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I did not expect this week’s #Free #Fiction to be so timely when I put it on the schedule last July…Enjoy!

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Free Fiction Monday: Crunchers, Inc

Edith works for Number Crunchers Incorporated. Her job? Determine the monetary worth of each human being. But her corporation faces a nemesis—the EISHies. The ridiculously sentimental organization …

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November 11, 2025 at 7:53 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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Just watched the Veteran’s Day parade from my window. Great turnout. One curious thing though: There were Ghostbusters with their van. I couldn’t read the sign from up here, so have no idea what charity/organization they represented but…Vegas for the weirdness win!

Thanks, vets!

November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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$75 Classic online #writing workshops. Scroll to the end of this post to see the list and find out more.

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3 Days Left On Half Price Sale!!!

Yes… Only Three Days… The Fall Indie Writing Festival ends and also the half-price sale on everything on WMG Teachable and the 70% off the Everything Subscription. All that will only last three more d...

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November 11, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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The new blog post is up on Patreon. Enjoy.

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Bingeing | Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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November 10, 2025 at 3:28 AM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

I am so damn heartbroken tonight. The Dems caved. And children starved for nothing. I'll pick myself up tomorrow, but I have noted that *both* of my senators were among the yes votes. And, in theory, they're both Democrats. (Sigh)

November 10, 2025 at 3:27 AM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

The Down In The Details Science Fiction Classes that people have been asking for are finally live. Find out more here:

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DOWN IN THE DETAILS Science Fiction

Eight Classes Are There and Anthology Open!! Yes, finally, all eight Down in the Details science fiction classes are there and available. And yes, the anthology for them is now open. WMG Teachable Lif...

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November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

My recommended #reading list, pointing out the great stuff I read in October, just went live.

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Recommended Reading List: October, 2025

I decided to do the Recommended Reading List as intended, releasing it the month after I did the reading. I got behind earlier in the year, so the place where I store the recommended reads has turn…

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November 9, 2025 at 3:34 AM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Dean Wesley Smith’s Kickstarter Friday features 3 campaigns that #writers and #readers might want to study and back. Particularly the last one by and about #cancer survivors.

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Kickstarter Friday

Some Fiction Campaigns That Are Worth Studying and Backing… I do this every Friday when I have a few campaigns I think are worth putting here. Tonight three amazing campaigns. I will not say much nega...

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November 8, 2025 at 7:16 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

A Seavy County #story! #Free! Enjoy!

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Free Fiction Monday: The Light in Whale Cove

Sheriff Dan Retsler finally believes in magic. His experiences in Whale Rock make magic impossible to ignore. But Retsler never signed up for magic, so he plans to leave Whale Rock. His successor a…

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November 8, 2025 at 2:21 AM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

A cool post on #Kickstarter for #writers from Dean Wesley Smith.

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Do a Kickstarter At Any Point…

How Many Books Do I Need?… … Before I can think about doing a Kickstarter? I have gotten that question a bunch lately. For a while, I thought you needed a maybe ten or so books, but then a friend remi...

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November 5, 2025 at 5:32 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

The November online #writing workshops are starting including a fav…how to make your work impossible to put down. #writers

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November Workshops Firing Up

All of These Have Assignments Each Week… This month we have six regular workshops and two advanced craft workshops starting. (Remember, half price sale going on right now… See Below) ADVANCED CRAFT… 9...

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November 4, 2025 at 7:38 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Feel like focusing on your #writing and on #learning as the weather cools down? Here’s how.

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Fall Great Deals On Learning…

Half Price And Better… So right now, every class and workshop and lecture and pop-up on WMG Teachable is half price. To get the class or workshop you want, just hit purchase on anything you want and t...

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November 3, 2025 at 5:39 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

This week's Patreon post just went live.

#writers
#writing
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Different Kinds of Focus | Kristine Kathryn Rusch

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November 3, 2025 at 5:17 AM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Great essay for #writers (and other creatives) from Dean Wesley Smith.

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Quitting is Forever…

Writing and Publishing Can Be Frustrating… But quitting is forever. I honestly have no idea looking back how I made it 51 years in this business. I went over (in a full 9-week class on WMG Teachable) ...

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November 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Dean Wesley Smith examines some great Kickstarters for #writers and #readers, including @roncollins.bsky.social’s current KS. Enjoy!

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Kickstarter Friday

Some Fiction Campaigns That Are Worth Studying and Backing… I do this every Friday, yes even tonight, Halloween, when I have a few campaigns I think are worth putting here. Three really great ones ton...

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November 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Dean Wesley Smith on a promotion scam that traps many #writers.

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Caution on Emails With Praise…

They Hit You With Praise and Then Ask for Money… For some reason, lately, this ploy has been happening. This is my third in three weeks. These folks never research who they are sending to, but do at l...

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October 31, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Such a busy week, we forgot to mention this again. Hey, #writers! Online workshops half off!

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Half Price Sale…

I Sort of Forgot This Was Happening… This started a week ago when we started the Fall Indie Writer Festival. (Still room to join up. Talked today about toxic people and how to deal with the different ...

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October 29, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Still time to join the Fall Indie #Writing Festival online. The first week is nearly done. Even though there’s a lot of great stuff already, you can catch up over the weekend!

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Still Time for Fall Writing Festival!!!

FALL INDIE WRITING FESTIVAL… Online October 20th through November 14th The first week there were 44 videos. There will be between 150 and 200 learning videos in the four weeks you can do on your own t...

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October 28, 2025 at 6:17 PM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

When I wrote this week's #Free #Fiction Monday story, I had no idea that #frogs would become a thing. While this story's frog is not protesting, it is important. Enjoy!

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Free Fiction Monday: Blazing Blue

Emily prepares for an epic Oregon Coast storm. But nothing can prepare her for the discovery from her past that waits to be revealed once she escapes the pelting rain and enters a local antique sto…

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October 28, 2025 at 1:30 AM

Kristine Kathryn Rusch

@kristinerusch.bsky.social

Here's something fun. A new video for our #ghosts Storybundle, done by @lisasilverthorne.bsky.social. Great reading, but you only have four more days to get your scares.

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