No Excuses: Get to Your Writing
Welcome back to the Friday Artist Entrepreneur column. Today I tell it like it is. Even though there are no excuses about getting to my writing, boy do I have them.
artist entrepreneur / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published December 30, 2011 · Last modified April 30, 2014
Welcome back to the Friday Artist Entrepreneur column. Today I tell it like it is. Even though there are no excuses about getting to my writing, boy do I have them.
Welcome to our regular column from author and guest columnist, Bobbye Terry. In this column, she shares about how to help your reader suspend disbelief and make the reader feel like she is really there.
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Beth Barany · Published December 28, 2011 · Last modified December 29, 2011
How Amazon bestseller and award-winning author of the thriller, The Torah Codes, Ezra Barany, really got on the bestsellers’ lists.
Author Interviews / Indie Author Series
by Beth Barany · Published December 19, 2011 · Last modified December 20, 2011
Welcome to the Fantasy Indie Author Interview series, where I feature interviews with independent author-publishers in the fantasy/speculative fiction realm. This week I interview the lovely and magical Fantasy author & illustrator, Vonnie Winslow Crist. Enjoy!
Extra! Welcome to another Indie Author spotlight this week, an article on how to research your novel by author Kay Keppler. Kay Keppler writes smart, funny contemporary romance, and other fun stuff. Her story on how she did research for her Vegas-based book is fun and informative. Enjoy! PS. Oh, be sure to visit her blog for a chance to win one of my writing books and many other fabulous prizes.
Welcome to Indie Author Mondays, where I feature articles and interviews about the exciting field of independent author publishing. This week I feature an author interview with Cheryl Shireman; she’s spunky, she’s independent and she’s full of vim and vigor. I’m inspired just interviewing her. Enjoy!
Welcome to Artist Entrepreneur Fridays, where we talk about the fun, wild and scary ride of succeeding as an artist entrepreneur of all stripes and types and mediums. Welcome back guest columnist, Aletta de Wal. She specializes...
Welcome to Artist Entrepreneur Fridays, where we focus having a successful author career from the business and strategic perspectives. This week I have another guest post from Matthew Ashdown, Book Promotion Specialist with FriesenPress....
by Beth Barany · Published November 30, 2011 · Last modified November 24, 2014
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A lot of authors think that once their novel is for sale, they’re done with what they need to do and big money will come pouring in from royalties. But actually, it’s rare for an author to make enough money to live off of book sales alone. However, if you just follow these few suggestions, you can maximize your book sales.
I sit here writing. I occupy my chair. I occupy my mind, my heart, my body. I occupy a place on this planet. What I say, do, express to others, impacts them. My intention...
Many people think getting their novel done is all about having a cat do all the work for them, but actually cats have more writing handicaps than people realize. In this video you’ll learn...
artist entrepreneur / Author Career
by Beth Barany · Published November 11, 2011 · Last modified November 16, 2011
by Aletta de Wal Welcome to Artist Entrepreneur Fridays, where we talk about the fun, wild and scary ride of succeeding as an artist entrepreneur of all stripes and types and mediums. Welcome back guest...
by Beth Barany · Published November 9, 2011 · Last modified May 4, 2015
In this video, book mentor Ezra Barany covers the three keys to preapring for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo). Many authors think preparing for writing a novel in a month is a daunting task....
In this second video, “The 3 Keys to Finish Your Novel,” Ezra shows how to solve the true problem of finishing your novel. If you’re curious to get your novel done by 2012 surrounded...
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