Considered one of the most prolific writers working in modern fiction, with more than 30 million books sold, writer Dean Wesley Smith published far more than a hundred novels in forty years, and hundreds of short stories across many genres.

At the moment he produces novels in several major series, including the time travel Thunder Mountain novels set in the Old West, the galaxy-spanning Seeders Universe series, the urban fantasy Ghost of a Chance series, a superhero series starring Poker Boy, a mystery series featuring the retired detectives of the Cold Poker Gang, and the Mary Jo Assassin series.

His monthly magazine, Smith's Monthly, which consists of only his own fiction, premiered in October 2013 and offers readers more than 70,000 words per issue, including a new and original novel every month.

During his career, Dean also wrote a couple dozen Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, Spider-Man and X-Men novels, plus novels set in gaming and television worlds. Writing with his wife Kristine Kathryn Rusch under the name Kathryn Wesley, he wrote the novel for the NBC miniseries The Tenth Kingdom and other books for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies.

He wrote novels under dozens of pen names in the worlds of comic books and movies, including novelizations of almost a dozen films, from The Final Fantasy to Steel to Rundown.

Dean also worked as a fiction editor off and on, starting at Pulphouse Publishing, then at VB Tech Journal, then Pocket Books, and now at WMG Publishing, where he and Kristine Kathryn Rusch serve as series editors for the acclaimed Fiction River anthology series.

For more information about Dean's books and ongoing projects, please visit his website at www.deanwesleysmith.com.

WMG Publishing Presents: Master Plot Formula Lecture by Dean Wesley Smith

WMG Publishing Inc. offers writers over twenty-five lectures on various topics. From writing short stories to business thinking to cover creation and everything in between, with more lectures premiering regularly. WMG Publishing also offers over twenty online six-week craft and business workshops. For more information on all the workshops and lectures, go to www.wmgpublishingworkshops.com.

CURATOR'S NOTE

WMG Publishing has a variety of lectures, online workshops, and in-person workshops, all focused on writing and the business of writing. Master Plot Formula focuses on craft. In the lecture's nine videos, you'll learn all the essentials of writing a compelling plot without letting the reader know you're manipulating them at all. – Kristine Kathryn Rusch

 
 

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