Winners Keep Score by Beth Barany
The Prize As a writer, the prize is our finished book. That’s how we are winners. Winning also means publishing our books and getting readers. Congratulations for showing up for yourself, your creativity, and...
Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany
Novelists, Gather Your Tools of Success
Authors, What are your tools for success? Author Success I’ve noticed that tools make a big difference in my life as a novelist. For me, these days, I need a working computer, plenty of...
Writers’ Self-Care Friday: What will you do?
Inspired by Right-Brainers in Business expert, Jennifer Lee’s self-care Fridays, I’m initiating Self-Care Friday for writers. Join me! What will you do today to take care of yourself and your creativity? Since I’m writing...
Right-Brain Business: Let’s Change the World
Are you a right-brain entrepreneur, heart-centered professional, or world changer ready to create a sustainable and profitable business? Do you long to make a meaningful difference while making good money? Want insider secrets from...
Your Next Step: Novelists, Define Your Success by Beth Barany
How do you define success? Author Success For me, I define it as getting to my writing regularly — you know, the butt in chair action, and where the work gets done. That’s the...
Me me me me me … it’s all about me! by Annmarie Miles
Whatever you do with your “About” page, make sure you have one. If someone visits your blog, they’ll want to know who’s behind the writing.
Baton Blog Hop: My Writing Process by Beth Barany
Thriller novelist, Ezra Barany, passed me the baton on this blog hop. I love the topic: writing process. What writer doesn’t like to talk about his or her writing process? I also love to...
Authors: Turn to Kickstarter to Launch Your Book by Scott Lorenz
To take the greatest advantage of the technology of the 21st Century a tool some authors are turning to is Kickstarter. Kickstarter is a virtual place where authors, musicians, app developers, inventors and others go to recruit people to support their creative project.
Writers Responsibilities from a Listophile by Margaret A. Nystrom
When I first started writing professionally many years ago, I had no idea where to start, or more importantly, what my responsibilities as a writer were.
Novelists, Welcome to your writer’s adventure
Stop going at it alone! Get the step-by-step help you need to write, publish, or market your genre novel with experienced and bestselling novelists who are also professional teachers, coaches, and mentors.
Artist Entrepreneur: X for X-Rated—The Artist’s Alphabet Guide to Writing About Your Art by Aletta de Wal
There are several types of writing that might keep you from getting ‘A’ rated by your readers.
What the heck is LibraryThing.com? by Carol Malone
Author Carol Malone discovers LibraryThing? Today we welcome back author Carol Malone as she shares another amazing aspect of the writing journey – that of getting your book in front of as many people...
Three Steps to Honestly Disturbed Characters by Wyatt Bessing
Good writing is always honest, whether it’s telling the truth about life, about the world, or about deeply held personal emotions.
10 Keys to Plot Structure by Kay Keppler
When writers talk about plot and character, they often reference movies or TV shows. That’s because film provides a visual — an extra dimension that helps viewers understand the story.
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