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.
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?
inspiration / video / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published March 13, 2011 · Last modified September 7, 2014
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. This week’s video is a gem, in my opinion, a collection of quotes from the crazily and inspirational Jack Kerouac. Some of my...
The number TWO is one of favorite. Because I’m a Gemini. I love doing things with a partner. I need a mirror. I want to hear myself talk, and that’s hard to do alone. LOL Maybe that’s one of the reasons why I’m a writer. You know, “It takes two to tango.” That kind of thing.
I used to be a book reviewer, back in the early days of my writing career. In fact, the second thing I ever got published was a review of Katherine Neville’s The Eight. I...
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 19, 2011 · Last modified February 18, 2011
This is #4 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course...
Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Video for Authors series. If you have a video that you love re: writing, creativity, etc., I’d love to know about it. Enjoy. I dare you not to laugh.
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 12, 2011 · Last modified February 14, 2011
This is #3 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community How can we be a better writers? Or maybe you’d like to get re-inspired in your writing. We can step away from the words and dive into our most primal sense of smell!
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 6, 2011 · Last modified July 18, 2015
It’s another video in our Sunday Video for Authors series. If you have a video that you love re: writing, creativity, etc., I’d love to know about it. I’m learning to love video and...
What is self-publishing really? And is it the right choice for us as writers? I had these questions too, and have done much research, and more importantly have taken the plunge. I am the...
Welcome to a new Wednesday series about fairy tales, fantasy and other topics that inspire me as a fiction author. To relax and get inspired, I like to read fairy tales. Modern, old, new,...
Here’s some advice for you! In less than 3 minutes learn all you need to know to be a successful writer… (Okay, I’m kidding a little, but not much…) Question for my fine Writer’s...
Science is beautiful. “Interactive Google doodle marks 25 years since discovery of buckminsterfullerene C60, or the buckyball.”
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