February 2016 Newsletter: Podcasts, San Miguel Writing Conference, Maximilian and Carlota & etc

I have just sent out my February newsletter via the bananatastic Mailchimp.com. (One of the many things I like about Mailchimp.com: When you hit the "send" button you get the chimpy "high five.") 

> You can read my news about both super crunchy and brief podcasts, events and workshops, and more, right here. 

> If you'd like to get the next emailed newsletter, which will probably go out in March or early April, you are most welcome to sign up right here. 

I send out my newsletter every other month-ish, very ish, and do aim to make them packed with clickable wonders. 

> As always, your comments are welcome. Write to me here.

Emailed Newsletters: 6 Yucky No Nos, 6 Dos, and 8 Newsletters I Relish Receiving

So How's the Book Doing? (And how many books have you sold? And what was your print run?)

Literary Travel Writing (From the Workshop)

Updates on my writing workshop schedule page

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November Newsletter and Best Wishes for a Happy Thanksgiving

My monthly-ish (very "ish") newsletter with updates on my podcasts, videos, articles, book reviews, guest-blogs, interviews, events, workshops and much more— and yes, including the writing assistants, pictured left— just went out to subscribers via mailchimp.

I welcome you to read my November newsletter and, should you feel so moved, to sign up to receive the next newsletter (probably January-ish) here.

P.S. My thoughts on writers' newsletters (dos and yucky no nos).

> As always, I welcome your comments. Write to me here.

Ten Tips for Getting the Most Out of Your Writing Workshop

Cyberflanerie: But-I'm-Still-Recovering-from-the-Whole-Pluto-Thing Edition

Q & A with Karen Benke, 

Poet, Creativity and Fun Maven, Letter Writing Aficionada, 

and Author of "Write Back Soon!"

CLICK HERE.

Winner, History Category, Indie Excellence Award 2015 for "Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and His Secret Book, Spiritist Manual"

Thrilled to announce that my book, Metaphysical Odyssey into the Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero and His Secret Book, Spiritist Manual, has won the Indie Excellence Award for History.

Description of the book:

In a blend of biography, personal essay, and a rendition of deeply researched metaphysical and Mexican history that reads like a novel, award-winning writer and noted literary translator C.M. Mayo provides a rich introduction and the first translation of the secret book by Francisco I. Madero, leader of Mexico's 1910 Revolution and President of Mexico 1911-1913.

"Mayo... provides not only an English translation of Madero's Spiritist Manual, but also a lively intoduction... The author argues effectively that Madero's manual is essential to understanding his revolutionary zeal."--Kirkus Reviews

It's available in paperback and Kindle, and also in Spanish, translated by Agustín Cadena as Odisea metafísica hacia la revolución Mexicana, Francisco I. Madero y su libro secreto, Manual espírita. That edition is available in paperback and Kindle from Dancing Chiva and in Mexico from Literal Publishing.

> Visit the book's webpage (read excerpts and more)

> Listen in to my talk about this book for the UCSD Center for US-Mexican Studies

> Listen in to my talk for PEN San Miguel

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A Window onto the Invisible World: Master Amajur and the Smoking Signatures

The Burned-Over District

Rupert Sheldrake, William Tiller, John Mack