New series! For the month of August, and now into September, I’ve been practicing in the real world via video, sharing with you my journey as a creative entrepreneur. It is both a big risk...
The month before last I spent 10 days in Texas. Ten glorious days. Before I left I was in a funk, a funk so deep that I could not seem to pull myself out of it.
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by Beth Barany · Published September 9, 2014 · Last modified September 8, 2014
For writers: Simple self-care steps to cultivate habits of presence, ease and joy. Presented by my Right-Brain Business Plan cohort, Sheila Pai. Hello dear writers! Do you put others first and find yourself on empty...
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.
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...
by Beth Barany · Published September 5, 2014 · Last modified September 19, 2014
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...
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.
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...
Enjoy this short interview with Leslie Nipps and I, Beth Barany, on my upcoming October 2014 course on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. More information and to sign up here: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/ Follow me on...
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...
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...
Hello novel writers and those who really want to write a novel: If you wanted to join us for this week’s special webinar we gave on Tuesday, Plan Your Novel for NaNoWriMo: Essential Plot...
Love to read fiction and give your opinion?! We’re looking for you, especially if you like to read historical novels. I’m an author’s coach, helping novelists write, publish, and market their books. To that...
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,...
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