Time To Update Your Resume by Annmarie Miles
So this year I ignored the inner voices and entered competitions, submitted to journals, wrote stories I didn’t know how to write, and agreed to do things I wasn’t 100% sure I could do.
Category: Writing Tips
How to Write Better Nonfiction, Interview with Beth Barany
Stephanie Chandler, founder and president of the Nonfiction Authors Association, will interview me on how to write better nonfiction on Wednesday, September 10, 10am Pacific. I’ll present tips on good writing that apply to...
The Creative Muscle of Focus: Every Step Counts by Beth Barany
New series! For the month of August, and now into September, I practice in the real world via video, sharing with you my journey as a creative entrepreneur. It is both a big risk and...
The Tortured, Tormented yet Tantalizing Tale of How I Became a Writer Written by Theresa W. Bennett-Wilkes
I began writing short stories to ease my sense of isolation and help me make it through each day. I recall experiencing a profound sense of exhilaration. You could say I was falling in love.
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...
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...
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