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,...
by Beth Barany · Published August 21, 2014 · Last modified August 19, 2014
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...
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...
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by Beth Barany · Published August 15, 2014 · Last modified August 29, 2014
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...
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published August 14, 2014 · Last modified September 7, 2016
Lots of authors I talk to wonder if a blog tour or virtual book tour is right for them. They wonder if they should run their own tour, or hire someone. They wonder if...
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...
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.
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