{"id":13895,"date":"2015-11-11T15:48:21","date_gmt":"2015-11-11T23:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?page_id=13895"},"modified":"2016-04-27T18:01:40","modified_gmt":"2016-04-28T01:01:40","slug":"archives-past-live-chats","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/","title":{"rendered":"Archives: Past Live Chats"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Thank you for being a subscriber to the #askaWritingCoach live chats for novelists.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#schedule\">Click here to see a list of our past chats.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#latest\">Click here to jump to the latest chat.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>If you&#8217;d like to be notified about my upcoming\u00a0chats, please sign up <a title=\"Sign up here to be notified of Beth Barany's daily Blab.im chats\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/blabchat\/#blab\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>** You can also <a title=\"Follow Beth Barany on Blab.im\" href=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/Beth_Barany\" target=\"_blank\">follow me on Blab<\/a> to be automatically notified when I create my broadcasts. **<\/p>\n<p>I interview guests, share tips, and am\u00a0available for short spot-coaching to novelists.<\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contact me<\/a> if you&#8217;d like to be a guest.<\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ARCHIVES<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"schedule\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/h2>\n<p>We chat about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Writing<\/li>\n<li>Editing &amp; Revising<\/li>\n<li>Publishing<\/li>\n<li>Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>List of Past Chats + Links to the Video Replays<\/h3>\n<p>For audio-only, go to <a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/beth-barany-1\/sets\/lets-chat-askawritingcoach-for\" target=\"_blank\">Beth Barany&#8217;s SoundCloud channel.<\/a> A few of the chats are loaded. <em>More coming soon.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>September 2015<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Monday, Sept. 28, 12noon Pacific (45 minutes) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#sept28\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1pm\u00a0Pacific\u00a0(45 minutes)\u00a0<a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#sept29\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2pm\u00a0Pacific\u00a0(45 minutes) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#sept30\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>October 2015<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Thursday, Oct. 1, 11:30am\u00a0Pacific\u00a0(45 minutes) <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#oct1\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Friday, Oct. 2, 12:30pm\u00a0Pacific\u00a0(45 minutes) <span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong><a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#oct2\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#oct28\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>November 2015<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">November 4, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#nov4\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">November 11, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#nov11\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">November 18, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#nov18\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">November 25, 2015 (1 hour) (<em>No recording. Sorry. Tech snafu.<\/em>)<\/p>\n<h3>December 2015<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">December 2, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#dec2\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">December 9, 2015 (about 45 minutes) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#dec9\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">December 16, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#dec16\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">December 23, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#dec23\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">December 30, 2015 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#dec30\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>January 2016<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">January 6, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#jan6\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">January 13, 2016 (1 hour)\u00a0<a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#jan13\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">January 20, 2016 (1 hour)\u00a0<a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#jan20\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">January 27, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#jan27\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>February 2016<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">February 3, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#feb3\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">February 10, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#feb10\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">February 17, 2016 &#8212; No show. Tech snafu.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">February 24, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#feb24\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>March 2016<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">March 2, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#mar2\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">March 9, 2016 (1 hour) <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#mar9\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">March 16, 2016 (~45 min) <strong>Fantasy Novels\/World Building w\/@AlmaAlexander:<\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#mar16\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">March 23, 2016 (1 hour) <strong>On Building Your Creative Business with @Heather_Dakota<\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here!\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#mar23\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">March 30, 2016 (~1 hour) <strong>12 Book Marketing Basics with Beth Barany <\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here of 12 Book Marketing Basics with Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#mar30\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"latest\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>April 2016<\/h3>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">April 6, 2016 (1 hour) <strong>Time Management for Creatives with PJ Ferguson <\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here of Time Management for Creatives with PJ and Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#apr6\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">April 13, 2016 (1 hour) <strong>Book Production for Novelists<\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here for Book Production for Novelists with Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#apr13\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">April 20, 2016 (1 hour) <strong>Book Launches for Novelists<\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here for Book Launches for Novelists with Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#apr20\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">April 27, 2016 (1 hour) <strong>Book Campaigns for Novelists<\/strong> <a title=\"Watch the replay here for Book Campaigns for Novelists with Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/archives-past-live-chats\/#apr27\">(Click here for the replay.)<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>All (well, most) chats are live and recorded.<\/h3>\n<p><em>If you don&#8217;t want to (or can&#8217;t) login via Twitter, you can still watch but you cannot participate.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Check out my first blab chat here<\/h2>\n<p>&#8230; and meet Leo the Cat. <em>(From Thursday, Sept. 24, 2015)<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/stream\/414c76ee80134c35af2630a8456d36d5\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sign up to get notified when I do a chat!<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/blabchat\/#blab\">Sign up<\/a> to get notified of our daily #askaWritingCoach chats on <a href=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/Beth_Barany\" target=\"_blank\">Blab.im<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Past Blab Chats<\/h2>\n<p>Available for a limited time. <a title=\"Sign up here to get notifications for these daily live chats.\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/blabchat\/#blab\">Sign up to be sure to get access.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"sept28\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Replay for Sept. 28, 2015:<\/strong> Blab chat where I chat about Lisa Cron&#8217;s <a title=\"Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JyXLqp\" target=\"_blank\">Wired for Story: The Writer&#8217;s Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/stream\/4916ad620df545cb9ecd09ef40891388\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"sept29\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Replay for Sept. 29, 2015:<\/strong> Blab chat where I continue chatting about Lisa Cron&#8217;s <a title=\"Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JyXLqp\" target=\"_blank\">Wired for Story: The Writer&#8217;s Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/stream\/f3f8b429ac83406699e8530866d0f49e\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"sept30\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Replay for Sept. 30, 2015:<\/strong> Blab chat where I continue chatting about Lisa Cron&#8217;s <a title=\"Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JyXLqp\" target=\"_blank\">Wired for Story: The Writer&#8217;s Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence<\/a>, and have a guest writing coach, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cbramkamp\" target=\"_blank\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/a>, authors <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=Carol+Malone\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Malone<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/AskATechTeacher\" target=\"_blank\">Jacqui Murray<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/stream\/e8c48ab2ecbf468f8ca3bfd52c315d4d\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"oct1\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Replay for Oct. 1, 2015:<\/strong> Blab chat where I continue chatting about Lisa Cron&#8217;s <a title=\"Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JyXLqp\" target=\"_blank\">Wired for Story: The Writer&#8217;s Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/stream\/82f44fa111c545ec829469585ec98e67\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"oct2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Replay for Oct. 2, 2015:<\/strong> Blab chat where I continue chatting about Lisa Cron&#8217;s <a title=\"Wired for Story: The Writer's Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence by Lisa Cron\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1JyXLqp\" target=\"_blank\">Wired for Story: The Writer&#8217;s Guide to Using Brain science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/stream\/6772dfbeebd84fae91e66c0ba077ff47\/embed\" width=\"640\" height=\"385\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"oct28\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015 Broadcast:<\/strong> Beth Barany and <a href=\"http:\/\/carolmalone.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Malone<\/a> and guests chatting about writers block, favorite writing resources, and the writers life.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/beth-barany-let-s-talk-writersblock-w-me-author-editor-carol-malone-askawritingcoach\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"nov4\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015 Broadcast with Catharine Bramkamp and Beth Barany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/beth-barany-askawritingcoach-4-novelists-w-catharine-brampkamp-beth-barany-nanowrimo\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"nov11\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2015 Broadcast with Catharine Bramkamp and Beth Barany<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/beth-barany-let-s-talk-nanowrimo-amwriting-with-askawritingcoach-cbramkamp\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"none\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"nov18\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2015: Broadcast with Beth Barany and <a href=\"http:\/\/carolmalone.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Malone<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/93c76134d3694479b61e6f0f9fce935a\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"dec2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2015: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>Let&#8217;s Talk Fiction with Beth Barany and Heather Dakota<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This chat was a little different. We opened up the chat to not just novel writing, but fiction in general. We gave away prizes to people who asked questions, and addressed getting started, and other topics about getting to your writing.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">About My Guest<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14170\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.59-300x291.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-12-02 23.47.59\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.59-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.59.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>Heather Dakota is a children&#8217;s book author and illustrator, and she is so much more. She describes herself as &#8220;Big-picture Thinker. Marketing Alchemist. Business Midwife. Creatrix for Soul-o-preneurs.&#8221; Heather runs the\u00a0Wise Woman Society and does soulful business coaching. Find out more here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/the-society.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/the-society.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She has current courses for support and community in her Wise Women Society. All the details here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/e-courses.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/e-courses.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-14171 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.44-214x300.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-12-02 23.47.44\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.44-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.44.png 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>Check out her book: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\" target=\"_blank\">I Am\u2026A Guided Journal<\/a>:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can stay in contact with Heather on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherdakota\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherdakota\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Newsletter (Muse News\u2026More Muse, Less News): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;re curious about her work as a writer and illustrator coach, with courses (children\u2019s picture books, middle grade, and YA titles, fiction &amp; nonfiction), Heather is opening up shop soon, January 2016:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildharecreative.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wildharecreative.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And check out Heather&#8217;s current project. She has an <strong>Open Call for Writers for Pass the Story: Dreams, Journeys, and Sacred tales.<\/strong> Submission guidelines here: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1kZjuT7Wpt1yssd_YeKvAllruLyInTYVVoMfDl-6lFO4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1kZjuT7Wpt1yssd_YeKvAllruLyInTYVVoMfDl-6lFO4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can reach Heather directly at\u00a0heather AT heatherdakota DOT com.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/ac79d7664216442eb2bbd613c2665982\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"dec9\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>Let&#8217;s Talk Editing Fiction with Beth Barany and Catharine Bramkamp<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\" target=\"_blank\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> and I chatted about editing your fiction. We talked about the differences between\u00a0different kinds of editors, having beta readers, critique partners, and writing contests. We also gave away prizes. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">ABOUT CATHARINE BRAMKAMP<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12334\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catharine Bramkamp, author.Photo by Deanne Fitzmaurice\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-300x329.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RlgH6b\" target=\"_blank\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> is the co-producer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newbiewriters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newbie Writers Podcast <\/a>that focuses on newer writers and their concerns. She is a successful <a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing coach<\/a>, Chief Storytelling Officer, and author of a dozen\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1i9eAlQ\" target=\"_blank\">books<\/a>\u00a0including the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HgxT4W\" target=\"_blank\">Real Estate Diva Mysteries series<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Tmil52\" target=\"_blank\">The Future Girls series<\/a>. She\u00a0holds two degrees in English, and is an adjunct university professor. After fracturing her wrist, she has figured out there is very little she is able to do with one hand tied behind her back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can contact Catharine\u00a0for editing help via her site, <a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Your Book Starts Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">More Editing Resources<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you&#8217;d to learn how to edit your novel in a structured course with experienced teachers, check out Beth Barany&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Edit Your Novel Bootcamp January 2016<\/a>. Early Bird Deadline ends Dec. 10, and registration closes Dec. 28, 2015.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0One of the best ways to get feedback on your writing is to enter your manuscript in contests that offer feedback. We have one! Deadline to send in your entries: December 18, 2015. Go here for all the details:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contest-rules-for-the-romance-genre-contest-for-aspiring-authors\/\" target=\"_blank\">Contest for Aspiring Romance Authors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/62907c8d1504446ca07c0951505127d3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"dec16\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2015: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Editing Fiction with Beth Barany and surprise guest, Dave Strom<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, <a title=\"Author, Dave Strom\" href=\"http:\/\/davemstrom.wordpress.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Strom<\/a> and I chatted about editing fiction. I shared 3 tips on how and where to start your editing, and shared my thoughts on the secret gift of overwhelm, experienced by many authors, including myself, when faced with edit their novels. We also gave away prizes. <strong>When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT DAVE M. STROM<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/me-head-2014-05-264x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<em>in his own words:<\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I, Dave M. Strom, am a technical writer, comic book geek, and budding novelist and short story writer. So far, I specialize in bringing to life Holly Hansson, the Super(wo)man who\u2019d rather be Clark Kent. She\u2019s a writer also.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=dave+strom\" target=\"_blank\">Writer&#8217;s Fun Zone articles by and about Dave Strom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/b55de0e0d104414aa05aa8bc2de7adc6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"dec23\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Writing Retreats + Writing Conferences with Beth Barany and special guest, Catharine Bramkamp<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\" target=\"_blank\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> and I chatted about writing retreats and conferences, their differences, and how to prepare your own cheap writing retreat. We also gave away prizes. Catharine gave away 2 digital copies of her book, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1NMvb8s\" target=\"_blank\">Cheap Retreat Workbook by Catharine Bramkamp<\/a><\/em>. (See below.) I gave away one digital copy each of my books, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">ABOUT CHEAP RETREAT WORKBOOK by Catharine Bramkamp<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14308\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Tip27x\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14308\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14308\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14308\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-23-at-3.34.42-PM-200x300.png\" alt=\"The Cheap Retreat Workbook: What I learned creating and attending my own Cheap Retreat by Catharine Bramkamp\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-23-at-3.34.42-PM-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-23-at-3.34.42-PM-300x449.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2015-12-23-at-3.34.42-PM.png 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14308\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Cheap Retreat Workbook: What I learned creating and attending my own Cheap Retreat by Catharine Bramkamp<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you long for a writing retreat? Do you read about renewal retreats, exotic retreats, artistic retreats, silent retreats and think &#8212; if only I could attend this spa\/famous writer retreat in Taos\/Bahamas\/Thailand, I would be able to really write my novel\/screenplay\/ poetry collection\/thank you notes for the gifts from my most recent wedding?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Does the idea of a luxury writing retreat shine for you like a mirage, the kind of road shimmer you would experience on an hourly basis if you finally did sign up for the Taos retreat but had to drive there from Vancouver to save money?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I have those same feelings. I longed to go on a retreat, to indulge in a get-away, I wanted to discover THE place that would engender effortless creativity and production; the perfect location where I could finally write!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I saved announcements for fabulous retreats led by writers and coaches I admired. I unearthed books on women\u2019s retreats, I sent away for instructions on how to have the perfect retreat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Much of the literature and advice involved a trip to the beach or to the mountains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">However, I know myself well enough to understand that a book (Okay, like this one) about retreats or a brochure filled with photos and promises would end up as another excuse to spend precious time planning, strategizing and making lists of what to wear.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What I really needed was to spend all that precious planning time working on writing and saving my money for frivolous stuff like groceries. This is how I did it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Tip27x\" target=\"_blank\">look inside the book here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT CATHARINE BRAMKAMP<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12334 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-274x300.jpg\" alt=\"Catharine Bramkamp, author.Photo by Deanne Fitzmaurice\" width=\"274\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-274x300.jpg 274w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic-300x329.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Catharine-Bramkamp-pic.jpg 584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 274px) 100vw, 274px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RlgH6b\" target=\"_blank\">Catharine Bramkamp<\/a> is the co-producer of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.newbiewriters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Newbie Writers Podcast <\/a>that focuses on newer writers and their concerns. She is a successful <a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">writing coach<\/a>, Chief Storytelling Officer, and author of a dozen\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1i9eAlQ\" target=\"_blank\">books<\/a>\u00a0including the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1HgxT4W\" target=\"_blank\">Real Estate Diva Mysteries series<\/a>, and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1Tmil52\" target=\"_blank\">The Future Girls series<\/a>. She\u00a0holds two degrees in English, and is an adjunct university professor. After fracturing her wrist, she has figured out there is very little she is able to do with one hand tied behind her back.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can contact Catharine\u00a0for editing help via her site, <a href=\"http:\/\/yourbookstartshere.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Your Book Starts Here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/bba1dda3573d4004a59e922e2c8d64a6\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"dec30\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Doing Historical Fiction Research with Beth Barany and special guest, Carol Malone<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p>In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/carolmalone.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Carol Malone<\/a>\u00a0and I chatted about tips for doing research for historical fiction. We also gave away prizes. Catharine gave away a\u00a0copy of her novel, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RSjWBn\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night<\/a><\/em>, and one of its sequel, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1RSk3No\" target=\"_blank\">Fight Card Romance: Ladies Night Christmas: A Short Story<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0(See below.) I gave away one digital copy each of my books, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11876 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fight-club-204x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fight club\" width=\"204\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fight-club-204x300.jpg 204w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/11\/Fight-club.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 204px) 100vw, 204px\" \/> Los Angeles, 1954 &#8230; Gangsters, crime, boxing \u2013 and romance &#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy Doherty, a hard-luck orphan from the south side of Chicago, was mentored in the sweet science of boxing by Father Tim Brophy, the Battling Priest of St. Vincent&#8217;s Asylum for Boys. Jimmy\u2019s fists were good enough to take him to LA where he has begun his rise up the local fight-cards. He has big plans to be a contender and even bigger plans for Lindy \u2013 his trainer\u2019s only daughter, who&#8217;s sweeter than apple pie and harder to resist.<\/p>\n<p>But when Lindy is arrested for killing a boxer with ties to gangster Mickey Cohen, Jimmy is forced to join forces with the arresting detective \u2013 who would like to do much more with Lindy than put her in handcuffs \u2013 in a desperate search for the real killer.<\/p>\n<p>Love can be murder \u2013 in the ring and out &#8230;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-12122 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fight-Card-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Fight-Card\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fight-Card-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fight-Card-300x448.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Fight-Card.jpg 308w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christmas, 1955 \u2026 Hollywood Legion Stadium \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Light heavy-weight champ, Jimmy Doherty is boxing Carlo \u2018Toro\u2019 Bassani for the Christmas benefit, even though Jimmy is sure Toro is under the thumb of gangster, Mickey Cohen. He doesn&#8217;t know if Toro will deck him with a \u2018Sunday punch\u2019 in the first round or flop in the third. Even though Jimmy feels sorry for the pug who has cast his lot with the devil, he isn\u2019t sure if he should give this boxer an early Christmas gift of his self-respect, by forcing him to fight like a man, or let Toro kiss the canvas.<\/p>\n<p>Jimmy&#8217;s bride, Lindy Doherty, is front row center where she always is when he fights. Not many dames would stay in their man&#8217;s corner consistently cheering him on. She&#8217;s taking in the action and praying her husband won&#8217;t get his head handed to him on a Christmas platter. While waiting to watch Jimmy duke it out in the center ring, she and her six month old son, Patrick, along with her two Precious Roses, meet the brightest star in the Hollywood Christmas sky.<\/p>\n<p>Can Jimmy retain his light heavy-weight title and keep a fellow boxer from accidentally &#8220;falling&#8221; off the San Pedro Pier? And what is Lindy\u2019s special Christmas gift for Jimmy?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT CAROL MALONE<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13573 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/00AuthorCarol2-216x300.jpg\" alt=\"00AuthorCarol2\" width=\"216\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/00AuthorCarol2-216x300.jpg 216w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/00AuthorCarol2-300x416.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/00AuthorCarol2.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 216px) 100vw, 216px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For award winning author, Carol Malone, living with passion means discovering what you\u2019re good at and doing what you love. Happiest when she\u2019s painting word pictures, her passion is cranking out sweet, tender stories both in the contemporary and Noir genres.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/839dc4902a2847a2aaa690604bc5e812\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"jan6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Independent Publishing with Beth Barany and special surprise guest, YA Fantasy author Andrea Buginsky<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/andreabuginsky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Andrea Buginsky<\/a>\u00a0and I chatted about the how, what, why of independent book publishing. We also gave away prizes. Andrea gave away one of her <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1OPspPm\" target=\"_blank\">YA fantasies<\/a>.\u00a0(See below.) I gave away one digital copy of one\u00a0of my books, <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, or\u00a0<em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1>ABOUT ANDREA BUGINSKY<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14379\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/My-Headshot.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Buginsky, Author\" width=\"158\" height=\"200\" \/><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Andrea Buginsky<\/strong> is a freelance writer with a BA in Mass Communication-Journalism from the University of South Florida. She has always wanted to be a published writer, and decided to try to write fantasy books for teens. <em>The Chosen<\/em> is her first book, and was released on December 14, 2010, to her delight. She now has two young adult fantasy series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Andrea has written five more books since:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Nature&#8217;s Unbalance<\/em> (The Chosen, #2)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Striker&#8217;s Apprentice<\/em> (The Chosen, #3)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Destiny<\/em> (New Avalon, #1)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>Fate<\/em> (New Avalon, # 2)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>My Open Heart<\/em>, an autobiography of growing up with heart disease<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">She is currently writing the third book in the New Avalon series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Andrea lives in Kansas with her family, which includes her two precious puppies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visit Andrea on her website at <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/andreabuginsky.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/andreabuginsky.com\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1>ABOUT <em>Destiny<\/em> (New Avalon, #1)<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SB6t0g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SB6t0g\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14380 size-medium\" title=\"Destiny (New Avalon, #1) by Andrea Buginsky\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Destiny-2-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Destiny (New Avalon, #1) by Andrea Buginsky\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Destiny-2-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Destiny-2-768x1151.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Destiny-2-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Destiny-2-300x449.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Destiny-2.jpg 1477w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Constantly teased and taunted by the popular girls, Elena Baxter desperately wants to fit in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">On her sweet sixteenth, she receives two shocking gifts: telekinesis and the surprising truth about her heritage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">With high hopes that things will be different now, Elena returns to school to find that nothing has changed. Only this time her hurt feelings and frustration boil into something even she cannot understand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When her powers explode, chaos ensues and she learns that her new ability is greater than she ever desired. As she learns to control her powers, Elena discovers there\u2019s so much more to her heritage than she ever imagined.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Available<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SB58Xl\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/destiny-andrea-buginsky\/1119563616\" target=\"_blank\">Barnes &amp; Noble<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1>Some Resources Mentioned in this Show<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Elizabeth Mackey, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.elizabethmackeygraphics.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Graphic Designer<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Ezra Barany, <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/resources\/book-covers-for-romance-erotica-fantasy-thrillers-mystery-and-non-fiction\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cover Designer &amp; Book Producer<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s=publishing\" target=\"_blank\">More resources on publishing<\/a>\u00a0including a <strong>free report and audios<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/5916023b88ab4ebb8d96a89c0a81dc41\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"jan13\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On the Secrets of Writing Fiction with Beth Barany and special guest, urban Fantasy author Irene Radford<\/i><\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14460 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Lets-Talk-Secrets-of-Fiction-Writing-with-Writing-Coach-Novelist-@Beth_Barany-Special-Guest-Urban-Fantasy-Author-Irene-Radford-WFZ-1.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, <a href=\"http:\/\/bookviewcafe.com\/bookstore\/bvc-author\/phyllis-irene-radford\/\" target=\"_blank\">Irene Radford<\/a>\u00a0and I chatted about writing, inspiration, publishing, researching genealogy and more. We also gave away prizes. Irene gave away one of her recently re-published <a href=\"http:\/\/bookviewcafe.com\/bookstore\/bvc-author\/phyllis-irene-radford\/\" target=\"_blank\">urban fantasies<\/a>.\u00a0(See below.) I gave away one digital copy of one\u00a0of my books, <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, or\u00a0<em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1>ABOUT IRENE RADFORD<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookviewcafe.com\/bookstore\/bvc-author\/phyllis-irene-radford\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14443\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14443 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pub-photo-223x300.jpg\" alt=\"pub photo\" width=\"223\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pub-photo-223x300.jpg 223w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pub-photo-768x1033.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pub-photo-761x1024.jpg 761w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/pub-photo-300x404.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 223px) 100vw, 223px\" \/><\/a>Irene Radford has been writing stories ever since she figured out what a pencil was for. A member of an endangered species\u2014a native Oregonian who lives in Oregon\u2014she and her husband make their home in Welches, Oregon where deer, bears, coyotes, hawks, owls, and woodpeckers feed regularly on their back deck.<\/p>\n<p>A museum trained historian, Irene has spent many hours prowling pioneer cemeteries deepening her connections to the past. Raised in a military family she grew up all over the US and learned early on that books are friends that don\u2019t get left behind with a move. Her interests and reading range from ancient history, to spiritual meditations, to space stations, and a whole lot in between.<br \/>\nMostly Irene writes fantasy and historical fantasy including the best-selling Dragon Nimbus Series. In other lifetimes she writes urban fantasy as P.R. Frost or Phyllis Ames, and space opera as C.F. Bentley. Later this year she ventures into Steampunk as someone else.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>ABOUT HARMONY<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bookviewcafe.com\/bookstore\/book\/harmony\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14444\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14444 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Radford-Harmony200x300-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Radford-Harmony200x300\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>A spiritual journey, with a literary twist, in a space opera landscape.<\/p>\n<p>Harmony, a new utopia for space-faring humans. Or is it a thinly disguised tyranny locked into a rigid caste system, slavery by another name?<\/p>\n<p>Either way, xenophobic Harmony holds the secret to Badger Metal, a unique ceramic metal alloy that protects people from the radiation and hard vacuum of space.<\/p>\n<p>Sissy grew up Worker Caste on the planet Harmony, her only hope for survival is to remain unnoticed, hiding her full array of seven caste marks. A devastating quake appears to be a major temper tantrum by the goddess Harmony. Sissy sings the planet, and her goddess back to benign quiet. This one act throws her into the role of High Priestess. Then she discovers she is the only one who can prevent her world from falling out of harmony into chaos.<\/p>\n<p>Jake has reinvented himself from wild pilot, to spy for the Confederated Star Systems, to Sissy\u2019s bodyguard while he hunts for the precious formula for Badger Metal. Can he find it and protect Sissy from outraged priests who fear change more than death, before civil war, and invasion, bury them all?<\/p>\n<p><em>Originally published by DAW (2008). Republished with a new cover.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Available at <a href=\"http:\/\/bookviewcafe.com\/bookstore\/book\/harmony\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bookview Cafe<\/a>\u00a0| <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SNcnLY\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/harmony\/id1050331427?mt=11&amp;at=1010l3gj\" target=\"_blank\">iTunes<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/898639b5694347c8bc449edc3a126f00\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"jan20\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>Let&#8217;s Talk Creative Flow + Saboteurs\u00a0with Beth Barany and Heather Dakota<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, Heather Dakota\u00a0and I chatted about creative flow, dealing with inner saboteurs, like procrastination, overwhelm, and comparing. We also gave away prizes. Heather\u00a0gave away a manuscript consultation to a lucky winner!\u00a0I gave away one digital copy of one\u00a0of my books, <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, or\u00a0<em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">About My Guest<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_14170\" style=\"width: 210px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14170\" class=\"wp-image-14170\" title=\"Heather Dakota I'm a big-picture thinker, marketing alchemist, business midwife, and Creatrix of Wise Woman Alchemy. See more at http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.59-300x291.png\" alt=\"Heather Dakota I'm a big-picture thinker, marketing alchemist, business midwife, and Creatrix of Wise Woman Alchemy. See more at http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\" width=\"200\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.59-300x291.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.59.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14170\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather Dakota I&#8217;m a big-picture thinker, marketing alchemist, business midwife, and Creatrix of Wise Woman Alchemy. See more at http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Heather Dakota is a children&#8217;s book author and illustrator, and she is so much more. She describes herself as &#8220;Big-picture Thinker. Marketing Alchemist. Business Midwife. Creatrix for Soul-o-preneurs.&#8221; Heather runs the\u00a0Wise Woman Society and does soulful business coaching. Find out more here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/the-society.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/the-society.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">She has current courses for support and community in her Wise Women Society. All the details here: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/e-courses.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/e-courses.html<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14171 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.44-214x300.png\" alt=\"Screenshot 2015-12-02 23.47.44\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.44-214x300.png 214w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2015-12-02-23.47.44.png 277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>Check out her book: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\" target=\"_blank\">I Am\u2026A Guided Journal<\/a>:\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/amzn.to\/1lYRhNK<\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can stay in contact with Heather on Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherdakota\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/heatherdakota\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Newsletter (Muse News\u2026More Muse, Less News): <a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/index.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And check out Heather&#8217;s current project. She has an <strong>Open Call for Writers for Pass the Story: Dreams, Journeys, and Sacred tales.<\/strong> Submission guidelines here: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1kZjuT7Wpt1yssd_YeKvAllruLyInTYVVoMfDl-6lFO4\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1kZjuT7Wpt1yssd_YeKvAllruLyInTYVVoMfDl-6lFO4<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">You can reach Heather directly at\u00a0heather AT heatherdakota DOT com.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/567883127aba43c69d3a0e60e82120c3\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"jan27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Live Event Launches for Your Book with Beth Barany and Tracee Lydia Garner<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, Tracee Lydia Garner and I chatted about live events to launch your novel, including theme, costs, who to invite, and where to host the event. We also touched on online events like Facebook parties and on-video events, like Blab! We also gave away prizes. Tracee gave away a $15 Amazon gift card to a lucky winner! I gave away one digital copy of one of my books, <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, or <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<h1>About Tracee Lydia Garner<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_14564\" style=\"width: 211px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/teegarner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/teegarner.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14564\" class=\"wp-image-14564 size-medium\" title=\"Tracee Lydia Garner, Author\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TraceeG-picture-2012-201x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Tracee Lydia Garner, Author\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TraceeG-picture-2012-201x300.jpeg 201w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/TraceeG-picture-2012.jpeg 214w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tracee Lydia Garner, Author<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Virginia native, <a href=\"http:\/\/teegarner.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tracee Lydia Garner<\/a> is the winner of the <strong>BET First Time Writer\u2019s Contest<\/strong> for her story &#8220;Family Affairs,&#8221; published in the <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1PC2Q4B\" target=\"_blank\"><em>All That &amp; Then Some <\/em><\/a>anthology (2001). Tracee\u2019s fifth novel, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1KGkMK9\" target=\"_blank\">Anchored Hearts<\/a><\/em>, was released in March 2015. Tracee teaches novel and romance novel writing at the local college and works for a social services agency. Diagnosed at the age of two years old, Tracee has Muscular Dystrophy and uses a wheelchair.<\/p>\n<h1>ABOUT <em>ANCHORED HEARTS<\/em><\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_14565\" style=\"width: 208px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ROECL0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"Tracee Lydia Garner, Author\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14565\" class=\"wp-image-14565 size-medium\" title=\" Anchored Hearts Kindle Edition by Tracee Lydia Garner\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2016-01-27-17.21.14-198x300.png\" alt=\" Anchored Hearts Kindle Edition by Tracee Lydia Garner\" width=\"198\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2016-01-27-17.21.14-198x300.png 198w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2016-01-27-17.21.14.png 263w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14565\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Anchored Hearts Kindle Edition by Tracee Lydia Garner<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Allots Baxter, a women\u2019s shelter director, discovers a precious child has been left behind at her center, she never expected threats to ensue that beg her to keep the child safe or suffer fatal consequences. As if things weren\u2019t turbulent enough, Cole Parker, her old flame returns to find out if second chances truly exist. But a deadly secret threatens any chance at love or family.<\/p>\n<p>Anchored Hearts Book Trailer: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QS0NJ86lDEM\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QS0NJ86lDEM<\/a><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Connect with Tracee<\/h1>\n<p>Website: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.Teegarner.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.Teegarner.com<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/@Teegarner\" target=\"_blank\">@Teegarner<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TraceeLydiaGarner\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TraceeLydiaGarner<\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Resources for Launching Your Own Event<\/h1>\n<p>LAUNCH PARTY 4 Part Series: <a href=\"http:\/\/teegarner.com\/2015\/04\/04\/the-author-launch-party-plan-part-2-of-4\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/teegarner.com\/2015\/04\/04\/the-author-launch-party-plan-part-2-of-4\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Shauna West: $50 dollar Home Makeover Book Launch Party: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T9axgOTWZWY\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=T9axgOTWZWY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to Throw a Book Release Party: Kelsye Nelson Feat\/ Scott James from Writer.ly: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2NNbxagfXVE\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2NNbxagfXVE<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Party Supplies<\/h2>\n<p>Oriental Trading: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.orientaltrading.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.orientaltrading.com<\/a><br \/>\nSmarty Had a Party: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.smartyhadaparty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">smartyhadaparty.com<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/e2177035ef9d4ca2b5ef99ebe2659ee8\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"feb3\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Writer&#8217;s Health with Beth Barany and PJ Sharon<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, PJ Sharon and I chatted about stretches, good posture, and did desk exercises. We also gave away prizes. PJ Sharon gave away either a copy of her book, <i><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1nMUilg\" target=\"_blank\">Overcome Your Sedentary Lifestyle (A Practical Guide to Improving Health, Fitness, and Well-being for Desk Dwellers and Couch Potatoes)<\/a><\/i>, or one of her <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pjsharon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">YA novels<\/a> to a lucky winner! I gave away one digital copy of one of my books, <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, or <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes!<\/p>\n<p>Check out her <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/26\/ergonomics-101-for-writers-and-desk-dwellers-by-pj-sharon\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;Ergonomics 101 for Writers and Desk Dwellers&#8221;<\/a> article on Writer&#8217;s Fun Zone here.: https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/26\/ergonomics-101-for-writers-and-desk-dwellers-by-pj-sharon\/.<\/p>\n<h1>ABOUT PJ Sharon<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PJs2015BioPic5.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14548\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14548 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PJs2015BioPic5-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"PJs2015BioPic5\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PJs2015BioPic5-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PJs2015BioPic5-300x375.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PJs2015BioPic5.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a>In addition to authoring award winning young adult novels, PJ Sharon owns ABSolute Fitness and Therapeutic Bodywork, in East Granby, CT. With over twenty-five years in the health and fitness industry as a Physical Therapist Assistant, Massage Therapist, Personal Trainer, and Yoga Instructor, Ms. Sharon finally wrote the holistic living, self-help guide book all her clients have been asking for. Check it out: <i><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1nMUilg\" target=\"_blank\">Overcome Your Sedentary Lifestyle (A Practical Guide to Improving Health, Fitness, and Well-being for Desk Dwellers and Couch Potatoes)<\/a><\/i>.<\/p>\n<h1>ABOUT Overcome Your Sedentary Lifestyle<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1nMUilg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14549\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14549\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/PJSharon_OvercomeYourSedentaryLifestyle_eCover_2001-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Overcome your Sedentary Lifestyle (Black &amp; White): A Practical Guide to Improving Health, Fitness, and Well-being for Desk Dwellers and Couch Potatoes by PJ Sharon\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Is a sedentary lifestyle killing you? Are you gaining weight, developing neck pain, carpal tunnel syndrome, back problems, or other health issues that are interfering with your ability to achieve your goals or live life to the fullest?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Sedentary Lifestyle Syndrome (SLS) \u2122 is one of the fastest growing health care crises of our time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this digital age of techno-overload, where most of our waking hours are spent sitting, or otherwise \u201cconnected\u201d to some device, we are quickly realizing the negative effects.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If you can answer yes to the following questions, you may be suffering from SLS.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Do you sit for at least 6-8 hours per day without adequate breaks?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Have you gained significant weight from lack of exercise and poor nutrition?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Do you suffer from headaches, fatigue, listlessness, and lack of motivation?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u2022 Have you been diagnosed with one or more health issues aggravated by prolonged sitting and lack of movement? (i.e.: Obesity, depression, heart disease, diabetes, metabolic syndrome)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1nMUilg\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Overcome Your Sedentary Lifestyle<\/em><\/a> is the practical guide you need. Author and Holistic Health Care professional, PJ Sharon, includes tips to keep you healthy\u2014even if sitting is in your job description. Ms. Sharon offers easy to implement solutions for proper work station set-up, exercises for injury prevention and treatment, and a practical plan for self-care success\u2014whether you\u2019re perched on the couch, or on the way to fulfilling your dreams. Isn\u2019t it time for you to stand up for your life? Also available in full color print.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/b3712f22dfdf4d5cb6d7b091b9c25ee1\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"feb10\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Creative Adaptation with Beth Barany and Kristen Caven<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, Kristen Caven and I chatted about about the challenges of working cross-platform and the joys of creative exploration, collaboration, and conversation about the multitude of technologies we have at our fingertips. We also gave away prizes. Kristen gave away a copy of <a href=\"https:\/\/kristencaven.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\">one of her books<\/a> to a lucky winner! I gave away one digital copy of one of my books, <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/em>, or <em><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1ReDzDj\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">About Kristen Caven<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kristencaven.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" https:\/\/kristencaven.com\/books\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14625 size-medium\" title=\"Kristen Caven, Author, Creative\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2016-02-05-14.06.55-225x300.png\" alt=\"Kristen Caven, Author, Creative\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2016-02-05-14.06.55-225x300.png 225w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screenshot-2016-02-05-14.06.55.png 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>Kristen Caven is a multi-disciplinary creative who works in a variety of genres and media. Her most recent novel, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TdKUE4\" target=\"_blank\">The Souls of Her Feet<\/a>,<\/em> has been developed through a series of adaptations: an opera, a musical, a <em>blook<\/em> (blogged book), and an interactive ebook. In this interview she talks about the challenges of working cross-platform and the joys of creative exploration, collaboration, and conversation about the multitude of technologies we have at our fingertips.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kristencaven.com\" target=\"_blank\">Visit Kristen\u2019s website<\/a> to explore her adventures in what she calls \u201cThe Liberal Arts.\u201d Far from being a libertine, she brings her keen sensibilities and innovative production values to everything she touches. Follow her on social media for updates on her upcoming expressions \u2014 be they a reading group, water ballet, lyric video, travel blog, lecture, or shoe salon.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kristencaven.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.kristencaven.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thesoulsofherfeet.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.thesoulsofherfeet.com<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT THE SOULS OF HER FEET<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/20WNcsQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/20WNcsQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14626 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KRISTEN-CAVEN_SOULS-ebook-cover-N-243x300.png\" alt=\"KRISTEN-CAVEN_SOULS-ebook-cover-N\" width=\"243\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KRISTEN-CAVEN_SOULS-ebook-cover-N-243x300.png 243w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KRISTEN-CAVEN_SOULS-ebook-cover-N-300x370.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/KRISTEN-CAVEN_SOULS-ebook-cover-N.png 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 100vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWhy is it that nice girls get walked all over?<\/p>\n<p>Sweet Ashley St. Helens is searching for the self-esteem, dignity and confidence that her parents raised her with, and longing for freedom, love, and a scholarship.<\/p>\n<p>However, her &#8220;fairytale life&#8221; with her stepfamily keeps her overworked, overwhelmed, and stressed out, and she misses her mom and dad.<\/p>\n<p>When her eccentric godmother\/godfather\/godwhatever shows up, reality begins to feel magical.<\/p>\n<p>A soul-and-body makeover empowers Ashley and puts her in touch with her inner awesomeness\u2014just in time for prom.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/20WNcsQ\" target=\"_blank\"><em>The Souls of Her Feet<\/em><\/a> gives fresh insight into our beloved, classic tale of transformation, finding evil in alcoholism, magic in fashion, and morality in tidiness, with delicious detail about dangerous cleaning products, 21st century clutter, and vintage footwear.<\/p>\n<p>Readers of all ages will relate to this teen with too many AP classes and a complicated, contemporary blended family, and find themselves swept up in the combat waltz between human rights vs. narcissism that swirls around the heroine.<\/p>\n<p>In finding just the right the balance between being passive and assertive, Ashley teaches those around her to be more responsible and empathetic &#8230; and of course \u2014 wearing just the right shoes \u2014 she finds romance and true love!<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/6aea7477a04d4835b06c8aedc2574840\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"feb24\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Fear, Perfectionism, Writer&#8217;s Block with Beth Barany<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared about Fear, Perfectionism, and Writer&#8217;s Block, and answered questions. I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1XO5FWo\" target=\"_blank\">Gargoyle: Three Enchanting Romance Novellas<\/a><\/em> and <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1R3f1bC\" target=\"_blank\">The Writer&#8217;s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book<\/a><\/em>, a self-coaching guide to help you get writing. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT BETH BARANY<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Creativity Coach for Writers and Certified Master NLP Practitioner, Beth Barany helps genre novelists write, publish, and market their novels. She\u2019s a book midwife and helps you inspire the world with your books. Get to know Beth and how she could support you at her site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BethBarany.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.BethBarany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT THE WRITER&#8217;S ADVENTURE\u00a0GUIDE<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1R3f1bC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1R3f1bC\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-885 size-medium\" title=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book by Beth Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/wagcover3Dsm-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book by Beth Barany\" width=\"246\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/wagcover3Dsm-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/wagcover3Dsm.jpg 355w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Self-Coaching Guide to Writing Your Book Considered by writers to be a spiritual guide to writing your book from an experienced author and coach.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A home study coaching guide and workbook<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A Hero&#8217;s Journey adaption with you the author as the hero in your own journey\/adventure of writing your book<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">\u201cBeth Barany\u2019s kind, passionate approach to all things writing is such a refreshing change from others that shout \u2018Do This\u2019 or \u2018Read My Book\u2019.\u201d &#8212; Sharon Hamilton, bestselling romance author<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">&#8220;It&#8217;s like having a writing coach at your side.&#8221; &#8212; Stephanie Beeby, author &amp; coach<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Do you have a book inside you that can\u2019t find its way out?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Are you having trouble even getting started on your book writing journey?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Writer\u2019s Adventure Guide helps you step off into the unknown of a writing project and see it through to its destination &#8212; from the first exciting flash of an idea to that dark moment when you think you\u2019ll never write a decent paragraph again.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">This 164-page guide gives you tips and tools for keeping an eye on your inner landscape so you can achieve your goal of writing a book.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In 12 clear, organized steps, find out how you can:<br \/>\n&#8212; Build confidence in your writing instincts<br \/>\n&#8212; Forge a clear path from inspiration to completion<br \/>\n&#8212; Learn how to write the book while living your active life<br \/>\n&#8212; Delight in the creative adventure, both its ups and downs<br \/>\n&#8212; Complete your novel or nonfiction book<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">What this book is not: A guide to craft.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT GARGOYLE: THREE ENCHANTING ROMANCE NOVELLAS by\u00a0Beth Barany, Kay Keppler, Patricia Simpson<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1XO5FWo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1XO5FWo\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9150 size-medium\" title=\"Gargoyle: Three Enchanting Romance Novellas by Beth Barany, Kay Keppler, and Patricia Simpson\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Gargoyle_cover_Barany-Keppler-Simpson_1400x2256-186x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gargoyle: Three Enchanting Romance Novellas by Beth Barany, Kay Keppler, and Patricia Simpson\" width=\"186\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Gargoyle_cover_Barany-Keppler-Simpson_1400x2256-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Gargoyle_cover_Barany-Keppler-Simpson_1400x2256-635x1024.jpg 635w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/Gargoyle_cover_Barany-Keppler-Simpson_1400x2256.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The mysterious lives of gargoyles.<br \/>\nThey don\u2019t just hang out on buildings.<br \/>\nThey right wrongs. They wreak havoc.<br \/>\nAnd they change the lives of unsuspecting people who never see them coming.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The hero&#8230;<br \/>\nCraig knows that Bea is in trouble. But Craig can\u2019t do anything about it\u2014because he\u2019s a garden gargoyle and Bea can\u2019t hear his warnings. When unexpected visitors arrive to help, Craig finds the power he had all along. Now the neighborhood will never be the same.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The touchstone&#8230;<br \/>\nWhen a thunderstorm transports software expert Rose Waldman to thirteenth century France, she meets hunky stonemason Julien, who is secretly creating a gargoyle in defiance of his master mason. Can independent gadget loving Rose trust her life and heart to Julien, and can she really never go home again?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">And the freak just trying to get along&#8230;<br \/>\nSentenced to burn at the stake for sorcery, Merofled volunteers to help jaded warrior Alaric kill a gargoyle that threatens her village. But Merofled soon discovers the gargoyle is not a monster at all. It\u2019s a misfit just like her. Can she persuade Alaric to spare the gargoyle\u2013and herself?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-14723 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Novelists, On Fear, Perfectionism, + Writer's Block #askWritingCoach #square\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Novelists-On-Fear-Perfectionism-Writers-Block-askWritingCoach-square.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/d411a8f3d0454e0c962d8b20ac8c9b55\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><br \/>\n<a name=\"mar2\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, March 2, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>On Using Twitter to Build Community with Beth Barany<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared about using Twitter to build community for authors, and answered questions. I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a title=\"Henrietta The Dragon Slayer by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/24Eq0Ct\" target=\"_blank\">Henrietta The Dragon Slayer<\/a><\/em> and <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT BETH BARANY<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Creativity Coach for Writers and Certified Master NLP Practitioner, Beth Barany helps genre novelists write, publish, and market their novels. She\u2019s a book midwife and helps you inspire the world with your books. Get to know Beth and how she could support you at her site <a title=\"Beth Barany, Award-winning novelist and Creativity Coach for Novelists\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BethBarany.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.BethBarany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT TWITTER FOR AUTHORS<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TWk9TQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1TWk9TQ\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-12173 size-medium\" title=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/www.TwitterForAuthors.com_-300x300.png\" alt=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/www.TwitterForAuthors.com_-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/www.TwitterForAuthors.com_-160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/www.TwitterForAuthors.com_-520x520.png 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/www.TwitterForAuthors.com_-720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/www.TwitterForAuthors.com_.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n\u201cThere\u2019s nothing more tragic to me than a brilliant writer with a distinct voice\u2014and no audience. Twitter for Authors will help you find your tribe, build your platform, and boost your book sales.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Mark Malatesta,<br \/>\nFounder of Literary Agent Undercover, and former New York Times Bestselling Literary Agent<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe that Twitter is essential for authors and this quick guide will help remove some of that fear you may have about embracing this powerful social network. If you\u2019re looking for an easy primer for getting started, this is it!\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Stephanie Chandler,<br \/>\nAuthor of The Nonfiction Book Marketing Plan and Founder of NONFICTIONAUTHORSASSOCIATION.COM<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you think that social media and online marketing are only for techies, kids, and super-geniuses, Beth is here to help. Twitter For Authors holds your hand and walks you gently through the start-up phase, reassuring you each step of the way. All that&#8217;s missing is milk and cookies and it would be just like going to grandma&#8217;s house to hear stories about how to expand your platform as an author and sell more books!\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Bryan Franklin,<br \/>\nGlobal Top 1% Business Coach for Entrepreneurs<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe vast majority of people on Twitter are just wasting time. Their Twitter activity is not generating significant new sales for their business. In this one-of-a-kind book, Barany provides tactical guidance specifically for fiction authors, designed to expand their reach and further their careers. This is a &#8216;must read&#8217; for fiction writers navigating the often confusing world of social media.\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Patrick Schwerdtfeger,<br \/>\nAuthor of Marketing Shortcuts<br \/>\nfor the Self-Employed<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers, Beth Barany has created a valuable resource for writers new to Twitter as well as experienced Twitter users. Short, succinct chapters fit easily into a writer&#8217;s busy schedule. The activities at the end of each chapter help the reader apply the knowledge to his or her own life. Readers will come away with a better understanding of what their goals are for using Twitter and how best to achieve those goals in a time efficient manner. All while having fun!\u201d<br \/>\n\u2014Vanessa Kier,<br \/>\nAuthor of bestselling The Surgical Strike Unit series<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Social media book marketing is key to building your author platform and to selling more books.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For many authors, the idea of sharing themselves with the world through Twitter and other social media platforms can be petrifying.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But in <em>Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/em>, you will discover simple ways to connect with your audience and potential readers.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In this easy-to-read guide, written by a shy writer, novelist and teacher, Beth Barany, you&#8217;ll find the confidence and encouragement to step into social media and the how-to steps on what to say, how to find your followers, and how to present yourself in 140 characters or less.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">With a focus on Twitter, the author takes you through the principles you need to understand to make this medium useful to your writing career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Chapters cover such topics as how to:<br \/>\n&#8212; Set up your Twitter profile<br \/>\n&#8212; Get comfortable with Twitter<br \/>\n&#8212; Craft messages to get your potential readers curious<br \/>\n&#8212; Build your network on Twitter<br \/>\n&#8212; Use special tools like hashtags and chats<br \/>\n&#8212; Get examples of what other writers say on Twitter<br \/>\n&#8212; Make best use of your Twitter time<br \/>\n&#8212; Use Twitter to build your author career even before you&#8217;re published<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Delivered in 20 short chapters, Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers is designed to be read and then acted upon, so you can build your audience and your author brand today.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8220;There are many books on marketing your books out there but this is one of the best&#8230; I like Twitter for Authors because it has more content than most of its competitors and takes you right from opening your Twitter account to setting up social and writers networks.&#8221; &#8212; Richard Schwindt<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/453fa0c78e644113afdaacfa91644c7c\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"mar9\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, March 9, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i>7 Keys to Author Success\u00a0for Novelists with Beth Barany<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared 7 keys to author success for novelists, and answered questions. I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QNnzE8\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a>\u00a0(Touchstone #5)<\/em>\u00a0and <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The 7 keys I discussed are:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mindset<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Grounding<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Persistence<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Know Your Values\/Define Your Own Success<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Sacrifice\/Pay The Price to do the Work<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Good Communication with Yourself<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Forgive all the Past Versions of you<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I go more in depth for each of these 7 keys gives in the chat. Enjoy!<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT BETH BARANY<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Creativity Coach for Writers and Certified Master NLP Practitioner, Beth Barany helps genre novelists write, publish, and market their novels. She\u2019s a book midwife and helps you inspire the world with your books. Get to know Beth and how she could support you at her site <a title=\"Beth Barany, Award-winning novelist and Creativity Coach for Novelists\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BethBarany.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.BethBarany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/2fc4e846f7f149a5899ac743a69ae7eb\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"mar16\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, March 16, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i><br \/>\nFantasy Novels\/World Building w\/@AlmaAlexander + @Beth_Barany #askaWritingCoach<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I interviewed fantasy novelist and wonderful lyrical writer, Alma Alexander. She answered questions about writing fantasy and doing world building. She gave away of her latest book, Empress. I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QNnzE8\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a>\u00a0(Touchstone #5)<\/em>\u00a0and <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h1>ABOUT ALMA ALEXANDER<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.almaalexander.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.almaalexander.org\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14916 size-medium\" title=\"Alma Alexander, Fantasy Author\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alma-alexander-fb-image-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"Alma Alexander, Fantasy Author\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alma-alexander-fb-image-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alma-alexander-fb-image-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alma-alexander-fb-image-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alma-alexander-fb-image-300x451.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/alma-alexander-fb-image.jpg 1198w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Alma Alexander&#8217;s life so far has prepared her very well for her chosen career. She was born in a country which no longer exists on the maps, has lived and worked in seven countries on four continents (and in cyberspace!), has climbed mountains, dived in coral reefs, flown small planes, swum with dolphins, touched two-thousand-year-old tiles in a gate out of Babylon. She is a novelist, anthologist and short story writer who currently shares her life between the Pacific Northwest of the USA (where she lives with her husband and two cats) and the wonderful fantasy worlds of her own imagination. You can find out more about Alma on her website (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.almaalexander.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.almaalexander.org\/<\/a>), her Facebook page<br \/>\n(<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Alma-Alexander\/67938071280\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Alma-Alexander\/67938071280<\/a>) or visit her Patreon page (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/AlmaAlexander?ty=h\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/AlmaAlexander?ty=h<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>New books: The last in the Were Chronicles, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1M9PtgL\" target=\"_blank\">Shifter<\/a><\/em>, is now out &#8211; and<br \/>\na brand new lush historical fantasy, <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1M9Pn8Z\" target=\"_blank\">Empress<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<h1>ABOUT EMPRESS<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1M9Pn8Z\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1M9Pn8Z\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14917 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-16-at-11.31.11-PM-199x300.png\" alt=\"Empress by Alma Alexander \" width=\"199\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-16-at-11.31.11-PM-199x300.png 199w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-16-at-11.31.11-PM-300x452.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Screen-Shot-2016-03-16-at-11.31.11-PM.png 343w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A whispered prayer on a holy mountain: &#8220;Give me the life I was meant to live.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She understood the passions and the cruelty of men; she knew the despair and the strength of women.<\/p>\n<p>She was born in the gutter, raised on the sands of the Hippodrome arena, grew up with the gritty grim world of chariot racers, animal keepers, and courtesans. Step by step she clawed her way into the<br \/>\nhalls of power, and ruled an empire of chaos and triumph and tragedy at the side of the only man who truly appreciated her for what she was.<\/p>\n<p>EMPRESS.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/5cf0dd106f9f44c0a76109820803af66\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"mar23\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, March 23, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-14921\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/14.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBuild a Creative Biz w\/ @Heather_Dakota + Host: @Beth_Barany #askaWritingCoach<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I interviewed Heather on the foundations of building a creative business &#8212; space to create and systems &#8212; plus answered your questions and gave away her PDF guide, &#8220;365 Days to Being Me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QNnzE8\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a>\u00a0(Touchstone #5)<\/em>\u00a0and <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h1>ABOUT HEATHER DAKOTA<\/h1>\n<div id=\"attachment_14973\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/meet-heather.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/www.heatherdakota.com\/meet-heather.html\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14973\" class=\"wp-image-14973 size-medium\" title=\"Heather Dakota, Writing Coach + Wise Woman Maven\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Heather-Dakota-img-300x246.png\" alt=\"Heather Dakota, Writing Coach + Wise Woman Maven\" width=\"300\" height=\"246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Heather-Dakota-img-300x246.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Heather-Dakota-img.png 424w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14973\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heather Dakota, Writing Coach + Wise Woman Maven<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Heather Dakota, medicine woman and visionary of Wise Woman Alchemy, is helping to pioneer a new way of doing business that is more soulful, sacred, and aligned with the Divine in you. She believes we can change the world by changing how we do business. It&#8217;s time to shine our lights! More at <a href=\"http:\/\/heatherdakota.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/heatherdakota.com\/<\/a>. Heather is also a children&#8217;s book writer and illustrator coaching, more at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wildharecreative.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.wildharecreative.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/f42236501ea747ed87d747f6141a1f62\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"mar30\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, March 30, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14982 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Marketing-Basics-for-Novelists-with-Beth-Barany.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>12 Book Marketing Basics with Beth Barany\u00a0<\/strong>#askaWritingCoach<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week I shared 12 book marketing tips and some underlying presuppositions, an overview of many of the topics I&#8217;ll cover in my upcoming <a href=\"http:\/\/30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Branding and Marketing for Novelists 30-day Bootcamp<\/a> course that starts April 1, 2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QNnzE8\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a>\u00a0(Touchstone #5)<\/em>\u00a0and <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/a><\/em>. When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">Branding + Marketing Bootcamp for Novelists<\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">We\u2019re teaching our <strong>Branding and Marketing Course for Genre Novelists:L<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>April 1-30, 2016<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Registration Deadline: Wednesday, March 30, 2016<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>9pm Pacific\/midnight ET\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com\/<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14941 size-medium\" title=\"Branding &amp; Marketing for Novelists Bootcamp-2016\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Branding-Marketing-for-Novelists-Bootcamp-2016-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Branding &amp; Marketing for Novelists Bootcamp-2016\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Branding-Marketing-for-Novelists-Bootcamp-2016-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Branding-Marketing-for-Novelists-Bootcamp-2016.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT BETH BARANY<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12475 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Beth.Barany_MG_6971_500x500\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>Creativity Coach for Writers and Certified Master NLP Practitioner, Beth Barany helps genre novelists write, publish, and market their novels. She\u2019s a book midwife and helps you inspire the world with your books. Get to know Beth and how she could support you at her site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BethBarany.com\" target=\"_blank\">www.BethBarany.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/14cec8ffdadb4bb5871318b47bf5d5e7\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"apr6\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, April 6, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><i><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14921\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15015 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Time-Management-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Time Management with PJ Ferguson and Beth Barany\u00a0<\/strong>#askaWritingCoach<br \/>\n<\/i><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I chatted with PJ Ferguson, founder of the <a href=\"http:\/\/behappynowclub.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Be Happy Now Club<\/a> and author of <em><a href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABshortcut\" target=\"_blank\">The Shortcut to Happiness<\/a><\/em>. We discussed\u00a0setting boundaries, time management tools, scheduling, to-do lists, time cycling, and more. And\u00a0as we do each week, we gave away prizes to those people who showed up live and asked questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I offered up two digital gifts this week &#8212; <em><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QNnzE8\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a>\u00a0(Touchstone #5)<\/em>\u00a0and <i><a href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABwag\" target=\"_blank\">Writer&#8217;s Adventure Guide<\/a><\/i>. PJ gave away a print edition of his book,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABshortcut\" target=\"_blank\">The Shortcut to Happiness<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h2>THE SHORTCUT TO HAPPINESS<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABshortcut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABshortcut\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15030 size-medium\" title=\"The Shortcut to happiness by PJ Ferguson\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/happiness-book-72-500-460x460-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"The Shortcut to happiness by PJ Ferguson\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/happiness-book-72-500-460x460-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/happiness-book-72-500-460x460-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/happiness-book-72-500-460x460-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/happiness-book-72-500-460x460-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/happiness-book-72-500-460x460.jpg 460w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>From here to happiness in just one step.<\/h3>\n<h3>Could it be possible?<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>The Shortcut to Happiness<\/em> reminds us that joy is a journey &#8211;a path &#8212; and in just one step you can be on your path of happiness.<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Author PJ Ferguson may not have a degree, but he graduated from the school of hard knocks. From his personal struggles with religion, sexuality and suicide, he shares the difficult life lessons he learned so that YOU can find peace and happiness in your life.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In this book, you&#8217;ll discover:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">5 mind-bending secrets to happiness<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">10 essential elements of happiness, 7 (or so) self-sabotaging behaviors and how to overcome them<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">5 super-powerful keys to complete, personal freedom<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">13 exercises for achieving happiness, today<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">1 simple shortcut to happiness<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Learn about the inner battle we all fight between happiness and unhappiness.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to WIN that battle and make your dreams of happiness a reality.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to truly know yourself and tap the amazing potential you have to live a life full of joy, love and peace.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABshortcut\" target=\"_blank\">Amazon (Print edition)<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/behappynowclub.com\/#shortcut\" target=\"_blank\">Author&#8217;s Site (Print and ebook editions)<\/a><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/b606ed0f7efe40b9a9a83b958d6dc2e2\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"apr13\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, April 13, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach.jpg\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15034 size-medium\" title=\"Book Production for Self-Publishing Novelists #askaWritingCoach w\/ @Beth_Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Book Production for Self-Publishing Novelists #askaWritingCoach w\/ @Beth_Barany\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Production-for-Self-Publishing-Novelists-askawritingcoach.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Production for Self-Publishing Novelists with @Beth_Barany #askaWritingCoach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared book production tips for self-publishing novelists. I answered questions and shared resources. And as I do each week, I gave away prizes to those people who showed up live and asked questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I offered up a choice of <strong>three<\/strong> digital gifts this week and picked two winners. <em>Congratulations!<\/em> &#8212; <em><a title=\"A Cupcake Christmas (Touchstone #5) by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1QNnzE8\" target=\"_blank\">A Cupcake Christmas<\/a> (Touchstone #5)<\/em>, <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a>: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/em>, <em><a title=\"Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1 in a trilogy; Book 2 out now! and Book 3 coming soon!) by Beth Barany, book\" href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABhen1\" target=\"_blank\">Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1)<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h2>Free Gifts<\/h2>\n<p>I offered to everyone who can to the show today and to you who get the link to the archives:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a title=\"Free Gifts for Writers by Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/01\/happy-new-year-gifts-fiction-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Free Gifts for Writers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/9ca18de687f4498eafc11b1da6d723af\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"apr20\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, April 20, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15034 size-medium\" title=\"Book Launches for Novelists -- Live Chat --#askawritingcoach with @Beth_Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Launches-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach.jpg\" alt=\"Book Launches for Novelists -- Live Chat --#askawritingcoach with @Beth_Barany\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Launches for Novelists with @Beth_Barany #askaWritingCoach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared book launch tips for self-publishing novelists. I answered questions and shared resources. And as I do each week, I gave away prizes to those people who showed up live and asked questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I offered up a choice of <strong>three<\/strong> digital gifts this week and picked two winners. <em>Congratulations!<\/em> &#8212; <em><a title=\"Touchstone Series, Books 1-4 by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/wfzTSERIESblab\" target=\"_blank\">Touchstone Series, Books 1-4 by Beth Barany<\/a><\/em>, <em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a>: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/em>, <em><a title=\"Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1 in a trilogy; Book 2 out now! and Book 3 coming soon!) by Beth Barany, book\" href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABhen1\" target=\"_blank\">Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1)<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Course<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15113\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nReady to actively market your novel?<\/p>\n<p>Join our &#8220;Book Launches and Campaigns for Novelists Bootcamp&#8221; May 1-31, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is now open!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/30daywritingchallenge\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/30daywritingchallenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/328837d58a504682883064ff333446da\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the video doesn&#8217;t play, click over to Beth Barany&#8217;s Blab channel <a title=\"Beth Barany's Blab channel\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"apr27\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, April 27, 2016: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-15124 size-medium\" title=\"Book Launches for Novelists -- Live Chat --#askawritingcoach with @Beth_Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-300x300.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Book-Campaigns-for-Novelists-Live-Chat-askawritingcoach.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Book Campaigns\u00a0for Novelists with @Beth_Barany #askaWritingCoach<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, I shared book campaigns\u00a0tips for self-publishing novelists. I answered questions and shared resources. And as I do each week, I gave away prizes to those people who showed up live and asked questions.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">I offered up a choice of <strong>two<\/strong>\u00a0digital gifts this week and picked two winners. <em>Congratulations!<\/em> &#8212;\u00a0<em><a title=\"Twitter for Authors by Beth Barany\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/TwitterForAuthorsBarany\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter for Authors<\/a>: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers<\/em>; and,\u00a0<em><a title=\"Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1 in a trilogy; Book 2 out now! and Book 3 coming soon!) by Beth Barany, book\" href=\"http:\/\/bethb.net\/BLABhen1\" target=\"_blank\">Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1)<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">When you show up live and ask questions, you have a chance to win prizes! We reward action over here.<\/p>\n<h2>Upcoming Course<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-15113\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"7\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/7.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nReady to actively market your novel?<\/p>\n<p>Join our &#8220;Book Launches and Campaigns for Novelists Bootcamp&#8221; May 1-31, 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Registration is now open!<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/30daywritingchallenge\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/30daywritingchallenge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Enjoy!<\/em><\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blab.im\/9a5dfb8f18a94699a977c121cd1bf868\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>If the video doesn&#8217;t play, click over to Beth Barany&#8217;s Blab channel <a title=\"Beth Barany's Blab channel\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">Go to top<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for being a subscriber to the #askaWritingCoach live chats for novelists. 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