When it comes to claiming intellectual property rights, novelists and other authors need to file a copyright. This is a little easier than patents or trademarks, which require more extensive legal filings.
Author Career / Courses + Workshops / Indie Author Series
by Beth Barany · Published February 22, 2014
I’m a teacher and a huge fan of authors educating themselves on all their publishing routes. So I’m spreading the word… If you’re at all curious about learning about being an indie author (independently...
by Beth Barany · Published February 13, 2014 · Last modified July 29, 2025
Thanks for arriving here. I love hearing from other writers and creatives. I have an FAQ below. If that doesn’t help you, please contact me with the form below. I generally return emails in...
So you finally did it. You just typed your last sentence on your first novel and the cursor silently blinks on next to the words “el fin”
You could just launch into writing, but three steps in preparation will help you focus your writing.
I love to learn about the writing and publishing process. During one such workshop, I was told NOT to publish my paperback until I’d saved sufficient money to have it professionally done.
When faced with a daunting edit, don’t you wish you could just think it away? Like a magical fairy godmother your thoughts would make the edits just vanish. Poof!
Author Career / Author Entrepreneur / book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published December 30, 2013 · Last modified January 7, 2014
Happy Almost New Year! A reminder about my holiday special that ends tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. I’m offering a FREE writing coaching session. Yes, a free one-hour full on coaching session. I rarely give...
Whether you hire an attorney (one who does publishing contracts regularly) or decide you are intelligently qualified to make some appropriate legal amendments, I suggest you BEST BEWARE the clause in your contract about Future Technology.
When I placed my feet on the path of writing, I surrounded myself with teachers who were further ahead and could reach behind and pull me along.
by Beth Barany · Published November 14, 2013 · Last modified November 13, 2013
“I think writers need to be careful in regards to diluting their brand. While I believe it is absolutely possible to write in a variety of subgenres under one name, and there are plenty of authors who do so (very successfully too!), it can also work against you.”
Your signature style unites your art as your voice unites your writing.
After the first book of Sidonia The Sorceress Series, Wolgast Castle, was complete, I started on the second and came to a screaming halt. Was it Second Book Fears?
This post could have also been dubbed ‘Balance 101 for Authors’. About sixteen months ago the first novel in my middle-grade/YA time travel series hit the cyber bookshelves. There was so much to do, and it felt like there wasn’t enough time to do everything.
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