June 2nd, 2009

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Create Change Now

Are you ready to create change now?

That is the question my good friend, and author, Cari LaGrange Murphy is asking us all now. In her new book, Create Change Now, offers an effective, and inspiring tool to all you creatives out there!

Here’s what she says:

We all need a little boost to help us get our lives on a purpose-FULL track. My powerful new book, CREATE CHANGE NOW: Reflections for Personal Transformation, will be launched today, June 2nd! As a Spiritual and Inspirational Author and Empowerment Mentor Worldwide, I offer effective, life-altering bit-size doses of that will enable you to CREATE CHANGE NOW! Small doses of life-altering information applied on a daily basis will literally transform your life and take you to the next level of actualizing your creative potential!

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May 30th, 2009

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One Day Crash Course in Publicity

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Part of my quest at Writer’s Fun Zone, is to offer apsiring authors the tools they need to succeed. And what can be more fun than learning from the masters. Jill Lublin is a master at publicity. I’ve been networking and learning from Jill since we were both in book publicity over ten years ago. I slid into writing more seriously, and she dove deeper into publicity. A few years ago, I even arranged for her to speak to a local writer’s group I belong to, the San Francisco area chapter of the Romance Writer’s of America. Published and aspiring authors came away with practical tips they could implement right away. I know authors who have taken who One day Crash Course on Publicity and greatly benefited!

May 26th, 2009

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Epidemic of Kindness

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“I call fear and avarice, because if left unchecked, it greedily consumes all your thoughts, the cells in your body, and every particle of your being. It controls your words, and your deeds. In fact, your entire life can be overthrown by fear. Even then it is not enough. …”

May 22nd, 2009

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Create Raving Fans of Your Writing

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This post is part of the wider vision of Writer’s Fun Zone: to share awesome, kick-ass content for the content creator. That’s us! Enjoy! Reprinted with kind permission by Writers of the Round Table: First posted there 17 Apr 2009 05:10 AM PDT As artists we have to create significant buy in from audiences and from those who can hire us for our services–that’s how we get paid for our work. We do that through inviting them into our world - which we do through story… Every single person we run into can fall into one of these two categories:

May 19th, 2009

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Get Complimentary Creativity Coaching

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One of my mentors, Eric Maisel, is offering several opportunities for free coaching. Check it out! 1. You can be a free client in the June creativity coaching training and receive free email-based creativity coaching from a coach-in-training. Drop Eric an email for more info at ericmaisel@hotmail.com.

May 9th, 2009

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3 Reasons to Write A Book

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What are the top 3 reasons to write a book?
1. Writing a Book is Fun
2. If you don’t write your book you’ll regret it
3. Writing a Book Opens Up Opportunities
Okay, let’s get into greater depth.
#1 Writing a Book is Fun
Yes, writing a book is fun. Let me count the ways.

April 23rd, 2009

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Discover the Book Within

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“I have a book in me,” she said. “But I don’t know what it is.”
Ah, therein lies the rub. Or however that saying goes.
How do we go about discovering our book inside?
The answer is surprisingly simple, but not easy.

April 12th, 2009

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Edit Your Fiction: 3 Secrets to Create Compelling Book

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Editing and rewriting can be a daunting and scary process. Where do I begin? One of my clients asked me this recently. As I extemporaneously verbalized a checklist to her, I realized that I had internalized a process I had been unaware of until that moment, a process that I had learned by writing my novels.

March 20th, 2009

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Writing as Self-Hypnosis?

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There are many ways to make writing fun. Tawny Weber’s suggestion to create an anchor is one wonderful way. I invited Tawny to tell us about her great tools that make writing enjoyable and an enriching experience. I hope you enjoy! ~Beth, Writer’s Fun Zone chief bottle washer Writing as Self-Hypnosis? The writing I refer to is that wonderful creative output of imagination.

March 16th, 2009

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5 Ways to Master Your Inner Critic

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Do you ever wonder if your inner critic will leave you alone? You know the voice I mean. The one who always tells you that what you write is shlock and sounds like your 9th grade writing teacher. (Okay, that’s what my inner critic often sounds like.) She or he tells you that your grammar is all wrong, that you’ve made a poor word choice, or that you topic is just so unoriginal and uninspiring.

March 11th, 2009

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E-Book Week: the How and Why of E-Books

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Did you know that this week, March 8-14, 2009 is Read an E-Book Week? Whether you read books on your computer or in a reader like the Kindle, Sony eReader or your iPhone, enjoy free downloads here. The world of publishing is changing faster than ever, with the means of production and distribution in writer’s hands at a lower and lower price.

March 9th, 2009

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Procrastination: The Writer’s Favorite/Least Friend

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I’m so happy to be surrounded by fun writing specialists who have unique takes on one of my favorite subjects, Procrastination. This post hails from Carrie Jaffe-Pickett, a Bay Area writer, editor and communications specialist. She may not realize it, but she’s a teacher too! Here’s her fabulous post on the writer’s least favorite friend*, Procrastination. (* The title isn’t a typo but a playful way to reframe procrastination. But that’s another story.)

March 2nd, 2009

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Awe-some, get your daily dose here

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Jill Badonsky is an artist, humorist, nationally recognized seminar leader, and creativity consultant. And she wrote this fun book! So, I just had to ask her some questions about it because, well, the book looked like fun. Here’s what she had to say…

January 25th, 2009

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“Yes, And…” Improv and Writing

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What does improvisation have to do with writing?
Everything.
When we sit down to write, we don’t always know what we will say. Often, I only have the beginning thread of an idea, a vague notion of where it will lead, and all I have is some emotional certainty about the point I’m making. For instance, when [...]

January 8th, 2009

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Write What You Know, Teach What You Know

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Writing is a form of teaching. I’m a teacher who loves to write. I’m a writer who loves to teach. Which am I? Both. Quantum entanglement, my husband, the high school physics teacher, would say.

December 31st, 2008

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Shut Up and Write — I Don’t Care If You Write

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Oi. That’s controversial. The “shut up and write” part was inspired by a meetup group by the same name. The “I don’t care if you do” has been running around in my head for a while. What do I mean by it?

December 29th, 2008

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Are you ready to write?

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Are you ready to deepen your commitment to your writing? Do you write or want to write novels, a memoir, or a nonfiction book? Are you ready to deepen your commitment to writing, to your writing self, to the story you want to tell? Are you ready to be a warrior for yourself, act on your creativity, and announce to yourself and others that you are creative?

December 26th, 2008

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How to Be a Better Writer

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We have an emotional brain, according to Daniel Goleman’s Emotional Intelligence.

And emotional brain, not an intellectual one.

I think we learn by hearing and speaking and watching. Speech was the first great transmitter of the culture of ideas, thoughts, and beliefs.

December 25th, 2008

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Turn Your Writing Dreams Into a Reality

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Integrating writing into your life means looking at what you may have to give up to make room to turn your dream into a reality.
Succeeding at your goal means knowing what you want, why you want it, and what stumbling blocks are in your way.
Writers write. If you are ready to become the writer you [...]

December 16th, 2008

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Write Your Book with the Writer’s Adventure Guide

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We are all on an adventure – this thing called “life.” At least that’s what I believe. And for me, writing is an adventure, and adventure spells fun. Some people go white water rafting or jump out of airplanes. I write books. That’s my kind of adventure.

December 8th, 2008

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Public Domain Books

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Is your work in the public domain? What is public domain? And why should you care?
As a writer you automatically own the rights to your work*. Your work is NOT in the public domain unless you put it there, through Creative Commons for example.
For more details on this issue, see the Library of Congress Copyright [...]

November 24th, 2008

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The Power of the Human Spirit to Overcome Adversity

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Writing is a powerful tool. Don Kirchner is a wondeful living example of what I mean. I met Don at an entrepreneur’s conference in Los Angeles in 2007 and was impressed by his soft smile and compelling story. He had spent time in the federal prison [...]

November 18th, 2008

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Online Writing Resources: Marketing Your Writing

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This post is a first in a series on online resources for writers. I used an online resources to cull my material: LinkedIn, as well as my own research. Some of you may wonder what LinkedIn is. It’s a online network for professionals. More details here.
 
Online Market Listings
 

PublishersWeekly: THE book industry publication. Okay, one of a few. [...]