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...
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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...
How Do You Develop Your Characters? Part 2
I wrote about how I developed my character, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, in my previous post here. Today I thought I’d reflect on one of the biggest challenges I see in the manuscripts I...
Video Q&A with Book Mentor, Ezra Barany: What do you wish you had known before you started?
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. Ezra answers the question, “What are you glad you did with regards to self-pubbing? And what do you wish you had known before...
Imagination Time—Upcoming Literary Trends
I sat down the other day and started thinking about what the new trends will be in romantic fiction during the next couple of years. I made my list and thought it would be fun just to discuss the things I think may creep into romance and the literary mainstream. Some of this may make some of you laugh, but honestly, did any of us see zombies creeping into the pages of our romance books? Enough said.
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.
What Inspires the Creator of Henrietta The Dragon Slayer?
Lots and lots of chocolate, hard rock music, long walks, and wacking a sticking against a punching bag. And writing! Because as my clients and students know: Writing begets writing. Yes, it’s the time...
Book Review: Inside Out by Maria Synder
Inside Out by Maria Snyder — A Book Review by Beth Barany — Trella is a 17 year-old who has only known white walls, tubes, square hallways, care mates, and a life of drudgery.
And she’s not like the rest of those sheep, all the others who live on her level, under those who have more and better lives who control their lives from the upper levels.
Video: La Femme Nikita, movie trailer — one of my favorite movies of all time!
One of my favorite movies of all times — La Femme Nikita — by Luc Besson. I love her gutsyness, her stubbornness, and her fragility. I have to say I love the soundtrack too. It’s moody, a bit dangerous, and sensual, like Nikita.
Top 10 Things Authors Need to Know About Contracts
The day has finally dawned! After all your hard work and endless rounds of submissions, you have a publisher that wants to publish your book. But when the publisher hands you the contract, should you just sign on the dotted line, or should you look it over first? If you did look it over, what would you be looking for?
When Do Heroes Sleep?
Since I write heroic fiction, I am a hero, too, right? So when do we sleep? Right now, I’m being a hero for my clients… and Henrietta … Still getting enough sleep would be...
What Makes for a Successful Social Media Presence for Fiction Authors?
What Makes for a Successful Social Media Presence for Fiction Authors? Vision Drive Passion Clear purpose Excitement — All ingredients to a successful social media campaign. It — your success — all depends on what you would like. And it all starts in knowing what you would like!
Indie Author Feature: Creating Characters That Come Alive, Part 2
Please welcome guest columnist LJ DeLeon, a fantasy romance indie author sharing a bit about her writing process. I find how she develops characters quite useful! I’ll use some of her tips for my...
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