Are You Listening to the Right Writer? By Catharine Bramkamp
I came across a brochure advertising a writing seminar to be led by Cheryl Strand who will forever look like Reese Witherspoon in my head.
I came across a brochure advertising a writing seminar to be led by Cheryl Strand who will forever look like Reese Witherspoon in my head.
Please welcome Charles Markee to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. He is one of the Honorable Mentions to the 2016 Genre Novelist 1st Chapter Contest, I sponsored (Beth Barany) in conjunction with the 2016 San...
Please welcome Kassandra Cooney to our Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone. She is one of the Honorable Mentions to the 2016 Genre Novelist 1st Chapter Contest, sponsored by Beth Barany, in conjunction with the 2016...
Every format of story telling—written, sung, painted, sculpted, photographed, inked, digitally enhanced—shares a sprinkle of an illusive elixir, a potion which will enable the viewer or reader to step into the magical world crafted from the artist’s mind. It is combination of words, note arrangement, brush strokes, use of lines, lighting, or shading that snag the listener’s imagination and set their hooks in so deep they believe, for a heartbeat or a collection of moments, that the artist’s fantastical world is real.
Anthologies are often the first place a brand newbie writer can get published. Which is why many colleges and writing clubs collect and print anthologies. Inclusion in an anthology increases the value of group membership and lifts all boats – or in this case, author’s street cred.
by Beth Barany · Published April 26, 2016
Thanks for your interest in our special webinar with CS Lakin on how novelists can target genre for big sales without selling out, with your host, Beth Barany, publisher of the Writer’s Fun Zone...
SIGN UP HERE! In this webinar, we’re going to look at how to target genre for big sales. All too often writers pen a great novel, but despite tremendous effort and utilizing top marketing...
by Beth Barany · Published April 7, 2016 · Last modified April 26, 2016
SIGN UP HERE FOR YOUR REPLAY In this webinar, C. S. Lakin looked at how to target genre for big sales. All too often writers pen a great novel, but despite tremendous effort and utilizing...
by Beth Barany · Published March 29, 2016
Thank you so much for signing up for our Special Free Webinar on “Write Your Author Branding Statement!” Get the replay video, audio, chat, and slides below. Video Replay Here Audio-Only Replay Chat Text...
Lately I find myself saying, “One day my book will be on that shelf” whenever I pass by the isle that holds all the literary material at a store. I know the hard work it will take to see that come true but I also know that which route to publishing I take plays a part.
In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, Heather Dakota and I chatted about creative flow, dealing with inner saboteurs, like procrastination, overwhelm, and comparing. We also gave away prizes. Heather gave away a manuscript consultation...
There are so many things I have learned thus far in my journey to become a published author. I am a very eager person but unfortunately sometimes I lack patience. Patience is definitely something I didn’t have when I first started writing.
I’ve been running weekly live chat on Blab.im on Wednesdays, 2pm Pacific/5pm Eastern. You can subscribe here. This week’s chat was a little different. We opened up the chat to not just novel writing, but...
by Beth Barany · Published November 28, 2015 · Last modified November 24, 2016
In honor of winter and the coming winter holidays in the Northern Hemisphere, I’m offering up to 50% off or more on select home-study courses now until December 18, 2015, 9pm Pacific. You won’t see this offer again...
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