A student was finding it difficult to journal. She didn’t have the time. There is a great deal behind the simple phrase, I don’t have time. We say this in answer to many projects that ironically, we desperately want to do: our journals, our books, our art, our education.
For many years I wanted to be a writer, from a young age in fact. At age 19, one summer, there I was journal writing in earnest 20 minutes every day before my student...
I’m excited to announce an upcoming free live webinar with award-winning author and writing teacher, Bonnie Johnston, about scenes and specifically scene openings. Scenes are the building blocks of story; and if you can...
I am a WIP. You are too. We novelists use “WIP” to mean “Work in progress.”
Author Entrepreneur / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 27, 2018 · Last modified March 25, 2018
I made a recent VA mistake that I need to share so that you don’t make the same one.
Hello Writers! It’s true! If you want to make a career as a novelist, you are creating a business. Well, you don’t have to wonder what that means as an artist… My friend and...
Probably most of you remember all the big decisions you made, decisions that affected the course of your life.
In this article I’ll share what is writer’s stance, why it’s important, and how to uncover your writer’s stance, and how it can help you write.
business of writing / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 13, 2018 · Last modified March 9, 2018
In the last few weeks I’ve been working on completing some projects to clear the decks for new ones I’m about to start.
I have made vision boards on and off for years. Sometimes the vision doesn’t vary much and I carry over from one year to the next – same postcard of London, same magazine cut out of the lilac fields in Provence.
Today’s post is a summary of posts on writing dialogue, resources for novelists on Writer’s Fun Zone. *** Recently, I created a new free mini-course, The Writer Discovery Mini-Course (sign up here), and have...
Recently, I created a new free mini-course, The Writer Discovery Mini-Course (sign up here), and have been learning a lot about the writers sharing their replies with me. Thanks to everyone who have been...
The other day, I start editing the third book in my science fiction mystery series, but first I fiddle with my favorite game, Diamond Digger, on my iPhone, then check email, then stare at...
Not everyone approaches writing their novels the same way. Their problems are each different, so their solutions need to be too. In my work with lots of different kinds of writers as a writing...
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