She had nothing to compare it with, as she’d lived an ordinary life until an hour ago, when she’d been pelted by Brussels sprouts, accidentally fought off a demon with a decorated stick, and was almost vacuumed up by a smelly, smoky monster. (Excerpt from Ambril’s Tale by Wndy D. Walter)
Book Excerpts / Writer's Adventure Guide
by Beth Barany · Published December 3, 2009 · Last modified December 14, 2009
You have Four Super Powers:
1. Knowing Your Goals
2. Knowing Your Motivations
3. Being Clear on Your Challenges
4. Harnessing your Strengths.
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You want to create a page turner. You want your readers up late at night, reading. You want them to say to their significant other when called to bed, “Just one more page!” How...
by Beth Barany · Published August 27, 2009 · Last modified August 24, 2009
This week the book is still The Fire in Fiction by Donald Maass. And this week it’s about voice.
Welcome back to Excerpt Thursday, where I quote from a book I’m reading. Currently, I’m still savoring Donald Maass’ Fire in Fiction.
Writers, what are you reading that inspires you? What are you reading that inspires your writing? I’m still reading The Fire in Fiction by Donald Maass. And today is Excerpt Thursday, so here goes.
We’re once again at Except Thursday. I just decided that today I would excerpt again from Donald Maass’ The Fire In Fiction, the book I’m currently reading. Why? I’m inspired by Maass’ book. Reading it makes me want to work on my novel. I hope it can inspire you too to work on your novel.
is also experienced by most artists and can be overcome. Some people call Resistance: writer’s block or procrastination. Steven Pressfield names Resistance the heart of everything and anything that stops us from creating. His...
Book Excerpts / Overcome Writer's Block / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 24, 2008 · Last modified October 22, 2015
Excerpted from Overcome Writer’s Block by Beth Barany The Garden Within Who you are as a writer has grown from your lived experiences, your passions and your frictions, your soil. Your fertilizer, your weed...
Destiny at Your Fingertips: Discover the Inner Purpose of Your Life and What It Take to Live It by Ronelle Coburn “Living Your Life Purpose—The Freedom to Choose It of Refuse It Destiny, Free...
by Beth Barany · Published August 28, 2008 · Last modified September 5, 2008
Archetypes for Writers: Using the Power of Your Subconscious by Jennifer Van Bergen An excerpt: “Ultimately the Self makes a place in the world for its whole Self where one did not exist before....
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