Are you in a hurry to succeed? And just what does that success look? And look — squirrel! My entrepreneurial life feels like this — lots of question, lots of busy doing, and lots of distractions that seem beyond my control (but intellectually I know they aren’t.) Other Artist Entrepreneur posts have been about tips and support tool. This post is personal and actually sharing something personal and asking for help.
Author Career / Guest Columnists
by Beth Barany · Published April 28, 2011 · Last modified April 27, 2011
What would it feel like if suddenly you couldn’t see? How would you know where you were going and which way was the right way? Sure those who are blind learn to adapt to the loss of vision, but they adapt by replacing the visual cues with other ones that become, in essence, their new eyes.
Inside Out by Maria Snyder — A Book Review by Beth Barany — Trella is a 17 year-old who has only known white walls, tubes, square hallways, care mates, and a life of drudgery.
And she’s not like the rest of those sheep, all the others who live on her level, under those who have more and better lives who control their lives from the upper levels.
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published April 26, 2011 · Last modified May 3, 2011
Many authors think they have to do everything in social media, but cringe when they think if using _______ . (Fill in the blank with Facebook or Twitter or blogging or another social media tool.) And that keeps us away from even experimenting. But actually you just need to get active in the one (or two) venues you enjoy. Because your passion shows through!
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published April 25, 2011 · Last modified April 24, 2011
Many authors have jumped on social media as the be-all end-all of book marketing, or they’ve stayed far away! “It’s too much!” they say. I hear ya! Social media can be SO overwhelming, or it can be useful and fun so you can get back to writing more books!
One of my favorite movies of all times — La Femme Nikita — by Luc Besson. I love her gutsyness, her stubbornness, and her fragility. I have to say I love the soundtrack too. It’s moody, a bit dangerous, and sensual, like Nikita.
We have a special guest poem today submitted by Catharine Bramkamp, inspired by the numbers. Enjoy!
The day has finally dawned! After all your hard work and endless rounds of submissions, you have a publisher that wants to publish your book. But when the publisher hands you the contract, should you just sign on the dotted line, or should you look it over first? If you did look it over, what would you be looking for?
Guest Columnists / Writing Craft
by Beth Barany · Published April 21, 2011 · Last modified April 20, 2011
Welcome to the weekly series on craft. We authors need to write excellent books for our readers to enjoy. This week’s guest author on craft, Kat Duncan, shares about author’s voice. Check out her...
Since I write heroic fiction, I am a hero, too, right? So when do we sleep? Right now, I’m being a hero for my clients… and Henrietta … Still getting enough sleep would be...
What Makes for a Successful Social Media Presence for Fiction Authors? Vision Drive Passion Clear purpose Excitement — All ingredients to a successful social media campaign. It — your success — all depends on what you would like. And it all starts in knowing what you would like!
Fantasy and Paranormal / Guest Columnists / Writing Craft
by Beth Barany · Published April 18, 2011 · Last modified April 17, 2011
Please welcome guest columnist LJ DeLeon, a fantasy romance indie author sharing a bit about her writing process. I find how she develops characters quite useful! I’ll use some of her tips for my...
Kick ass heroine. Wild child. Trained assassin for a purpose. I choose this week’s video because it intrigues me and because I want to see how this powerful girl-woman is portrayed. I’m glad we’re...
I find mine often in books and movies. Tonight I watched 2 very different films with my husband, Ezra. We saw “From Paris With Love” and “Ponyo.” I have to say I loved Ponyo...
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