How to Write an Author Bio by Beth Barany
Novelist, it’s about that time now… Your book is done, or you’re thinking about marketing yourself as an author, even though your book isn’t done yet. How do you talk about yourself? You just...
Novelist, it’s about that time now… Your book is done, or you’re thinking about marketing yourself as an author, even though your book isn’t done yet. How do you talk about yourself? You just...
by Beth Barany · Published September 23, 2015 · Last modified September 22, 2015
For the last week or so, I’ve been running live Twitter chats daily from 3-4pm Pacific (4-5pm Mountain/5-6pm Central/6-7pm Eastern). Join us here. You can follow me here. *Need to know your time zone for...
For those of you who want support, tools, lessons, and community, join us in the October 2015 live and extended course, “Plan Your Novel” 30-Day Writing Challenge. Check it out here: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/ In our...
Happy Summer everyone! My month-long Branding for Novelists class is still in full swing. We ran a Facebook party last week and will be doing a Twitter chat this week — all to practice...
Are you working on your novel? Either writing or marketing? If you’d like to be, enjoy this summer sale! In honor of summer in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m offering a 50% off or more...
by Beth Barany · Published July 5, 2015
Launch a blogging tour that will help you sell more books, reach your target audience, & increase your readership. In this video course, you’ll learn how to run a successful blog tour for yourself...
Author Entrepreneur / Author Interviews / Q&A / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published June 17, 2015 · Last modified June 26, 2015
Please welcome Andrea Buginsky to our occasional Author Entrepreneur Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. *** One of our focuses at Writer’s Fun Zone is to help creative writers with their author marketing and book marketing efforts and help them...
by Beth Barany · Published June 11, 2015 · Last modified November 20, 2024
I help aspiring, dedicated novelists… Hi, I’m Beth Barany, a writing coach and teacher who helps fiction writers experience clarity… So you can write, revise, and proudly publish your novels to the delight of...
After almost 9 years in the business of helping writers, I finally have an almost complete map of offerings of the 4 main ways I help novelists. Here’s my summary: 1. Getting Started If...
**CLASS BEGINNING SOON** Branding for Romance Authors (& Other Genre Novelists): How to Create an Online Presence, Network Using Your Author Blog, and Craft a Content Plan with Beth Barany Instructor: Beth Barany ...
I’m excited to be teaching our next “30-Day Writing Challenge to Plan Your Novel” that started June 1st. Ezra and I got ready by talking about story. (We’re always talking about story! Check out our...
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published May 1, 2015 · Last modified July 31, 2015
Hello Fiction Writer! If you’ve started talking about your novel at all, whether your manuscript isn’t finished yet or you’re an already published author, then you may have experienced the struggle of how to hook...
As a modern day writer, you’ve learned when and where you write best. Rarely, I’m sure, does inspiration strike when you’re seated at your desk in front of your computer at 9:00am. More likely, you’re inspired while you’re out and about. In order to efficiently capture and save every new idea, detail, story line, etc., you need to download some new apps to your iPhone. The list below will help you research, brainstorm, write, and even publish your work whether you’re at home, at the office, or in the middle of daily errands. Check em out.
by Beth Barany · Published March 30, 2015 · Last modified August 16, 2026
COURSES FOR GENRE NOVELISTS Click here to go to Barany School of Fiction! Check out our premiere course here: 30-Day Writing Challenge to Plan Your Novel. We’re all about helping novelists write, market, and publish their...
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