Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. While artists are known for following whims and dodging routine, the Irish painter Guggi insists that hard-work, structure, and a refusal to put down even the most frustrating piece, are the keys to developing ones talent.
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 26, 2011 · Last modified February 25, 2011
This is #5 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community. How can we be a better writers, or get re-inspired in our writing? Let’s tap into our five senses. I’ve already written about sight, sound, smell and touch. Today is taste!
Since we often work at home alone, isolated from each other, we often forget that we only succeed in community. Authors write books. Readers read them. Booksellers and distributors get the books to the...
Creativity Tools and Tips / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 24, 2011 · Last modified February 22, 2011
Welcome to the another article in the Craft series, this one by Bobbye Terry, a frequent guest columnist at the Writer’s Fun Zone. ^*^ Do You Get the Message? Theme is one of the...
Author Career / Fantasy and Paranormal
by Beth Barany · Published February 23, 2011 · Last modified February 22, 2011
Welcome to the Wednesday series on Fans of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I’ll just come right out and say it! {I’m getting used to saying it!} I’m releasing my YA fantasy on February 28,...
I’m rearranging the order of things and having a guest columnist talk about her adventure into becoming an award winning bestselling indie author! Please meet the talented and savvy Kris Tualla. She’s stopping by...
Author Career / book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published February 21, 2011
Join us for this free teleseminar… February 28, 2011 5pm PST / 8pm EST Join Beth Barany, independent publishing consultant… The 3 Most Important Social Media Tips for Writers Join Beth Barany on her...
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration
by Beth Barany · Published February 20, 2011 · Last modified August 13, 2014
VIDEO: Rod Serling talks about Writing for Television (Part 1) Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. If you have a video that you love re: writing, creativity, etc., I’d love to know about it. How do you bleed for your writing?
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 19, 2011 · Last modified February 18, 2011
This is #4 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course...
This post is #4 in a series on Artist Entrepreneur Success on what it takes to succeed in business as an author-entrepreneur. Rest to fill the well. Yes, my dears — step away from the computer and get away from the desk.
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published February 17, 2011 · Last modified March 15, 2011
Authors, writers, if you’re not having fun, why use social media? But don’t let the learning curve get in your way. Not knowing how to do something is no excuse! So dive into Twitter or Facebook or making video or podcasting. You’ll find out which one you like by trying it, by yes actually doing it!
by Beth Barany · Published February 16, 2011 · Last modified February 17, 2011
Welcome to the Wednesday series on Fans of Fantasy and Science Fiction. I’ll just come right out and say it! {I’m getting used to saying it!} I’m releasing my YA fantasy at the end...
book marketing / Book Promotion / Creativity Tools and Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 16, 2011
With a little help from my writer friends, I asked them this Tuesday at a little before the end of the day: Writers! What is the #1 thing you love @ Twitter? The 1st 10 people to post by 11pm PST I will mention you + your tweet verbatim in my post!
Welcome to the Monday series on Resources for Indie Authors. This week I feature an guest post from Dana Lynn Smith, book marketing coach and author. Thanks Dana! All resources I use and cull from my life as an Independent Publishing Consultant and Book Coach, published author, and indie author in fiction! I’ve used some of these ideas to get featured in my local library.
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