Thank you to everyone for your kind posts! Much appreciated, and I'm glad the Super Secrets have helped you advance on your writer's journey. The Kickstarter for the book in trade paperback and limited edition hardcover begins on December 7th, and there's going to be many great pledge items to choose from. The Illustrated Super Secrets workbook's first print run sold out in two weeks--151copies!--so I'll be bringing that back as an add-on as well. And a variety of Super Secrets masterclasses that keep selling out will be in there for those of you that would like more personal training.
All of this could not have happened without your great support, so I thank each of you that have recognized what Writers of the Future does to help aspiring writers, and my small contribution to add to that cause. The world needs your stories, and this Forum has always endeavored to make the process toward becoming a pro easier for you. Much success to each of you as you strive forward in your journey!
I still owe final comments on the Year 4 results of this workshop for some of you--I haven't forgotten, but I'm in Vegas right now for the 20 Books to 50k conference. I haven't forgotten your Monday writing prompt either, and here it is:
Secret informer.
Sounds like a spy story might be in the future for some of you!
My very best to each of you. May your future be bright as you put the knowledge into practice by writing fresh stories!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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@wulfmoon Thank you so much for the kind words. You are exceptional teacher and I've learned so much from you. I am glad to have gotten into the self directed workshop and look forward to seeing all that is to come from WME. I raise a glass to your continued success.
V38 Q4: HM
V39 Q1: SHM
V39 Q2: HM
V39 Q3: RWC
V39 Q4: HM
V40 Q1: HM
V40 Q2: HM
V40 Q3: HM
V40 Q4: HM
V41 Q1: SHM
V41 Q2: R
V41 Q3:
Thank you, one and all, for your kind words about my work here with the Super Secrets. Much appreciated. ?
Your Monday prompt is:
Holy water.
Have fun with that one!
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I’ve been busy prepping the Kickstarter launch for the Super Secrets book, which many of you watched its genesis unfold right here in this thread! Pledge rewards will include e-book, trade paperback, hardcover, webinars, workshops, and other exciting surprises. Mark your calendars for December 7th, as many items must be limited, and my webinars and workshops almost always sell out, sometimes in 24 hours! I’ve designed this Kickstarter to give emerging writers that wish to advance their skills many tools to help them do so. May the Super Secrets continue to knock years off a writer’s learning curve—that has always been my heart’s desire for this program!
Today is Monday. Here is your KYD writing prompt:
Phantom limb.
Get your stories written for Q1. Perhaps this prompt will give you a fresh idea to develop using my KYD system. It’s an easier quarter to win in because many get swamped by the holidays. For those of you that took my Winning Stories Masterclass at Fyrecon, put that Prizewinner Plotter I created for you to good use! Those questions on each essential plot element are meant to make you dig deep. Stories that make you think rise to the top; stories that grip your heart end up being winners.
Yoda voice: “Mind what you have learned. Save you, it can.”
Best of success on your FRESH Q1 stories!
All the beast,
Beastmaster Moon
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@wulfmoon; Thanks so much for your encouraging words regarding my Volume 39 challenge.
Update:
For Q4 Volume 39 I received another HM which means I achieved not just 2, but 3 HMs in a row for WOTF!
@crlisle is indeed most awesome and we are still battling the writing scene together!
My Q1 story [which was my Q4 story but didn't make the deadline] has gone through the wringer. As soon as I hear from 2 very kind folks on my most recent version [and employ necessary edits] I will be entering it.
All the beast,
Amy
WOTF results:
Vol 42: Q1 SHM, Q2 pending, Q3 ?
running totals to date:
WOTF: 6 Rs, 3 RWCs, 8 HMs, 1 SHM
IOTF: 4 Rs, 3 HMs
Check out my new website: https://www.amyrwethingtonwriterofspeculativeworlds.com/
According to Winston Churchill, "success is going from failure to failure with enthusiasm"
Somehow I lost my Guthington profile, but it's me. Amy Wethington = Guthington = Physa
@physa Wonderful news! You went from zero HMs to three in a row in our Year 4 Super Secrets Workshop. The principles are working for you, as they have for so many others. Stay the course. There’s a great reward for your diligent work!
Beastmaster Moon
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It's MONDAY! And that means it's time for your Monday writing prompt! Here it is!
It's fun, it's merry, it's dangerous and scary.
I know what you're thinking. "What in the name of Jupiter am I supposed to do with that, Moon?"
You tell me. YOU'RE the writer! 
Have at it. You've got an international contest to win!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
For those of you that have been following the progress of the Super Secrets and the writers that have taken this workshop here over the last four years, just a reminder that the Kickstarter for the e-book, trade paperback, and hardcover goes live Wednesday, December 7th, at 7 AM PT/ 10 AM ET. Kickstarter just approved my project a couple of days ago, and it's already got seventy-five registrations for notification of the launch!
If you'd like to sign up for notification, the link is below. Some of the pledge rewards are quite limited in number, so if you're interested in any of the webinars or masterclasses offered, I recommend you check it out early that day. My classes sell out, sometimes in twenty-four hours.
All of this helps produce the funding to bring the Super Secrets to more emerging writers ... like you! Thank you to all those that have been a part of this workshop, and to all the onlurkers cheering the members on. It's been wonderful to see so many get published in respected publications, and to see them take the stage at Writers of the Future. I hope to help many more advance their careers through the writing principles revealed in this book!
Thank you for being a part of this journey!
All the beast!
Wulf Moon
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I created the Super Secrets of Writing in this very thread to help emerging writers get respectably published, and to help them win this wonderful career-making contest. I'm happy to announce my Kickstarter for the first Super Secrets' book launched this morning. HOW TO WRITE A HOWLING GOOD STORY funded in ten minutes! Here's a screen shot after a few hours of the Kickstarter running.
The book of SUPER SECRETS is happening! This could not happened without Writers of the Future. It could not have happened without the success of those that did so well in the year-long workshops. And it could not have happened without all of you cheering us on.
What's crazy is the Kickstarter still has a month to run!
THANK YOU, ONE AND ALL!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Kickstarter loves the Super Secrets! We were awarded Project We Love today.
You're all a part of this. The Super Secrets wouldn't exist without you.
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Three alumni from this Super Secrets Workshop just made sales to DreamForge magazine! Congratulations to Victoria Dixon, Z.T. Bright, and David Hankins! GO FORUM! GO WULF PACK!
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"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Three alumni from this Super Secrets Workshop just made sales to DreamForge magazine! Congratulations to Victoria Dixon, Z.T. Bright, and David Hankins! GO FORUM! GO WULF PACK!
That is wonderful. I hope to take the workshop next year and maybe ...
"Whether you think you can, or you think you can't--you're right."~ Henry Ford
2025 V42: RWC, (HM Resubmit), Editing, ?
2024 V41: RWC (HM Resubmit), HM, RWC, Finalist (RWC Resubmit)
2023 V40: HM, HM, R, HM
2022 V39: SHM, HM, Semi-finalist, HM (HM Resubmit)
2021 V38: ---HM (R Resubmit)
2020 V37: -R--
My story, Follow the Pretrons, from this Super Secrets Workshop, has been published in Martian Magazine
https://themartianmagazine.com/2022/12/09/follow-the-pretrons-by-candice-r-lisle/
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: R, HM, HM, SHM
Vol. 38: HM, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 39: SHM, RWC, RWC, HM
Vol. 40: HM, R, RWC, R
Vol. 41: R, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 42: R, 2nd qtr. pending, 3rd qtr. WIP
Amateur published stories:
"The Army Ration That Saved the Earth" in For Glory and Honor, LTUE 2026 anthology
"The Tell-Tale Cricket" in The Murderbugs Anthololgy
"Follow the Pretrons" in Martian Magazine, and a Critters Award
"Eyes and Hands" in Galaxy's Edge Magazine
"The Last Dance" in Parliament of Wizards, LTUE anthology
"My Ten Cents" in Sci Fi Lampoon
Professional Publication:
"Invasion" in Daily Science Fiction
And it's an awesome drabble! You rock, Candice!My story, Follow the Pretrons, from this Super Secrets Workshop, has been published in Martian Magazine
https://themartianmagazine.com/2022/12/09/follow-the-pretrons-by-candice-r-lisle/
Victoria Dixon
Author of Mourn Their Courage
a 2010 Sandy Writing Contest Finalist
A Tribble Ate My Lunch: a Star Trek Cookbook (unpublished)
R=24
HM= 8
SHM=4
Finalist=1
@crlisle Congratulations, Candice! Well done! You were unpublished when you joined this workshop, wondering if you’d ever sell a story. You have many published works now, including one in Galaxy’s Edge! My saying especially applies to you. Persistence yields rewards!
ALL THE BEAST!
Beastmaster Moon
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Since I built the Super Secrets in this thread, I’d like to note for the record how far they’ve climbed in my Kickstarter project in the four days since launch. I woke up this morning and saw this screen—the project has now crossed the $10k threshold, and still has 26 days to go. Whenever I search Kickstarters’ Nonfiction category, it comes up in first position.
The Super Secrets have helped many writers from this workshop.
They’re about to help many more.
Cheers!
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
It’s Monday! And that means it’s time for your weekly Super Secrets’ writing prompt!
Alien signal.
Give this trope a new twist!
Beastmaster Moon
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@empressed thank you ?
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: R, HM, HM, SHM
Vol. 38: HM, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 39: SHM, RWC, RWC, HM
Vol. 40: HM, R, RWC, R
Vol. 41: R, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 42: R, 2nd qtr. pending, 3rd qtr. WIP
Amateur published stories:
"The Army Ration That Saved the Earth" in For Glory and Honor, LTUE 2026 anthology
"The Tell-Tale Cricket" in The Murderbugs Anthololgy
"Follow the Pretrons" in Martian Magazine, and a Critters Award
"Eyes and Hands" in Galaxy's Edge Magazine
"The Last Dance" in Parliament of Wizards, LTUE anthology
"My Ten Cents" in Sci Fi Lampoon
Professional Publication:
"Invasion" in Daily Science Fiction
Happy Holidays! I hope everyone is enjoying this festive time of year...and working on their Q1 entries. The deadline to submit is fast approaching! Need a little nudge? Perhaps a prompt to inspire your last-minute story? Well, you've come to the right place. This week's prompt is:
Skin in the Game
Happy Writing!
Death and the Taxman, my WotF V39 winning story is now a novel! (Click Here >).
Death and the Dragon launches on Kickstarter August 27th. (Click Here >)
Subscribe to The Lost Bard's Letter at www.davidhankins.com and receive an exclusive novelette!
New Releases:
"The Missing Music in Milo Piper's Head" in Third Flatiron's Offshoots: Humanity Twigged
"To Catch a Foo Fighter" in DreamForge Magazine
"Milo Piper's Breakout Single that Ended the Rat War" in LTUE's Troubadours and Space Princesses anthology
"The Rise and Fall of Frankie's Patisserie" in Murderbugs anthology
"Felix and the Flamingo" in Escape Pod
"The Devil's Foot Locker" in Amazing Stories
Excellent choice David. If you don't enter, you can't place in the next quarter. 
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
Cheers!
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Sorry about no Monday writing prompt—I got caught out of town in an ice storm. Here you go:
Elegant savages.
Have fun with this one! And don’t miss your Dec. 31st deadline! You can’t win if you aren’t in!
And check out the TROI interview above. I share much on WotF and why this contest is so important.
All the beast,
Beastmaster Moon
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
My writers’ journey. May the Horror Tree interview help you with yours! And there’s only 1 week left on my How to Write a Howling Good Story Kickstarter! These are the Super Secrets I wrote right here that keep helping so many! Well on its way to $15k in funding! Thank you to all for your wonderful support! I’m publishing my backers in the book in thanks! ?
https://horrortree.com/wulf-moon-and-his-howling-good-kickstarter/
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Our first Monday of the new year! And here’s your KYD prompt!
Have fun with this one! Many ways to play it!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
"Have fun with this one! Many ways to play it!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon"
This prompt looks like a lot of fun!
Vol. 36: 3rd -- R, 4th -- R
Vol. 37: R, HM, HM, SHM
Vol. 38: HM, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 39: SHM, RWC, RWC, HM
Vol. 40: HM, R, RWC, R
Vol. 41: R, HM, HM, HM
Vol. 42: R, 2nd qtr. pending, 3rd qtr. WIP
Amateur published stories:
"The Army Ration That Saved the Earth" in For Glory and Honor, LTUE 2026 anthology
"The Tell-Tale Cricket" in The Murderbugs Anthololgy
"Follow the Pretrons" in Martian Magazine, and a Critters Award
"Eyes and Hands" in Galaxy's Edge Magazine
"The Last Dance" in Parliament of Wizards, LTUE anthology
"My Ten Cents" in Sci Fi Lampoon
Professional Publication:
"Invasion" in Daily Science Fiction
Why am I doing the Snoopy happy dance? The campaign for my Super Secrets of Writing book How to Write a Howling Good Story is Kickstarter’s featured Project of the Day on Kickstarter Publishing and Kickstarter Reads! I’m told they only feature one publishing project a day. Good timing! Ends at midnight! About to hit $20,000 in funding! Woo-hoo!!! Dance with me! ? We built this book right here, in this workshop, in the Writers of the Future Forum. Just look at all of you and what you’ve done with the knowledge. Amazing!
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"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
Need writing help? My award-winning SUPER SECRETS articles are FREE in DreamForge.
IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
It's time for your Monday writing prompt! Here you go!
Secret embryo.
May it spark a new idea for your future prize-winning story!
All the beast!
Beastmaster Moon
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"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
Need writing help? My award-winning SUPER SECRETS articles are FREE in DreamForge.
IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
Click here to JOIN THE WULF PACK!
"Super-Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler" won Best SFF Story of 2019! Read it in Writers of the Future, Vol. 35. Order HERE!
Need writing help? My award-winning SUPER SECRETS articles are FREE in DreamForge.
IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
It’s Monday! And that means a Monday prompt for those of you practicing my KYD exercise!
Soul reclamation.
May it spark a new story within your creative mind.
Cheers!
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IT’S HERE! Many have been begged me to publish the Super Secrets of Writing. How to Write a Howling Good Story is now a #1 BESTSELLING BOOK! Get yours at your favorite retailer HERE!
That's a good one Wulf.
Today's science fiction is tomorrow's reality-D.R.Sweeney
HM x5
Published Poetry
2012 Stars in Our Hearts
Silver Ships
