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...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
So You Want to Run a Virtual Book Tour
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...
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.
Practicing in the Real World: Showing up as a Creative Entrepreneur 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...
Story is King and Trust the Process, says Pixar
Story is king and trust the process, says Pixar, the animation giant. Today I listened to an interview with the author of Creativity, Inc, Ed Catmull, on KQED. It’s heartening to here about how...
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...
So you want to be a self-published author! 10 Tips to Get Started
So you want to be a self-published author! Great! As an indie author or independent author, you have now entered the realm of great power and great responsibility. Experienced indie authors may just want...
The Benefit of Writing Conferences
We Traveled! Why writing conferences are fun and awesome! Ezra and I attended the RWA National conference — the annual conference for the Romance Writer’s of America members — in San Antonio, Texas. (I...
Are You Veering Off Course or On Track as a Writer? By Margaret A. Nystrom, M.A.T.
Your plan should have all the tools you need to accomplish what you want. It’s YOUR writing business, and YOU decide how and where to go!
Can You Play Bad Publisher Bingo? by Mary Calesto
Taking the research deeper may reveal things, but this initial sweep should weed out any of the obvious bad choices.
How to Get Writers to Think Like Entrepreneurs by Beth Barany
Enjoy my interview with George Meszaros, of Success Harbor, about how to help authors, specifically novelists, think like an entrepreneur. We are actually entrepreneurs, whether or not you’re independently published. Whether or not you’re...
Would You Go To Jail For Your Novel? by Carol Malone
We aren’t going to be able to do all our novel research on the internet. We have to get off our butts, climb out of our office chairs, pack a backpack, and leave the safety of our homes in order to get up-close-and-personal research for the sake of enriching our stories.
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