Build Compelling Characters for Readers to Fall in Love With
Build Compelling Characters Our job as novelists is to create characters that our readers love. Or love to hate. Or want to be. Or want to jump into bed with. Our characters need to...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Writer Envy by Annmarie Miles
I cheer and whoop and holler for other writers’ success; and when I do, I mean it. I genuinely mean it. But I find myself constantly comparing myself to others and how they are doing. Social media doesn’t help with that. Knowing how many followers and likes and comments etc that others have can give me a false sense of triumph and needless disappointment.
Amazon and Twitter Make it Easier to Buy Books via #AmazonCart by Scott Lorenz
The way it works is that whenever anyone sees a tweet containing a product on Amazon and wants to purchase they simply reply and type the hashtag #AmazonCart and the product is automatically and seamlessly added to their shopping cart on their Amazon account.
Getting Started with my Novel is so Hard #amwriting
“Getting Started with my Novel is So Hard” As an author’s coach, I hear this all the time. I know how you feel. I’ll tell you a little secret. The secret to getting started...
A special invitation for you…How to get a literary agent
Next Week — Interview with an Expert in Getting a Literary Agent Hello! I’m excited to invite you to join me next week for a very special event. I’m going to be interviewing a...
How to Run a Blog Tour for Fiction Writers: Join the Conversation
Today I’ll be a guest at the Book Marketing Challenge. My post on “How to Run a Blog Tour for Fiction Writers” is here: http://buildabusinesswithyourbook.com/how-to-run-a-blog-tour-for-fiction-writers-by-beth-barany/. If you want a fr*e pass to ALL the 40+ interviews, including...
Welcome to the human family (video rant/share) by Beth Barany
My second video rant/share, in which I welcome you (all of us) to the human family and do more revealing.
My Very Personal Rant/Share
First attempt at posting my video rant… in which I share about my hands, actually show them, and say, “Stop that.” 🙂
Graduation 2014: Life-Long Learning for a Full Life by Margaret A. Nystrom, M.A.T.
The life-long journey of thinking, discovering, imagining, creating, evolving, and challenging yourself as a person and a writer, colors and enriches our experiences, and also our writing
Celebrate Endings & Prepare for What’s Next
May 29, 2014 Hello my friends! My newsletter service is glitching so I’m sharing my newsletter here! Here we focus on creating fiction and sharing it with the world, because when we travel into...
Why Choosing to Be Visible Makes You Vulnerable and a Better Writer by Author Vangile Makwakwa
As I grew older I learned to control my visibility – I was visible and outspoken at school, when I knew it would be most valued. But I was never visible when it really mattered – in relationships or in my writing. Being invisible kept me safe. Being invisible kept me safe from criticism and rejection.
How Can You Become An Author? Q&A with a College Student
Alex B. for his college Composition 1 class asked me these questions on how to become an author. Thanks Alex! Hope you get a good grade on your paper! 1. How can you become...
On Enneagrams for Writers by Carol Malone
We make them like us. We give them personalities with strengths and flaws. Sometimes we need to give them, “fatal” flaws. Having these fatal flaws cause conflict.
Story Beginnings by Kay Keppler
Hooking that reader with an intriguing opening is critical, especially if that reader is unfamiliar with your work. Many books have well-established ways of opening. Authors, like chess masters, can choose familiar opening gambits that help readers feel comfortable while establishing the story, stirring interest, and starting the action. You might want to think about launching your story with one of these familiar types of openings.
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