Inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com, I’ve been doing a Couch-to-5K training since Oct 2012. Last week I finished WEEK #4, BUT skipped one day. I decided to do WEEK #4 again this week, but…
You want to strike a balance between being so generic that no one will read past page one, and giving readers an unsubstantiated infodump.
I’m do a series of articles on editing tips for novelists. The first post, “How to Edit Your Novel in 3 Steps” is here. I am enjoying — okay enamored by — Lisa Cron’s...
One sure fire way to know that there is engagement with your blog is when you start to get likes and comments on it. So how do we encourage folk to respond to our blog posts?
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by Beth Barany · Published December 10, 2012 · Last modified December 11, 2012
Parents who bring up children like this create a priceless legacy that will help sustain the country. Nothing is more important for our future than their gifts of love.
Inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com, I’ve been doing a Couch-to-5K training. I’m in WEEK #4, still being gentle with myself.
Welcome YA fantasy author, Wendy D. Walter. Enjoy the Q&A and be sure to enter into her giveaways! She’s offering a lovely silver tree of life pendant, a hand-painted gnome, and other goodies. Read on for details!
I did do my week #3 of my own Couch-to-5K program, inspired by Josh Clark’s article on the site, coolrunning.com. But during the Thanksgiving week, I skipped exercising other than my normal up-and-down the hill, a 9-minute walk each way.
After writing your novel — be it a romance, mystery, thriller, fantasy, horror, or science fiction — and letting it sit — I let my novels sit for 1 year — edit your novel in layers.
Healthy Writers Club / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published November 28, 2012 · Last modified November 25, 2012
I always figured that, one day when I grew up, I would be a writer. Trick is, you have to actually write something before that can happen.
When you make your reader question, they begin telling the story within themselves, seeking possibilities, engaging in deep and imaginative play.
Author Interviews / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published November 26, 2012 · Last modified November 29, 2012
This breakthrough book on self-love changes all that by taking you beyond the idea of loving, valuing, and caring for yourself into daring acts that will help you experience it. Christine Arylo provides practical, fun ways to explore and embody the ten branches of self-love every day and in every part of your life.
Writers are students of the world who never stop learning. Sometimes, though, it is easy to become overwhelmed or intimidated in the midst of the creative process. A short (free) online class may provide unexpected inspiration for your next short story or novel.
I had just completed my dissertation and was wondering about what to do next. Then, I watched several specials on the Science and Discovery channels about the multiverse theory and became fascinated with the idea or parallel universes and how we could live different lives in each universe.
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