{"id":14385,"date":"2016-01-06T18:13:31","date_gmt":"2016-01-07T02:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=14385"},"modified":"2016-01-06T18:23:16","modified_gmt":"2016-01-07T02:23:16","slug":"on-indie-publishing-with-beth-barany-and-special-surprise-guest-ya-fantasy-author-andrea-buginsky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2016\/01\/06\/on-indie-publishing-with-beth-barany-and-special-surprise-guest-ya-fantasy-author-andrea-buginsky\/","title":{"rendered":"On Indie Publishing with Beth Barany and Special Surprise Guest, YA Fantasy Author Andrea Buginsky"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-14389\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"Live Chat- On Indie Publishing Research with Beth Barany and Andrea Buginsky (WFZ)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ-520x520.jpg 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ-720x720.jpg 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/Live-Chat-Live-Chat-On-Indie-Publishing-Research-with-Beth-Barany-and-Andrea-Buginsky-WFZ.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>In my weekly live <strong>#askaWritingCoach<\/strong> 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 indie\u00a0book 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<p>To be sure to be notified of the weekly<strong> #askaWritingCoach<\/strong> <strong>Live Chat<\/strong>, and get access to all the archives, sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/blabchat\/\" target=\"_blank\">here:\u00a0<strong>https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/blabchat\/<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<h1>ABOUT ANDREA BUGINSKY<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14379 alignright\" 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<br \/>\non Indie Publishing<\/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>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In my weekly live #askaWritingCoach chat this week, Andrea Buginsky\u00a0and I chatted about the how, what, why of indie\u00a0book publishing. 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