Bloom Where You Are Planted by Beth Barany
As a novelist building a career, do you ever feel that you are shouting into the wind? That you’re clawing up a slippery muddy mountain? That you’re paddling upriver in a whitewater rapids? I...
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Don’t show. Don’t tell. Inhabit! by Jackie Blain
Today we welcome a new columnist, Jackie Blain who is stopping by to chat with us today about “don’t show, don’t tell, inhabit!” from a screenwriter’s perspective. Enjoy! *** Here’s a simple description based on a short...
Hooking Your Reader by Carol Malone
This material first appeared as a course within the Group Coaching Program for Novelists where Carol is an assistant mentor. Click here http://coaching.bethbarany.com/ for more information about the program where we help novelists write, edit,...
Breaking through Writers Block by Kay Keppler
Join me in giving a warm welcome back to our monthly columnist, author Kay Keppler, as she shares her tips with us on breaking through writers block. Enjoy! *** You know how hard writing is. Just finding...
A Deep Listening Practice for Writers
New series! I am committing to sharing a weekly video for the next while, at least for the month of August, where I practice in the real world, sharing with you my journey as...
Shy & with a Big Vision, is this You too? Video by Beth Barany
New series! I am committing to sharing a weekly video for the next while, at least for the month of August, where I practice in the real world, sharing with you my journey as...
Writers, Find Your Inner Guidance System by Beth Barany
When you’ve lost your way, what do you do? When your inner guidance system seems offline, how do you reboot? Lately, I’ve been spinning my wheels professionally and need lots of outside guidance. I talk...
Writing Outside of Your Comfort Zone by Annmarie Miles
I think it was the first time that as I writer I really felt out of my comfort zone; it was also the first time I’d ever said, ‘I don’t think I can write this story.
Cure for Perfectionism: 10 Tips to Perfect Imperfection for Writers by Beth Barany
I am a novelist, creative writer, blogger, nonfiction writer, teacher, and book and learning nerd. I fight my own perfectionism all the time. Mostly unconsciously. But I’ve found some ways to handle it consciously...
Writer’s Fun Zone Reader Survey & Gift Card Giveaway
Hello Readers of Writer’s Fun Zone! I am conducting a reader survey and would love to know what kind of topics you’d like to see here at Writer’s Fun Zone. Please fill out the...
The Benefit of Writing Conferences
We Traveled! Why writing conferences are fun and awesome! Ezra and I attended the RWA National conference — the annual conference for the Romance Writer’s of America members — in San Antonio, Texas. (I...
Would You Go To Jail For Your Novel? by Carol Malone
We aren’t going to be able to do all our novel research on the internet. We have to get off our butts, climb out of our office chairs, pack a backpack, and leave the safety of our homes in order to get up-close-and-personal research for the sake of enriching our stories.
Planning Your Book by Kay Keppler
Novelists tend to fall into one of two camps: either they start their books knowing only one character, or a character’s name, and discover the plot and other characters as they write, or they do a 90-page outline with all the turning points and climaxes in place.
Using Fiction to Teach a Lesson by Connie Dunn
Actions often speak louder than words, especially when we are teaching about certain behaviors.
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