Creativity Tools and Tips / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 19, 2013 · Last modified September 4, 2013
Let’s welcome back Kay Keppler for another month with Writer’s Fun Zone! In today’s article, Kay discusses the importance of giving your characters tough goals to achieve, and the impact tough goals have on...
Please welcome guest columnist Vangile Makwakwa to Writer’s Fun Zone! Today Vangile discusses how to overcome writer’s block and fear of rejection. Enjoy! *** Fear of rejection is one of the biggest blocks to...
I am happy to welcome Faith Van Horne back for another month with us! In today’s article Faith discusses authenticity and it’s importance for both writers and authors. Enjoy! *** When a piece of...
Creativity Tools and Tips / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 16, 2013 · Last modified September 13, 2013
Welcome back to Tiffany Turpin Johnson, a kidlit writer and editor whose monthly column, Scribe Supplies: Writerly Tools for Success, brings you the best in all types of tools for professional writers. Today she shares...
Please join the Silent Auction, in Honor of Shane Willis, Photographer and Design Artist for Naughty Nights Press. On the 31st of August, Shane Willis, owner and photographic visionary of RadAct Photo, and book...
Blogging / business of writing / publishing / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published September 10, 2013 · Last modified September 4, 2013
Annmarie Miles joins us again for another month with the Writer’s Fun Zone. In today’s article she discusses her journey as a writer from her blogging days forward, and her decision to self-publish. Enjoy! ***...
For many fiction writers, figuring out how to create characters that seem real to readers is difficult.
Only then did I discover the question sleeping in my subconscious all the time: What if witches really did exist?
At the Society for Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators conference earlier this month, I came away with this important message: Editors and agents are looking for a unique voice and vision; and readers of all ages enjoy weird, subversive stories.
When writing fantasy, you’re writing from your souls to ours.
While my journalism experience hadn’t prepared me for the magnitude of the task, it helped in other ways.
Having the courage to get going when you have no idea what you’re doing is the first step in any venture.
If you’ve ever tried to write a book in a short amount of time, you know what a daunting task it can be. But you don’t have to stumble through the process alone.
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published August 18, 2013 · Last modified August 23, 2013
Hey awesome novelists! I’ll be teaching an online class for novelists on book promotions for beginners starting Sept. 1. Come join me! Here’s all the details! Please share this post with your friends. Thanks!...
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