Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany

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It’s now out! Get your own Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing for Shy Writers

Social media book marketing is key to building your author platform and to selling more books. For many authors, the idea of sharing themselves with the world through Twitter and other social media platforms can be petrifying. But in Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing for Shy Writers, you will discover simple ways to connect with your audience and potential readers. In this easy-to-read guide, written by a shy writer, novelist and teacher, Beth Barany, you’ll find the confidence and encouragement to step into social media and the how-to steps on what to say, how to find your followers, and how to present yourself in 140 characters or less.

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No Excuses, Get Writing Now

I don’t know about you, but I’m always coming up with ways to get myself to the page. I read encouraging blogs like Steven Pressfield’s; I carry a journal with me everywhere (Yeah, Moleskin!);...

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Licensing for Authors

You know you’ve hit it big when someone approaches you, asking for a license to use your work. And you also know (or at least you should, if you’ve been reading my articles) that if you’re borrowing heavily from someone else’s work, you should really get a license from them if you don’t want a cease and desist letter from their lawyer. Those are not pretty. Even if they’re polite, they still use scary words like “lawsuit” and “infringement.”

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The Importance of a Writer’s Group—Online or Off by Karina Fabian

It’s a myth that writers are solitary creatures. Writers have always benefited from meeting in groups to share their works and discuss the issues of writing and living. In a really good group, you get far more than simple critique or support. You’ll find leads, get ideas, and maybe even find yourself moving in a unexpected direction.

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The Four-Stage Creative Process #10

I’ve decided to syndicate my ebook Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Writing Sparks to Jumpstart Your Creativity on my blog, Writer’s Fun Zone. You can read the whole book here over the next 10 weeks, or buy...

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Write Your Novel: Settings — Make Them Do More

I can see it now—you and your Aunt Myrtle at Thanksgiving. “What’s your book about, dear?” she’ll say over turkey and gravy. And you oblige her by saying, “Well, my heroine—that’s Artemisia Bullwinkle—finds a body in the pantry and figures out that the heir and her true love—that’s Froggie Muckbottom—did it. She sends him to the Big House, where he catches chilblains and she knits him woolen booties. And it all happens in Regency England.”

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~Work du Soleil~ Part Deux: The Enchanting Product Playground with Marney Makridakis from ArtellaLand.com

Calling all bold, boisterous bohemian souls: Marney Makridakis from ArtellaLand.com is presenting an all-new, soulfully whimsical FREE teleworkshop happening on Thursday, September 27: “~Work du Soleil~ Part Deux: The Enchanting Product Playground.” Learn her...

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