Confessions of a Reluctant Marketer
You may think that marketing your books is a scary prospect, but actually marketing is essential to your career as an author. And if you uncover your style of marketing, then ultimately you will sell more books.
You may think that marketing your books is a scary prospect, but actually marketing is essential to your career as an author. And if you uncover your style of marketing, then ultimately you will sell more books.
As a writer, you may think that social networking is waste of time. And you’re right. It is — if you don’t create a game plan, and play a game you can win.
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by Beth Barany · Published March 17, 2010 · Last modified March 21, 2010
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by Beth Barany · Published November 13, 2009 · Last modified June 16, 2026
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by Beth Barany · Published August 14, 2009 · Last modified April 9, 2019
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by Beth Barany · Published November 26, 2008 · Last modified July 29, 2026
Updated: July 2026 Writer’s Fun Zone was created by a creative writer and creativity coach, Beth Barany. Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist, certified creativity coach, and podcaster with 20+ years guiding fiction writers...
by Beth Barany · Published August 16, 2008 · Last modified October 16, 2012
ABOUT BETH BARANY Beth Barany is a writer’s coach, a keynote speaker and a marketing advisor for writers and publishers. The author of the bestselling books for writers, The Writer’s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book, Overcome Writer’s Block, and Twitter...
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