Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration
by Beth Barany · Published August 13, 2011 · Last modified August 12, 2011
Welcome to guest blogger, Marik Berghs, an accomplished writer and designer, writing about a new addition to her reference library. ^*^ Everyone has their guilty secrets. For me, few things are more enjoyable than lying...
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration
by Beth Barany · Published July 6, 2011 · Last modified July 15, 2011
Welcome to a returning guest columnist, psychologist and coach, Dr. Sabrina Schleicher, known as Dr. Sabrina to her clients and workshop participants. We met over at my online community for writers, We Write Books, a place...
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration
by Beth Barany · Published June 29, 2011 · Last modified July 15, 2011
Welcome to a new guest columnist, psychologist and coach, Dr. Sabrina Schleicher, known as Dr. Sabrina to her clients and workshop participants. We met over at my online community for writers, We Write Books, a...
This is #6 in a series of articles on Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers, posted on Saturdays, an ongoing series designed to inspire, motivate and get you writing up a storm! Tips shared here are inspired by my bestselling e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Writing Sparks to Ignite Your Creativity.
This is #5 in a series of articles on Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers, posted on Saturdays, an ongoing series designed to inspire, motivate and get you writing up a storm! Tips shared here are inspired by my bestselling e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Writing Sparks to Ignite Your Creativity.
We have a special guest poem today submitted by Catharine Bramkamp, inspired by the numbers. Enjoy!
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...
Creativity Tools and Tips / Fantasy and Paranormal
by Beth Barany · Published April 6, 2011 · Last modified November 4, 2012
Turns out Baba Yaga is more popular in the arts than I realized! She’s an old witch in Slavic and Russian folk tales. I associate here with these motifs: * Fire * A house that runs on chicken legs * She eats maidens…
Creativity Tools and Tips / video
by Beth Barany · Published April 3, 2011 · Last modified November 21, 2020
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. And I get a break from writing a post! LOL What is the sixth sense but another ability to perceive we humans have...
Author Career / book marketing / Creativity Tools and Tips
by Beth Barany · Published April 2, 2011 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Um, yes. Book marketing is creative, imho (in my humble opinion). I’m preempting my semi-regular Saturday series on Spark Your Creativity Through Numbers to chat about creativity and marketing and then get to it!...
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / video
by Beth Barany · Published March 27, 2011 · Last modified April 13, 2016
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. What is so great about mind mapping? One of the modern teachers of mind mapping is Tony Buzan. Check out what he has...
The number three is a wonderful number, and complicates things in a fun and creative way, depending on your perspective! We went from singular — 1 — to dual — 2 — to triangular, which adds a whole new layer, don’t you think?
The number TWO is one of favorite. Because I’m a Gemini. I love doing things with a partner. I need a mirror. I want to hear myself talk, and that’s hard to do alone. LOL Maybe that’s one of the reasons why I’m a writer. You know, “It takes two to tango.” That kind of thing.
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. I like this guys spunk and scrappiness. Cool tool, too! A shout out to him: Follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/travelhead Discover the unique...
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