Archive for the ‘Creativity Tools and Tips’ Category

Posted on March 27th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

VIDEO: What Is So Great About Mind Mapping?

Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series.
What is so great about mind mapping? One of the modern teachers of mind mapping is Tony Buzan. Check out what he has to say!
Do you use mind mapping in your writing? In other areas of your life? I sometimes use mind mapping to explore [...]

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Posted on March 20th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

VIDEO: Overcome Writer’s Block

Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. Which tip do you like the most? I like, nay LOVE, timed writing! And yes, this is me with shorter hair and more makeup! I talk kinda fast, don’t I?!

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Posted on March 19th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers: #3

The number three is a wonderful number, and complicates things in a fun and creative way, depending on your perspective! We went from singular — 1 — to dual — 2 — to triangular, which adds a whole new layer, don’t you think?

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Posted on March 13th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

VIDEO: Jack Kerouac: Writing Lesson

Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series.
This week’s video is a gem, in my opinion, a collection of quotes from the crazily and inspirational Jack Kerouac.
Some of my favorite sayings in the video: (There are 30 in the 3-minute 41-second video.)

Be in love with your life
Like Proust be an old teahead [...]

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Posted on March 12th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers: #2

The number TWO is one of favorite. Because I’m a Gemini. I love doing things with a partner. I need a mirror. I want to hear myself talk, and that’s hard to do alone. LOL Maybe that’s one of the reasons why I’m a writer. You know, “It takes two to tango.” That kind of thing.

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Posted on March 6th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

VIDEO: “How To Instantly Brainstorm Any Idea In Minutes”

Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series.
I like this guys spunk and scrappiness. Cool tool, too!
A shout out to him:  Follow him on twitter: http://twitter.com/travelhead Discover the unique way to brainstorm any idea through FREE “Mind Mapping” software.
Enjoy!

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Posted on March 5th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers: #1

This is #1 in a series of articles on Spark Your Creativity Through the Numbers for Writers, a new weekly series designed to inspire you, motivate you and get you writing up a storm! Tips shared here are inspired by my e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at [...]

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Posted on February 26th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Taste

This is #5 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my e-book, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community. How can we be a better writers, or get re-inspired in our writing? Let’s tap into our five senses. I’ve already written about sight, sound, smell and touch. Today is taste!

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Posted on February 24th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

CRAFT: Do You Get the Message?

Welcome to the another article in the Craft series, this one by Bobbye Terry, a frequent guest columnist at the Writer’s Fun Zone.
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Do You Get the Message?
Theme is one of the main components of fiction. Think of it as the spoke of a wheel around which your main characters revolve. Without it, there is nothing [...]

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Posted on February 20th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

VIDEO: Rod Serling talks about Writing for Television (Part 1)

VIDEO: Rod Serling talks about Writing for Television (Part 1) Enjoy our weekly video in our Sunday Videos for Authors series. If you have a video that you love re: writing, creativity, etc., I’d love to know about it. How do you bleed for your writing?

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Posted on February 19th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Touch

This is #4 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community
How can we be a better writers? Or maybe you’d like to get re-inspired in your writing.
We [...]

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Posted on February 16th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

TWITTER TUESDAY: What I love about Twitter!

With a little help from my writer friends, I asked them this Tuesday at a little before the end of the day: Writers! What is the #1 thing you love @ Twitter? The 1st 10 people to post by 11pm PST I will mention you + your tweet verbatim in my post!

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Posted on February 12th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Smell!

This is #3 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community How can we be a better writers? Or maybe you’d like to get re-inspired in your writing. We can step away from the words and dive into our most primal sense of smell!

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Posted on February 6th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

VIDEO: Ray Bradbury speaks about WRITING!

It’s another video in our Sunday Video for Authors series. If you have a video that you love re: writing, creativity, etc., I’d love to know about it. I’m learning to love video and would love to really grok how to make powerful and dynamic videos for authors for and by authors, and artists …
Love [...]

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Posted on February 5th, 2011 by by Beth Barany

Spark Your Creativity with the 5 Senses: Listen!

This is #2 in a series of articles on Creativity and Inspiration for Writers. Tips shared here are inspired by my ebook, Overcome Writer’s Block, and will soon also be part of a course at We Write Books community. How can we be a better writers? We can step away from the words and dive into our primal sense of listening!

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