Autumn is the season of the metal element, a great time to get inspired and to let go of what isn’t working, including negative self-talk and old stories about your creative self. Gain insight on the metal element from acupuncturist, healer, and coach, Marie Bowser.
by Beth Barany · Published September 17, 2020 · Last modified September 24, 2020
How committed are you to your creative process? A question I ask in this post for creative writers. *** I thought today I’d share about why I write to you every week. I started...
Discover tips to engage with the extroverted, fiery energy of summer that can make it hard to tap into the quiet, productive, depths of our creative energy many writers (and anyone with big plans or projects) needs to get work done — by acupuncturist and energy coach, Marie Boswer.
Have you been thinking “Wow! With the shelter-in-place I have all this extra time on my hands, now is my chance to pound out a work of creative genius!”? But then, when you sit down to the computer you’re feeling creatively stuck? Look to the Five Elements for help.
If you’re wanting to give your writing career a boost, consider a writer’s conference. Here’s a list of conferences, plus some questions to consider, by science fiction romance novelist Keri Kruspe.
Here’s five wonderful writing podcasts that excel at creative inspiration. Each one provides a unique perspective on the craft, plus tried-and-true advice from writers just like you.
Your free ticket to THE best online event of 2018! Well, that’s still to be determined. The year’s not over yet! If you’re interested in finally writing, publishing and marketing your first novel in...
If you want to have a career of any kind of a writer (a part-time or full-time income), then you may be on the lookout for more strategies to inspire you to take action....
Let’s do some list building! To do that, I’m looking for like-minded colleagues who would like to be successful together. I’ll be doing a list builder giveaway campaign for writing teachers and coaches, launching...
I’m a great believer in accountability. In my role as a coach, I spend a lot of time encouraging clients to be committed to their future. In doing so, it is vital that they appreciate that there is no one coming to their rescue (except me, perhaps – more of that later*.)
One of the most challenging projects writers face is promotion. How to describe our beautiful books? How to break down the book into effective social media posts? Why didn’t anyone mention this in the creative writing seminar?
Even though they want to be writing, many writers have a hard time coming up with ideas. Then they’re not writing and get upset about that, and don’t even start. A bit of a vicious circle and a painful one too.
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published March 11, 2016 · Last modified March 10, 2016
Registration closes tonight night, Friday, March 11, 9pm Pacific/12midnight Eastern for the our “How to Get Book Reviews” 2-week course (March 14-28, 2016). In this course we will cover how to get reviews from...
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / video
by Beth Barany · Published March 10, 2016 · Last modified March 25, 2016
In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared 7 keys to author success for novelists, and answered questions. I offered up two digital gifts this week — A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone #5) and Twitter...
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