In this second video, “The 3 Keys to Finish Your Novel,” Ezra shows how to solve the true problem of finishing your novel.
If you’re curious to get your novel done by 2012 surrounded by a group of writers who will support you every step of the way, find out more about Ezra’s one-of-a-kind online program [...]
Many authors think that getting a compelling book done is a matter of finding the time to do all the necessary research, or figuring out the best plot, or spending a lot of time on developing characters, but actually the real problem is having no support, no mentor, and no accountability. Notice how doing all [...]
Welcome to the weekly Indie Fantasy Author Spotlight. Today we feature Nancy Jane Moore, author of Flashes of Illumination. Thanks for stopping by, Nany! I enjoyed your interview!
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Beth: What got you into writing this book in the first place? Tell us a little about your book.
Nancy: Flashes of Illumination started as a project during the [...]
Welcome to the weekly Indie Fantasy Author Spotlight. Today we feature John H. Carroll, author of The Willden Trilogy. Thanks for stopping by, John! I enjoyed your interview!
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Beth: What got you into writing this book in the first place? Tell us a little about your trilogy.
John: I love fantasy books, especially the epic adventure style. My [...]
Welcome to Writing Craft Thursdays where we focus on an element of writing excellent novels. Writing the best book we can is our job! This week’s post comes to us by way of Publetariat, a resource-rich online community, blog and news source all wrapped into one place, specifically for us indie authors. I stumbled upon [...]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors. This week we feature tips and advice from author and social media expert, Phyllis Zimbler Miller. She reveals what she wishes she’d known about marketing her novel before becoming a social media expert and how authors can learn from [...]
When you feel that your characters aren’t jumping off the page, apply this nifty NLP tool to enrich the scene, make your characters come alive and create a compelling and memorable story.
NLP is shorthand for Neuro-Linguistic Programming. As an editor and a book coach, I have found my writing world greatly enhanced by the tools [...]
Welcome to Writing Craft Thursdays. This week we welcome back a regular guest columnist at Writer’s Fun Zone, author Bobbye Terry. Bobbye shares with us a growing trend in fiction, cyberpunk romance.
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“I have no idea what cyberpunk is,” you claim. Yet you’ve seen it many times and probably have read it too. Think back to films [...]
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses 3 qualities of a good title.
Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra is: Dixon Rice. Congrats! We’ll be contacting you for your Book Mentoring session with Ezra.
And thank you to author, Matt Posner, author [...]
The character we love to hate. I write fantasy and paranormal, so yeah, the villain, is kind of important. I did some fancy footwork to not have a huge villain in the first book in my series. I have a bad guy; he shows up. Henrietta The Dragon Slayer faces him; stuff happens. I don’t [...]
Welcome to Q & A Wednesdays by Book Mentor, Ezra Barany. This week Ezra addresses how to price your ebooks.
Good news! This week’s winner of a 30-minute complimentary consultation of your book with Ezra is: Dan Calvisi. Congrats! We’ll be contacting you for your Book Mentoring session with Ezra.
And thank you to author, Dixon Rice, author of [...]
Welcome to Twitter Tuesdays where I feature tips on how to use Twitter for authors by authors. This week we have tips on building your platform with Twitter from author, poet and fellow book coach, Catharine Bramkamp. Thanks Catharine! You can follow her on Twitter here.
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A bird sits outside my window. He greets the dawn with [...]
Welcome back to Sunday Videos for Writers, where I post funny, insightful or useful videos for authors. Or plain inspiring ones like this video I found on a random search on youtube for “writer’s block.”
Enjoy this spoken word video by Writers Block.
Then answer the question and share with us a bit of your wisdom. Thanks! We [...]
By the time you ready this I will be in a country far far away…
No, not really, at least not one you and I can see with our eyes.
I’ll be in story land. You know — that place that at first only exists between our ears (okay, between my ears.) And then if I do [...]
If we readers love your characters, then we’ll go with them just about anywhere.
Last week I talked about sharing the telling detail about a character through nouns and verbs.
As writers, it’s our job to use language to have readers fall in love with our characters. One of the most powerful tools we have are metaphors [...]
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Bestselling Author's Coach, Beth Barany is dedicated to the notion that all is better with play.
An author too, she's the author of the 2011 award-winning young adult fantasy novel Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, as well as of the bestselling nonfiction books for authors and aspiring authors.
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