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by Beth Barany · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified June 26, 2015
Please welcome Andrea Buginsky to our occasional Author Entrepreneur Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. *** One of our focuses at Writer’s Fun Zone is to help creative writers with their author marketing and book marketing efforts and help them...
Hello Writers, My goal here at Writer’s Fun Zone is to share with you tips that you can use to you can create a successful career as a novelist and creative writer. One way we learn...
I heard a great phrase a couple of years ago that has stayed with me. The speaker said, “We live in a pierce & ding age. You pierce the top of a frozen meal, a few minutes in the microwave; and DING; it’s ready.” The point she was making was about how fast things happen now, and how we’ve gotten used to it. People look for instant responses to emails, we don’t like to wait for webpages to load, and we pay to see the preview episode of our favourite box set; because we just can’t wait.
From wanting to know if James Patterson uses a special pen to wondering what kind of perfect program Jon Green has loaded into his computer, we think that if only the specific talisman for good writing is identified, then purchased, possession will make us instantly famous. Except no matter what kind of special pen you own, you still must use it.
Writing a 90k word novel can be a daunting task for any writer-new or established, but thinking about the work in progress in smaller pieces/stages can often help eliminate some anxiety and provide a loose outline to work with. I like to think of my stories as a three-part play-The Problem, The Middle Action, and The Resolution.
You imagine your favorite (or least favorite) literary characters in your mind’s eye, which is part of the magic of reading. Have you ever been disappointed by the casting when they made the book into a movie because then that character didn’t fit the image you had in your mind?
Recently I was a guest on Sandra Longmore’s Youtube channel on the Law of Attraction in Business and Art. Enjoy this 30-minute video. Are you a writer who wants to know how to create...
After almost 9 years in the business of helping writers, I finally have an almost complete map of offerings of the 4 main ways I help novelists. Here’s my summary: 1. Getting Started If...
**CLASS BEGINNING SOON** Branding for Romance Authors (& Other Genre Novelists): How to Create an Online Presence, Network Using Your Author Blog, and Craft a Content Plan with Beth Barany Instructor: Beth Barany ...
I’m excited to be teaching our next “30-Day Writing Challenge to Plan Your Novel” that started June 1st. Ezra and I got ready by talking about story. (We’re always talking about story! Check out our...
This is an article is part of an occasional series on planning your novel. Our June course on planning your novel is happening now. You can still join us. I first published this article...
Sign up to learn the steps to turn your novel into a screenplay. Course launching soon! Do you think your novel would make a great movie? After all, it’s visual and active, and it...
WHO: I’m Beth Barany, award-winning novelist and Creativity Coach for Writers. http://www.BethBarany.com WHY I post these videos: I walk my talk, and with pleasure. ABOUT: In this video, Ezra Barany (my husband) and I talk...
My name is Hayley Guertin, and I live in Ontario, Canada with my mom and my dog Jax. I got into reading when I was 10, and even before that, I used to pick books over toys anytime. My hobbies include listening to music and working on reviews. (I feel like I’m on a dating website.)
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