The Monday “What Is That?” Series today features print-on-demand. In today’s publishing landscape there are many opportunities for the independently published author. The question clients often ask me is “How do I print my...
by Ashley Hayes — Many new writers dream of having their books on the best-seller list, but how does a writer accomplish this? Newspapers around the globe publish their own best-seller lists, looking at...
Welcome to the Sunday series of writing advice from famous authors as told through video. In this 2-minute video, Meg Cabot, of the Princess Diaries fame, reveals how to write a novel: You need a beginning, middle and end. And don’t forget the sitting down and writing part.
by Beth Barany · Published September 7, 2010 · Last modified September 8, 2010
I was looking back in my Writer’s Fun Zone archives and was surprised to see I’ve never written a post on brainstorming. Free writing exercises, yes. Inspiration, yes, but never brainstorming, specifically. Why is that? I assume, perhaps wrongly so, all writers know how to brainstorm. Deeper than that, I have mixed feelings about visual brainstorming…
A video interview of Novelist, Lee Child. What do you think of his advice?
August 2010 — Bring Magic into Your Fiction: How Fairytales and Folktales Can Enhance Your Story Presented by Beth Barany Dates: August 5-27 Deadline: August 2 Sign up here Course Description: “Once upon a...
Have you ever thought about writing a book but don’t know where to begin? Have you published a book but have no idea how to market it?
Seattle 2010 – SFM A Wrinkle In Time by Madelein L'Engle. I recently reread this book, and saw that what it was really about was love…
Even in the age of blogging and tweeting, a book is still one of the most effective ways of diving into the thoughts and imagination of those who would inspire us. Books still represent...
You may think that writing a nonfiction bestseller is hard. But actually, a nonfiction bestseller is easy to create and sell, but not simple. If you just put into place a few key aspects, then you will have a book your audience can’t wait to buy.
You may think that marketing your books is a scary prospect, but actually marketing is essential to your career as an author. And if you uncover your style of marketing, then ultimately you will sell more books.
by Beth Barany · Published April 21, 2010 · Last modified August 4, 2010
by Guest author, Caroline Jaffe-Pickett If you had told me that I would ever have been named one of 39 writers to follow on Twitter, and had an excerpt from my novel in progress...
I am not worthy of this story. I have nothing to say. Why should I bother? No one will read it anyway. I’m a horrible writer. I can’t do this. So what? What is your shadow side saying to you?
Last October 2009, Cheryl Liquori and I got video taped for GuruTube.net. I had a great time! I have to admit, though, I was nervous. I was going to have a video clip on the same site as Guy Kawasaki and MC Hammer! (Our videos will be posted in a few weeks.)
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