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by Beth Barany · Published May 6, 2013
A logical — and vital — relationship exists between passion and voice. It is very hard to be passionate about what you’re doing if you haven’t found your voice as an artist. Imagine being forced to sing an octave too high or an octave too low, straining to hit notes that you can’t really hit and that aren’t natural to you. It would be very hard to be passionate about singing in that situation.
I came up with the perfect recipe for writing a piece of work even as daunting as a novel entirely on an iPhone (or iPad).
Imagine the power of objects: we covet them, store them, save them from generation to generation, and allow them to fill our living spaces with emotion and memory.
Then there’s the idea that simply won’t go away. It lingers in the back of your mind and takes permanent residence there. So it was with my bullfight story.
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by Beth Barany · Published April 19, 2013 · Last modified April 22, 2013
If you like writing and want to help kids, you may want to be a writing coach for children. This past Christmas I donated to a local San Francisco Bay Area organization that brings writing...
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.
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