Writer's Fun Zone by Beth Barany

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book sales

How to Sell to Libraries – Top 10 Strategies for Independent Authors and Publishers

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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Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips

Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Smell!

This is #3 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 at We Write Books community How can we be a better writers? Or maybe you’d like to get re-inspired in your writing. We can step away from the words and dive into our most primal sense of smell!

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Author Career

The Universal Key to Success: Focus

This post is #4 in a series on Artist Entrepreneur Success on what it takes to succeed in business as an artist-entrepreneur. That’s right, folks: Focus! Many people think that they need a proper plan, that they need to know all the steps to get where you’re going. But actually you just need to pay attention to that one thing that will make all the difference — today.

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Writing Tips

CRAFT: The Art of Mixing Humor and Suspense

Welcome to the another article in the Craft series, this one by Bobbye Terry, a frequent guest columnist at the Writer’s Fun Zone. // “Mixing humor with suspense?” you ask. “Surely you jest.” No, I don’t. For one of the few times in print, I’m completely serious.

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Writing Tips

TWITTER TUESDAY: How to Use Your Twitter Bios

I’m inspired by Kristen Lamb to do a Twitter Tuesdays series. Today is #2! I’m inspired by Kristen and her book, We Are Not Alone: The Writer’s Guide to Social Media… as you may have guessed by reading this blog. 🙂 Today we’ll focus on how to use your Twitter bio to show off your author platform to its best advantage.1111

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Future of Publishing / Indie Author Series / publishing

INDIE AUTHOR RESOURCES: How to Get Your Book on the Nook and the Kindle and Smashwords

Welcome to the weekly series on Resources for Indie Authors. All resources I use and cull from my life as an Independent Publishing Consultant and Book Coach, published author, and indie author in fiction! Most indie authors will do well to have their books on the Kindle, the Nook, and at Smashwords — which allows readers to download in multiple formats.

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Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips

Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Listen!

This is #2 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 at We Write Books community. How can we be a better writers? We can step away from the words and dive into our primal sense of listening!

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Writing Craft / Writing Tips

CRAFT: A Good Book is in the Details

As I stated in yesterday’s post, many of us read to escape. As authors it’s our job to provide that escape to our readers. Many authors get caught up in telling the reader about an experience. But actually what creates the experience of escape is allowing us to feel the story.

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inspiration

Books Are Our Escape

Let me ask you something. Why do you read? I read to escape. I have a good life. But when I read and escape I actually find myself again, in a renewed way.

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