We make them like us. We give them personalities with strengths and flaws. Sometimes we need to give them, “fatal” flaws. Having these fatal flaws cause conflict.
Finding a blogger who interviews authors in your genre and particular topic allows you to reach your target niche.
I dedicate this month’s column to Gabriel Garcia Marquez, who passed away this month at the age of 87. The master and popularizer of a narrative mode called magical realism, Marquez artfully blends the fantastic and the real into a tapestry from which both fantasy and reality are inextricable.
Here are five steps to help get your mojo back, or to quit without the guilt.
The Prize As a writer, the prize is our finished book. That’s how we are winners. Winning also means publishing our books and getting readers. Congratulations for showing up for yourself, your creativity, and...
Are you in love with writing your novel? Do you love your writing? Really love writing? The whole process, from inspiration to writer’s block to editing? Would you like to learn how to love...
Have been pondering a lot (but not writing a lot) lately, about how hard it is to write when you are in pain.
It might feel a bit daunting to plan out a whole year of blog posts but if you start month by month it gets a bit easier.
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by Beth Barany · Published December 30, 2013 · Last modified January 7, 2014
Happy Almost New Year! A reminder about my holiday special that ends tomorrow, Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013. I’m offering a FREE writing coaching session. Yes, a free one-hour full on coaching session. I rarely give...
When I placed my feet on the path of writing, I surrounded myself with teachers who were further ahead and could reach behind and pull me along.
Understand yourself – know what inspires you to be creative.
We all have goals, especially on January 1. When the new year rolls around, everybody wants to lose weight, save more money, and go to the gym more often. Eighty percent of all people make those goals every year because we want to be healthier, happier, and more secure.
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by Beth Barany · Published October 11, 2013 · Last modified October 10, 2013
Have you heard someone say that about your work? Or maybe you’ve been thinking the same thing. So why not give it a try?
I decided at the beginning of 2013 that I would work hard on my writing, take it seriously and take every opportunity I could get.
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