WHO: I’m Beth Barany, award-winning novelist and Creativity Coach for Writers. http://www.BethBarany.com WHY I post these videos: I walk my talk, and with pleasure. ABOUT: In this video, Ezra Barany (my husband) and I talk...
Special Webinar Replay: Planning Your Novel: Essential Plot & Character Development Prep How: Sign up here to get all the info! Special: You’ll also have a chance to enter a special giveaway that ends March...
Hello novel writers and those who really want to write a novel: If you wanted to join us for this week’s special webinar we gave on Tuesday, Plan Your Novel for NaNoWriMo: Essential Plot...
[Updated 8/18/2024] Love to read fiction and get the early scoop? We’re looking for beta readers of fantasy, science fiction mystery, thrillers, and romance! Who are beta readers? Beta readers are readers – that’s...
Author Entrepreneur / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published August 6, 2013 · Last modified May 8, 2014
[The 2014-2015 program is here: http://coaching.bethbarany.com/] I’m excited to share with you a new program I’m now launching for dedicated novelists: a 7-month Author Coaching Program with me and my awesome, talented husband, Ezra Barany, a bestselling author, starting August...
Welcome back to our weekly posts from bestselling author and book marketing consultant, Ezra Barany. Yes, and he’s my husband. This article on how to draft a book trailer script is also one of...
Creativity Tools and Tips / Writing Craft / Writing Tips
by Ezra Barany · Published October 31, 2012 · Last modified October 30, 2012
What’s the single most important thing you can do before you write a single word of your novel for NaNoWriMo? Ask the right questions about the experience you want your readers to have.
book marketing / Book Promotion
by Beth Barany · Published October 24, 2012 · Last modified November 9, 2012
In this post, best-selling authors and book consultants, Beth and Ezra Barany, share their tips on how to sell your novel at book festivals and book fairs.
Author Entrepreneur / book sales
by Ezra Barany · Published September 19, 2012 · Last modified September 18, 2012
Here’s a quick check-list of items to bring with you if you have a display table to sell your books at a book fair or presentation.
Author Career / Author Entrepreneur / book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Ezra Barany · Published August 15, 2012
Has this happened to you? You’re chatting about your book on Amazon and they react to the word “Amazon” as though you mentioned the Devil. They want to ban Amazon. Well I’d rather ban indie bookstores before banning Amazon.
A lot of the authors I talk to think book trailers don’t do anything. But the reality is that if the book trailer isn’t easy to find on YouTube, it will never be seen. This post will show you how to get a ton of viewers to find and watch your video.
book marketing / Book Promotion / social media for authors / video
by Ezra Barany · Published July 11, 2012 · Last modified August 22, 2024
This blog post on how to make great book trailers goes into the online website to use to make sure your book trailer is awesome!
book marketing / Book Promotion / video
by Ezra Barany · Published June 27, 2012 · Last modified August 22, 2024
Many authors think the book trailer needs to show what your story’s about. The reality is that no one cares what your story’s about. They only care what experience your book will deliver. Too many book trailers I’ve seen spend the whole time showing the back cover blurb instead of expressing the emotional experience their book conveys. This is a series of articles on how to make a book trailer. Not just any book trailer, but a great book trailer!
Author Career / book marketing / Book Promotion / Book Reviews / book sales
by Ezra Barany · Published June 20, 2012
The nightmare among authors is to get a bad review. One star reviews can be horrible. Especially the seemingly well-written and intelligent bad reviews – “seemingly” because the information is false or misleading – that kill sales. But if you just follow these seven steps, you can overcome some bad reviews.
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Creativity Coach for Writers, NLP Master Practitioner, and Master Teacher, Beth Barany has been there and knows how hard it can be to take your idea and turn it into a real book, that people will actually be interested, and even yearning, to read.
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