Why a Good Book Cover is Crucial to Your Publishing Success by Thao Nguyen
A good cover is crucial, not only to indicate genre but connect it to similar books your readers have enjoyed and expand your reader base.
A good cover is crucial, not only to indicate genre but connect it to similar books your readers have enjoyed and expand your reader base.
Bobby Nash explains the difference between fan fiction and media tie-ins and how to get started as a media tie-in author.
I love what Joie Seldon says here in her five minute video on Joy. Her short video is about emotional resilience and commitment. Two ingredients we need to write novels and be successful fiction writers. When...
When you protect a work, how long does copyright last? Well, it varies. Novelist and lawyer Kelley Way explains two copyright acts, how long the protections are, and which works these acts apply to.
If you’re stuck on your book, try outlining your novel. If you hate rigid outlining, doing a brainstorming page might change your mind about how you plan out your book. Read on for more tips on outlining your novel.
If you want to get ready to write your first novel during Nanowrimo, (or anytime, really!) then check out our resources — courses and books and articles. That way you can start the writing...
Ready to write your novel? Read on for embracing the mystery and taking action… The creative process is a mystery. Writing a novel is part mystery, part exploration, part WTF. When we learn things...
About Flash Fiction from expert and writer, Nancy Stohlman. *** You could call me a flash aficionado. In the last dozen years I’ve: co-founded a flash fiction press, started a flash fiction reading series,...
Creativity Tools and Tips / Events
by Beth Barany · Published October 8, 2020 · Last modified October 14, 2020
Recently I finalized a novel and uploaded it to the vendors. Hurrah! Lured By Light goes live Oct. 17th, though it’s already up in print here and in ebook on Apple. (Oops!) I found...
On Creativity and the Expanding Reality Paradigm, Interview with Jeri Lawson Enjoy this Author Q&A with Jeri Lawson, Author of A BUSINESS OF HEALING with Beth Barany. We discussed creativity and the expanding reality...
This post is about the expanding paradigm. Our world is changing, there is no doubt about that. I acknowledge and bow to all the pain and suffering happening in the world. There is also...
Creativity is inherent in being human and is key to how we learn and grow; creativity is our power. In this day and age of great change, exercising our creativity is a revolutionary act....
Author Marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published May 15, 2019 · Last modified May 10, 2019
You can market your novel from your Core Values. Read on for some ideas on how. *** To effectively market your novels, it’s important to know what kind of books you write and what...
As part of my wrap up for 2018, I want to thank all my Writer’s Fun Zone guest writers for past year. Thank you! Thank you for your sharing your passion with us! I’ve...
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