Hollywood got it right a long time ago and it’s works printed books, and now eBooks as well: the best story structure is when a story has a beginning, middle, and end.
Scenes are the heart of novels. There are so many different types of scenes, and so many ways you can write a scene. So how do you decide? Is there a method that works?...
Plan Your Novel / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 20, 2019 · Last modified September 6, 2025
Today is the second in an 8-post series on preparing your novel. In today’s post, we focus on writing your story synopsis for your novel preparation. If you missed it, the first step in...
Using the native dictation feature of your mobile phone gives you the ability to do limited dictation without spending extra money or being at your computer. Here’s how to start using dictation in little ways to ease your workload.
In my first article, I went through various software/tool options I’ve used to launch my writer’s career that cost money. As promised, here’s the fun stuff… freebies!
Today we welcome a new guest writer to Writer’s Fun Zone, Veronika Magali-Marosy who is stopping by to chat with us about “When Cleaning Your Bathroom Seems More Important than Working on Your Story.” Enjoy!
Plan Your Novel / Writing Craft / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 13, 2019 · Last modified September 4, 2025
Welcome to the 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, as your first step, we focus on writing your elevator pitch. (Updated from first publication in 2014.) Elevator Pitch An elevator pitch...
When you have an income-producing asset like a copyright, it’s easy to focus on how to keep that income flowing over the next few months.
I know that’s a shocking statement to say we’re not good enough, but folks, it’s absolutely the truth. “Why,” you might say, “would you say such a thing? It’s hurtful. It doesn’t help me. You’re just plain mean.”
Plan Your Novel / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 6, 2019 · Last modified September 4, 2025
Enjoy this list “8 Tips to Plan Your Novel So You Can Write With Confidence and Clarity.” This post is a table of contents for the 8 tips on planning your novel, so you...
Sometimes the unexpected throws us off of our writing schedule and out of our comfort zone. Sometimes the unexpected things that happen are quite scary and other times just odd little curveballs here and there.
Remember the sixties mantra, “What’s your story? (man)”? It resonated because your story was important, it reflected who you were and who you wanted to be.
Dianna Wilkes is an award-winning contemporary romance author, known for the Providence Island mystery series.
Reading has always been an important part of her life. “I learned to read when I was four years old,” she said. “Writing my own stories seemed a natural progression.”
Yes, there is a roadmap for book marketing! We novelists want to be read. Otherwise why would we publish our work? Well, it is so gratifying to hold the book and see it on...
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