My latest Super Secrets of Writing article is up at DreamForge Magazine of Science and Fantasy Fiction! If you’ve ever worried your characters seem like stick figures, let’s put some meat on their bones!
The secrets of 3D character generation are here, FREE if you read online! Check it out and enjoy my award-winning series, and all the other great stories and articles in this magazine!
I’m off to teach the first of my Super Secrets of Writing Suite Seminars in Vegas, baby! They’re all SOLD OUT, but if you’re attending the LTUE seminar next year in Provo, Utah, I’ll be teaching a new masterclass on this topic there. Register while you can!
𝐖𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐈 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 writing 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐞, 𝐓𝐚𝐫𝐚 𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐞𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐚 𝐔𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐮𝐥𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬! They just signed publishing contracts to a pro anthology! We are howling happy for you!
These took up my group challenge to submit to the Third Flatiron anthology SciFI To Go: Food for Thought, and hit the call’s bullseye. Two of these writers were previously unpublished; now, they are about to be professionally published in June and will have physical books to sign to friends and family!
There is no greater validation that you are a writer than when you become a published author and hold a real book with your story in it in your hands. It is dream transformed into reality. Enjoy your new reality, Uncia Umbra, Tara McKee, as published writers with your first pro sales! And Candice Lisle, who continues to make her dreams reality! Well done!!!
Winners happen here!✍️🏆📕Come join us in the Wulf Pack Writers group and make your dreams come true!
Seeking a route around writer’s block? Don’t let it become a writer’s blockade! My latest article in DreamForge Magazine–“Finding Your Path Around Writer’s Block”– will help you discover fast new routes to productivity and success!
You will see a bonus at the end of my Writer’s Block article–comments by Wulf Pack Writers’ member Glenda Thompson on writer’s block, and what she does to work her way around it. Due to the constraints of the article’s length, I couldn’t include some of the other great comments I asked the Wulf Pack to share, but I can share a few here with you!
May their courage in sharing help you find understanding and solutions if writer’s block plagues you! And if you’d like more support, come join us at my Wulf Pack Writers group tier on Patreon! We’ll help you keep writing!
Here they are with their honest expressions, shared with their permission.
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“Writers block can happen to anyone, for both professionals and beginners such as myself. However, I’ve found that if I step back for a moment and assess my work, I can often find out what’s causing me to stumble. This will typically be: unrealistic situations, deviation in true character voice or action, or something my brain signals as being unreasonable. For me, writers block can also come when I’m tired, under a lot of pressure (or not enough pressure,) or haven’t plotted my story well enough. In these cases, I’ll be stubborn and push through. One more sentence. One more paragraph. One more page. I’ll plot one more scene and then write it. And soon, I’ll have picked up the pace again.”–Michelle J. Diaz, Wulf Pack Writer.
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“Writer’s block for me specifically is perfectionism. I compare what’s written on the page to what I expect the final product to be after multiple edit passes and freeze. Suddenly my writing is crap, its not good enough and I am stuck.
“What helps me get out of it is Dean Wesley Smith’s advice to “Keep it fun.” I think “What would be fun to write? What am I curious about?” and follow that. Sometimes I need to work on a different project for a day and then I can jump back in. The key for me is to write something ASAP to break the block quickly or I’ll be stuck for days or even weeks. Writers block is always self pressure for me. And its about removing that pressure and getting back to the joy of writing–why I write in the first place”–anonymous, Wulf Pack Writer
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“I’ve been struggling with some writers block for the last four months or so. Not a complete block, but a difficulty motivating myself. I have written at about half the pace I have set for a goal. I’ve seen three major reasons for the problem.
“First is conflict in the rest of my life. When difficulties arise, I find they get inside my head and take over for hours or days at a time. In such a time, I find it difficult to be creative.
“Second is disappointment in the results of my writing. I want to see improvement; I want my stories to be recognized at greater levels. I do get recognition, but it has been staying at the same level for years. Of course, this issue is due to my own expectations.
“Third is that I have had some plot and character difficulties in my novel that left me not writing even to my own desired level. I tried to push through those difficulties to keep writing, but could not succeed until I stopped and went back to work out the backstory and plot.”–Doc Honour, Wulf Pack Writer
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“For me, writer’s block shows up when I have too much stress. It leads to self doubt and keeps me from flow state. I manage my stress level by exercising, meditating, scheduling my days efficiently, and zealously guarding my writing time. I also make sure to schedule in adventure – things that connect me to friends and family, spark new creative ideas, and allow my spirit to reset. Additionally, it helps if I create an ambience that supports creative thinking. I’ll play music that inspires me, maybe light a candle, grab a beverage, and tell my family Mommy is off limits unless someone is bleeding.”–Tara B McKee, Wulf Pack Writer
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“Writers block to me is when I can’t enter a creative flow. It tends to show up when I have an unmet need somewhere in life. If I’m not taking enough time to destress from my job, I’ll end up not being able to get into creative flow and end up with a writers block. It usually happens when I stray from my work-workout-meditate-write routine for too long. Getting back to that routine usually solves the writers block.”–L. D. Burke, Wulf Pack Writer
Are you attending LTUE – Life, the Universe, & Everything Symposium this year? I’ve been invited to teach my award-winning masterclasses there again! Join us! Here’s the post I made to their Facebook group:
“Wulf Moon is a terrific writing teacher, and in How to Write a Howling Good Story, he shares the tips and tricks that have made him one of today’s hottest authors. His advice is spot-on; follow it and you can launch a major career.”— Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative
Time is running out! Last chance!
I’m bringing my award-winning masterclasses to LTUE once again!
Proven, bona fide results!
At least two dozen writers following my teachings have won the Writers of the Future Contest, the Mike Resnick Memorial Award, the Worldcon Short Story Contest, and so many more! Almost all of these writers were unpublished when they began with me. Several won these prestigious contests after learning how to write winning stories right here in my masterclasses taught at LTUE!
The principles I teach work.
Knowledge isn’t power. Accurate knowledge you can understand and apply is power. Don’t let another year go by questioning what your stories, scripts, and novels are missing in order to achieve liftoff. You do have the power. But you need to know the target in order to aim for it and hit the bullseye.
It’s the only way to achieve mission success.
I’ll show you how. As I have for so many others.
This year, don’t miss out. Because someone else that is proactive about their writing career is about to shoot ahead.
Make that person YOU.
Register for my morning masterclass based on my bestselling book HOW TO WRITE A HOWLING GOOD STORY.
OR go for the afternoon session as I teach the deep magic of storytelling through fun examples from my favorite space opera, Guardians of the Galaxy.
OR why not take both while you have me right there in Provo to help you?
Are you ready for liftoff? Then register NOW and join us Wednesday, February 11th. Get on the launching pad before the gantry is pulled back and this rocket takes off!
“I have no doubt that Wulf Moon’s Super Secrets helped me become a Writers of the Future winner. His advice is clear, easy to apply, and full of wit and wisdom. But don’t just take my word for it, check out the long list of published and award-winning writers who all say the same thing. We can’t all be wrong! Honestly, if you want to improve your writing, look no further.”–Joel C. Scoberg, author, Writers of the Future Vol. 41
“I wanted actionable advice on writing professional-level SFF short fiction and found the goods in Wulf Moon’s Super Secrets. As a newcomer to this form — so different than the screenplays I’ve been writing for 20+ years — Moon’s insights condensed my learning curve, vaulted me past potential pitfalls, and spared me untold hours of revisions.
“If you’re ready to put in the work, the Super Secrets are well worth your time.”–Terri Hughes Burton, Screenwriter, TV Producer (Idle Hands, Star Trek: Discovery, The 100, Warrior Nun, Eureka, Alphas)
The Critters Readers Choice Awards results are in! We won again, for Best Writers’ Workshop of the Year! Thank you Critters Awards! Thank you, friends of the Wulf Pack! And thank you, Wulf Pack Writers! Our shelf is out of room!
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Thousands from around the world vote for their favorites in the annual Critters Readers Choice Awards. Wulf Pack Writers have won seven years straight against many worthy nominees—they often outnumber us by a thousand members or more!
We are small, but we are mighty!
Three cheers! Huzzah! GO WULF PACK!!!🐺🏆🚀
Would you like to be part of a winning team of writers? Then what are you waiting for? Join us through Patreon in the Wulf Pack Writers tier!
“Wulf Moon shares the tips and tricks that have made him one of today’s hottest authors. His advice is spot-on; follow it and you can launch a major career.”— Robert J. Sawyer, Hugo Award-winning author of The Oppenheimer Alternative
I am happy to say the new online masterclass in my SUPER SECRETS of Writing series is now SOLD OUT, well before I’m conducting it. This one teaches strategies in Interiority and 3P Intimate POV using my award-winning “Muzik Man” novelette at DreamForge Magazine as a teaching aid. Go ahead. Click on “Muzik Man” above. You can read it for free.
It gives me joy to see the support for what I do to help writers, and now I give my support to these writers in this next-level training.
I trust you know what I’ve accomplished with these SUPER SECRETS of Writing Workshops since I began teaching them a little over seven years ago. Dozens of writers have won some of the most prestigious writing contests in the country and even the world after receiving my training. Many more have gone from unpublished writers into professionally published status and now have professional careers!
If you believe in what I do, would you mind taking just a few moments to help me out? The Critters Readers Choice Awards are about to close in two days, and I’d love your support in the categories I’m nominated in! So would my writing group, the Wulf Pack Writers!
Winning in these awards increases the visibility of my programs (and my writing) so more emerging writers can find them and be helped to succeed. Please click on these categories below to weigh in. Anyone can vote, and every vote counts! But hurry! Voting ends on midnight, January 14, 2026. Just two days away!
Author: Wulf Moon (please scroll waaay down, it’s below some of their ads, a real disadvantage for me!)
That’s right! This is the public announcement of a NEW Super Secrets of Writing masterclass! My masterclasses are popular and normally sell out, and it looks like this one will be no different. You see, I first offered this to supporters behind my Patreon paywall (membership has its privileges), and there’s only seven spots left!
Here’s the scoop. I haven’t conducted new online masterclasses since I set up pay-on-demand classes two years ago through my Super Secrets of Writing Teachable school in conjunction with the release of my book, HOW TO WRITE A HOWLING GOOD STORY. But I see the need for a new masterclass after doing hundreds of edits for clients. There are recurring issues that still hold stories back from selling, and I’m teaching this new masterclass to help writers fix them so their stories can rise to the top.
What’s this new masterclass? I’m glad you asked!
The Secrets to Crafting Award-Winning Fiction Through A Critical Analysis of “Muzik Man”
“Muzik Man” is my award-winning story of an android minstrel missionary sent to save a tone deaf world. What could possibly go wrong?
First, let me give you the story behind the story, and why I chose “Muzik Man” to teach the strategies in my newest masterclass!
Deep Magic magazine published the novelette in its Fall 2020 issue. Jeff Wheeler, a Wall Street Journal bestselling author and publisher of Deep Magic, shared his high opinion of the story, stating on Goodreads that he believed “Muzik Man” would be nominated for awards.
“Muzik Man” went on to win the Critters 2020 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Story of the year. It earned a star in Tangent Online’s prestigious 2020 Year End Reading List. It was reprinted in Best of Deep Magic Anthology 2 in 2021, and again in a subsequent release by Oliver-Heber Books in 2024. DreamForge Magazine reprinted the novelette in two parts in 2025, and it is now being produced in an audiobook by Podium Entertainment.
“Muzik Man” received significant acclaim and positive reviews:
•Tangent Online: The story received a starred review and was included on Tangent Online’s 2020 Recommended Reading List for novelettes. The reviewer praised its emotional power, likening its impact to the Star Wars saga, and noted that Moon “masterfully construct[s] a triumphant feel-good finish.”
•Critters Readers’ Choice Award: “Muzik Man” won the international Critters 2020 Readers’ Choice Award for Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Story of the year, based on votes from 2,500 readers worldwide. This marked my third consecutive win in this specific category.
•SFcrowsnest: In this oldest online speculative fiction fanzine, reviewer Eamonn Murphy called the novelette “damn good” and recommended it as “an original idea and well-handled.”
•General Reader Reviews: Individual Amazon/Goodreads reviews also highly praised the story as a “masterful work” and a “tear-jerker, a heart-softener, and a courage-revealer.” Multiple readers highlighted its emotional depth and impact.
In short, “Muzik Man” is a living example and perfect springboard to share the strategies to create award-winning fiction that grips both the mind, heart, and soul of readers! It has already proven that the techniques I’m going to share with you work!
The Masterclass Focus
The Super Secrets of Writing Strategies covered:
All of them! You think you know them, but have you ever had the creator of them show you blow-by-blow how he worked them into an award-winning story and shared how you can do the same in yours?
Those in the Wulf Pack Writers group know I’ve harped on learning 3P Intimate POV, but have you ever had me demonstrate the technique through one of my own stories before?
You understand the importance of the Reader/Hero Bond and emotionally crafted stories, but have you been trained specifically in interiority techniques by me before?
Winning stories go deep. They go beyond touching the mind, they go beyond reaching the heart. They actually feed the reader’s soul by transferring the reader through interiority into the emotions and thoughts of your hero.
This masterclass will share my techniques by doing a critical analysis of “Muzik Man” and why it works and was able to garner so much recognition. And then I’ll share through exercises how you can implement the same techniques in your own fiction. You don’t have to buy the books or magazine the novelette is printed in to study what makes this award-winning story tick: it’s free to read at DreamForge Magazine! Want in?
Where, When, and How to Enroll.
Where: This will be a live, 4-hour Zoom masterclass, plus a half hour (or more) for Q&A.
PayPal takes multiple credit and debit cards to make it easy to register. Before paying, in the Comments Section, please list your e-mail so I can acknowledge your order and send you your Zoom link to the live class as we get closer to the masterclass date! It’s the only way I can get you your Zoom link and access code.
I’ve been considering for a long time how to teach interiority and 3P Intimate POV, because I’ve seen the issues in stories I edit for clients–for many, this issue is holding their tales back from getting published. Epiphany! Use “Muzik Man”! It’s packed with interiority techniques, plus I intentionally worked Super Secrets into this story that I am certain helped it sell, get reprinted in a Best Of anthology, and win a Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Story of the Year award!
I hope to see many of you at this one. It could very well be the path to your win if you’re entering the Writers of the Future Contest, and reveals the path to writing emotional fiction that transports readers into your vivid tale. With this masterclass, you’ll go beyond tickling your reader’s intellect, you’ll go deeper than warming your reader’s heart. Take this masterclass, and you’ll learn how to nourish your reader’s soul.
Learning the techniques to do this is the greatest Super Secret of them all.
But hurry! As mentioned, I opened the masterclass first to my paid Patreon supporters two days ago and it’s already filling up! Only seven slots left! Register now before it’s SOLD OUT!
Enter in your browser: PayPal.me/wulfmoon Along with your registration fee, don’t forget to enter your email in the What’s This About section or I can’t acknowledge your payment and send you your access link and codes.
Come on in and join us! This will be fun! Muzik Man promises! OoooWaaah!
𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗡! After I won Writers of the Future in 2018, I created a year-long annual workshop to help emerging writers learn common-sense story principles to help them craft winning stories. Since then, we’ve had at least twenty writers win prestigious writing contests like Writers of the Future, the Mike Resnick Memorial Award, the Story Unlikely contest, and more.
The vast majority were unpublished when they joined.
𝗘𝗻𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝟴 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗢𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝘀𝘁. Winners come from our workshop every year, although they’re all winners to me because they chose to invest in their future and took up the challenges and assignments that lead to publishing success.
If you’ve got the Right Stuff and would like to give a turbo boost to your learning curve, the Wulf Pack Writers annual workshop is a proven path to success. There’s a reason we’ve won Best Writers Workshop six years straight.
Winners happen here.
Every. Single. Year.
𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿! Closes October 1st. Scroll across to the Wulf Pack Writers tier on my Patreon page and run with the Pack!
“Wulf Moon’s Super Secrets are the most powerful writing resource I’ve found. What started as a workshop thread on the Writers of the Future Forum grew into a writing methodology that creates published and award-winning authors in record time. How fast? Everybody’s different, but using the Super Secrets, I went from writing my first short story to winning Writers of the Future in only eighteen months.”–David Hankins, winner, Writers of the Future
“I began writing speculative fiction in late 2019. But it wasn’t until 2022 when I took two masterclasses from Wulf Moon that I found myself leveling up. I landed my first three pro and semipro sales, joined Moon’s Wulf Pack Writers group of ambitious, hard-working fellow writers, and had fun along the way. The Super Secrets are like rocket fuel!”–Jennifer Lesh Fleck, writer
“Wulf Moon’s Super Secrets have helped me leap forward in my writing skills more than any other writing courses I’ve ever taken — and I have a B.A. in Creative Writing! I wish I’d come across his Super Secrets years earlier. They have shaved at least ten years off my learning curve for writing short stories.”–Crystal Crawford, novelist, CCrawfordWriting
Hi, Friends! I made a fun post today on Facebook–you can see the details below. I write my Super Secrets of Writing articles to shine a spotlight on story fundamentals to help writers succeed. This one, and the one before it on The Dark Night of the Soul, are your keys to deep stories that touch the hearts of readers. Learn how to deploy these mighty weapons in your stories, novels, and screenplays! Read the Super Secrets for FREE at DreamForge Magazine (but they’d love your support by subscribing if you enjoy what they do–they’re mighty amazing!). Here’s my post:
𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬! 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐮𝐧 𝐧𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬 shouting, “Eureka! Eureka!”? You just might … after the lightbulb goes off from reading my Super Secrets of Writing article on Epiphany at DreamForge Magazine!
𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 online, or support and download!
Another Super Secret arises from my original online writing resource with over 𝟏 𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖𝐒!
Click HERE to read!And why not check out my Best of Year award-winning novelette “Muzik Man”, Part 1 while you’re there, along with the other great stories! 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒! Streak on over!!!
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Want the entire set of the Super Secrets of Writing? Never fear, I’ve compiled all the originals and more in a #1 bestselling book! HOW TO WRITE A HOWLING GOOD STORY is just a click away! Read the reviews and you’ll know why it’s been on Top 100 Bestseller lists for almost two years straight!
Three million listeners?😮 Yes, we’ll certainly hit that because this is John Goodwin’s most excellent Writers of the Future Podcast! If you’re looking for strategies to elevate your writing to award-winning status, this is the episode to listen to!✍️🏆
Here’s the show details:
Today’s guest is Wulf Moon, who many of you already know from any of our past three interviews since he was on as a Writer winner in Volume 35 back in 2019 with his short story “Super Duper Moongirl and the Amazing Moon Dawdler.”
Wulf Moon won his first writing award at the age of 15 and has now won over 60 awards in writing and 30 in public speaking. He remains one of the biggest supporters and promoters of Writers of the Future.
As you can deduce from the title of this episode, we discuss tools you can use to raise the bar of your storytelling to new lofty heights.
