Make Blogging Count: Three Tips to Your Success
Recently, I wrote a post on blogging for authors for Friesen Press, a self-publishing company that educates authors to get the best book they can out into the world. (They don’t pay me to...
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VIDEO for Writers: Gina Loring-Somewhere There is a Poem (Because we all need some love today and everyday)
Welcome back to Sunday Videos for Writers, where I post funny, insightful or useful videos for authors. Or plain inspiring ones like this video I found on a random search on youtube in the spoken...
What is an Artist Entrepreneur?
To define what an artist entrepreneur is I think we first need to define what an artist is and what an entrepreneur is. But why even go there? I’ll tell you why. To sort...
How Do You Develop a Villain? Developing Your Characters Part 5
The character we love to hate. I write fantasy and paranormal, so yeah, the villain, is kind of important. I did some fancy footwork to not have a huge villain in the first book...
Video: How To Price Your Ebooks
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses how to price your ebooks. Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra is:...
Metaphors and How to Develop Your Characters Part 4
If we readers love your characters, then we’ll go with them just about anywhere. Last week I talked about sharing the telling detail about a character through nouns and verbs. As writers, it’s our...
How Can NLP Help Writers?
By the time you read this post I will be in the process of getting certified as an NLP practitioner (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) at NLP Marin. As you may be able to tell from reading...
How to Market an Anthology or Compilation
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra answers the question, How can you motivate people to market the compilation they are published in? Getting your book in a compilation...
Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers: #6
This is #6 in a series of articles on Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers, posted on Saturdays, an ongoing series designed to inspire, motivate and get you writing up a storm! Tips shared here are inspired by my bestselling e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Writing Sparks to Ignite Your Creativity.
Social Media For Fiction Authors: Show Up Everyday, Okay Regularly. Really.
Major confession time. I stopped blogging regularly a few days ago, and my traffic has been cut in half. And I started blogging more about a topic that is probably not that interesting to most of my readers: my new novel’s blog tour. So two major faux pas, but I’m just going to concentrate on the first one.
Author Entrepreneur: Failing at Journaling
I am failing at journal writing. I’m participating in two journaling communities in which you share your day and your posts and in doing so, you will magically chart your inextricably progress towards the achievement of self-realization and future success.
Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers: #5
This is #5 in a series of articles on Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers, posted on Saturdays, an ongoing series designed to inspire, motivate and get you writing up a storm! Tips shared here are inspired by my bestselling e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block: 10 Writing Sparks to Ignite Your Creativity.
Social Media Tip for Authors #3: Do What You Love/Like/Enjoy
Many authors think they have to do everything in social media, but cringe when they think if using _______ . (Fill in the blank with Facebook or Twitter or blogging or another social media tool.) And that keeps us away from even experimenting. But actually you just need to get active in the one (or two) venues you enjoy. Because your passion shows through!
Creativity Sparked by the Numbers: A Contributor’s Poem
We have a special guest poem today submitted by Catharine Bramkamp, inspired by the numbers. Enjoy!
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