Finalist and placed numerous times for the Nebula and Hugo Awards. Strange Ladies: 7 Stories  by  Lisa Mason The collection received five stars from the San Francisco Review of Books. Mason was a Philip K Dick Award Finalist and New York Times Notable Book Author. Mason’s OMNI story, “Tomorrow’s Child,” sold outright to Universal Studios. Collected Stories  by  Lewis Shiner The collection is an ebook exclusive for Storybundle, includes forty-one stories, and has an Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler. Shiner was a fi