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?
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.
Don’t use Twitter is you don’t want to have fun… Don’t use Twitter if you don’t want to connect with your readers. Don’t use Twitter is you don’t want to experiment with writing in 140 characters or less. Less is better.
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration
by Beth Barany · Published February 20, 2011 · Last modified August 13, 2014
VIDEO: Rod Serling talks about Writing for Television (Part 1) Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. If you have a video that you love re: writing, creativity, etc., I’d love to know about it. How do you bleed for your writing?
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!
Welcome to the another article in the Craft series, this one by Bobbye Terry, a frequent guest columnist at the Writer’s Fun Zone. // “Mixing humor with suspense?” you ask. “Surely you jest.” No, I don’t. For one of the few times in print, I’m completely serious.
Creativity Tools and Tips / inspiration / Writing Tips
by Beth Barany · Published February 5, 2011 · Last modified February 4, 2011
This is #2 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? We can step away from the words and dive into our primal sense of listening!
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Beth Barany · Published February 1, 2011 · Last modified February 8, 2011
I’m inspired by Kristen Lamb to do a Twitter Tuesdays series. Today is #1! Today we’ll focus on something I got from Kristen’s book, We Are Not Alone: The Writer’s Guide to Social Media. (She’s going to think I’m a stalker! I can’t say enough nice and gushing things about her book!)
Many authors turn to words for sustenance, and to feed their imaginative self. But they sometimes neglect to feed the part of themselves that nurtures their image making ability: visual art.
Welcome back to the Sunday Video Series on Writing, where I steal gems from YouTube that I think are funny, insightful and useful… Actually, I don’t agree with Clutchology’s premise that one turns to...
book marketing / Book Promotion / book sales
by Beth Barany · Published August 25, 2010 · Last modified August 27, 2010
You may think that marketing and selling your books is a scary prospect, but actually marketing and selling is essential to your career as an author. And if you uncover your style of marketing and selling, then ultimately you will sell more books. Active in several online social networks, Beth has sold books and gotten new clients from her interactions on Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn. But it wasn’t always this way…
Book Excerpts / Writer's Adventure Guide
by Beth Barany · Published December 3, 2009 · Last modified December 14, 2009
You have Four Super Powers:
1. Knowing Your Goals
2. Knowing Your Motivations
3. Being Clear on Your Challenges
4. Harnessing your Strengths.
See the rest in the video I made with GuruTube.net here.
I’m an avid reader. This holiday weekend I’m reading the internet, inhaling is more like it. Specifically, I’m trawling Twitter.com, Facebook.com and various and sundry links I find posted there. Mostly on social networking.
Integrating writing into your life means looking at what you may have to give up to make room to turn your dream into a reality. Succeeding at your goal means knowing what you want,...
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