Problems like these are problems of proportion. You want to give readers enough detail and discussion to hold their interest, but you don’t want to give more detail than the scene requires.
Welcome to the Spring 2013 issue of the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine! I created this magazine to help authors create sustainable and successful careers. It is my gift to you! This month’s theme is Sales and Success Mindset.
Healthy Writers Club / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published April 16, 2013 · Last modified April 15, 2013
We all know that we need to warm up before engaging in strenuous physical activity, since people are more likely to injure tight, unprepared muscles. But the way we warm up is also important.
What do you do if you STILL haven’t got published after years of trying? Or if you’ve been published and your sales figures are slipping? Even worse – in some authors’ books – what’s the best tactic if your publishers fail to renew your contract?
For this post I’m talking about turning a negative into a positive. Think glass half full with your choice of drink.
“Do book awards matter?” YES!!
If you are new to blogging, guest blogging might feel a bit daunting, especially if you are still finding your voice on your own blog.
Here are some tips to help break down that seemingly permanent wall that many writers sometimes find themselves faced with, a.k.a. the ‘writers block’.
Working on a series is rewarding on many levels. You build a rapport with your readership from book to book. You live with your characters over a period of years, growing and changing together.
Why not apply some of that sense of discovery to finding new directions in your art business? And let’s reframe those old terms into “art brain” and “business brain,” both of which involve creativity.
Fifteen years, a revolution and several hospital stays later, I know a little more about what to pack and a lot more about reporting from abroad.
Welcome back to another one of Writer’s Fun Zone’s monthly columnists: Wyatt Bessing. A writing coach and teacher, author, Wyatt Bessing shares his fun take on games, play, and how they help our writing....
Healthy Writers Club / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 21, 2013 · Last modified March 20, 2013
Not only that, recent studies are also lauding the health benefits of simply being in nature. In addition to lowering our blood pressure, evidence is mounting that time spent in natural setting may even help restore our ability to perform attention-needing tasks.
Author Career / Author Entrepreneur
by Beth Barany · Published March 18, 2013 · Last modified March 17, 2013
Engaging your platform in the birthing of your book gets people juiced about your cause.
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