Is Book Marketing Creative?
Um, yes. Book marketing is creative, imho (in my humble opinion). I’m preempting my semi-regular Saturday series on Spark Your Creativity Through Numbers to chat about creativity and marketing and then get to it!...
Author Career / book marketing / Creativity Tools and Tips
by Beth Barany · Published April 2, 2011 · Last modified May 7, 2019
Um, yes. Book marketing is creative, imho (in my humble opinion). I’m preempting my semi-regular Saturday series on Spark Your Creativity Through Numbers to chat about creativity and marketing and then get to it!...
I don’t know about you guys, but I have been so distracted by all the conversations I’ve been having: on Facebook, on Twitter, on my online community for writers, We Write Books, through email,...
Today I continue my exploration of the Kick Ass Heroines, like Xena, that I love in books, movies and TV shows, and highlight more of their characteristics. I’d love to know what you think! Did I leave any out?! What would you add to this list?
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Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / video
by Beth Barany · Published March 27, 2011 · Last modified April 13, 2016
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. What is so great about mind mapping? One of the modern teachers of mind mapping is Tony Buzan. Check out what he has...
Welcome to our Saturday post on Creativity. This week I feature a post on creativity and dreaming by guest columnist, Paula Chaffee Scardamalia, Story Muse and Dream Coach. How do you use dreams to...
When do you ask for help? And I mean all kinds of help: financial, emotional, psychological, spiritual, etc. One of the traits often associated with artist and entrepreneurs is independence. Speaking just about myself, I am that gal who said from a very young age, “I can do it myself.”
Guest Columnists / Writing Craft / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 24, 2011 · Last modified March 23, 2011
Welcome to our bi-weekly posts from guest columnist, Bobbye Terry. This week she asks some great questions for world building your series. We’re curious to hear your tips too! Share your thoughts with us! Thanks!
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published March 22, 2011
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice the your social media tips so that you can: * Connect with your readers and get to know them * Let them get to know you * Build your network * Create your author platform — Today’s Tip #6: Share — Share what? Share yourself, your humanity, your vulnerability, a slice of your daily life? Why? Because we all want to connect with each other, feel each other’s humanity, belong and be loved.
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. Which tip do you like the most? I like, nay LOVE, timed writing! And yes, this is me with shorter hair and more makeup! I talk kinda fast, don’t I?!
The number three is a wonderful number, and complicates things in a fun and creative way, depending on your perspective! We went from singular — 1 — to dual — 2 — to triangular, which adds a whole new layer, don’t you think?
Guest Columnists / Writing Craft / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 17, 2011 · Last modified March 16, 2011
Authors have a job to do and they have to fool readers in order to do it. In good writing, the author seems to disappear and the reader gets lost in the story. It’s as if the story is telling itself. Yet author convenience, or author intrusion, breaks through the story veil and doesn’t let the reader get caught up in the story.
I talked earlier about the Bad Girl Archetype: We Love Her, We Hate Her, We Want to Be Her and Characteristics of a Kick-Ass Heroine Archetype. You could call them Part 1 and 2, if you want! Today I continue my exploration of these Kick Ass Heroines that I love in books, movies and TV shows. Hence, part #3!
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors
by Beth Barany · Published March 15, 2011
Sometimes we just need to shut up and listen to our fellow authors and most importantly listen to our readers.
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