Posts Tagged ‘writers’
Posted on September 18th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Welcome back to Sunday Videos for Writers, where I post funny, insightful or useful videos for authors.
Thank you to cat lover and writer Donna Brown. Your suggestion made my day!
Today our feature is Simon’s Cat in ‘Cat & Mouse’
Confess you cat owner writers, you’ve all had days like this!
What is the craziest thing your cat ever did [...]
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Posted on April 19th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
What Makes for a Successful Social Media Presence for Fiction Authors? Vision Drive Passion Clear purpose Excitement — All ingredients to a successful social media campaign. It — your success — all depends on what you would like. And it all starts in knowing what you would like!
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Posted on April 15th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Talent? Mojo? The secret awesome kick ass plot? Money? Connections? Okay. All those things help.
But what we really need to succeed in this business of being an author and making money at it, somehow, some way, is persistence.
Tenacity
Stick-to-it-tive-ness
Gumption
Stubbornness
Pigheadedness
[consulting thesaurus now...] and…
constant
game to the last
indefatigable
indomitable
industrious
persisting
pertinacious
plodding
sedulous
solid
staunch
Yes, there’s more… There’s always more.
When I was little I scribbled on [...]
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Posted on April 14th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Welcome to our bi-weekly posts from guest columnist, Bobbye Terry. This week she offers fun tips for thinking outside the box. We’re curious to hear your tips too! Share your thoughts with us! Thanks!
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A couple of months ago, I told Beth I planned to write about thinking outside of the box. It’s something I enjoy [...]
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Posted on April 12th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice so that you can:
Connect with your readers and get to know them
Let them get to know you
Build your network
Contribute to your tribe!
Be of service
Create your author platform
So you can sell more books!
Social media is: Blogging, Twitter, Facebook, [...]
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Posted on April 11th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
We writers know our story circles around three things: plot, setting, and character. I’d like to talk about character. I know you have heard a dozen different ways to create characters, but how about one more time, only with a different take on them.
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Posted on April 10th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Enjoy this inspirational speech from the film, Any Given Sunday, delivered by the excellent Al Pacino. Enjoy also Jamie Fix, Dennis Quaid, and LL Cool J.
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Posted on April 9th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Apply the number 4 to your story. Which of your characters has these traits? What aspect of your story structure could be enhanced by using elements of the number 4? What part of your writing life could you a dose of the number 4?
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Posted on April 7th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Today’s Tip #5: The 5-5-5 Rule Often my workshop attendees, clients and students ask me, “How much time should I spend on social networking?” “How’s five minutes a day?” I ask. “That’s all?”
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Posted on April 5th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
I’m finally ready to share with you my new course, We’re All In This Together: Social Media for Fiction Authors.
This 7-week online/teleseminar course starts soon! April 11th. Yes, we can do it together!
I have resources spilling out of my ears I so look forward to sharing with you!
I have tools and techniques to guide you [...]
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Posted on April 4th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Just a quick shout out to all the cool online communities I’m part of that support my life as an indie author:
Shewrites.com: If you do join — yes, it’s free — connect with me! I just attended a cool live chat with other YA authors.
“Hosted by Ning, She Writes nurtures a growing community of women [...]
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Posted on March 27th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
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 25th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
When do you ask for help? And I mean all kinds of help: financial, emotional, psychological, spiritual, etc. One of the traits often associated with artist and entrepreneurs is independence. Speaking just about myself, I am that gal who said from a very young age, “I can do it myself.”
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Posted on March 22nd, 2011 by by Beth Barany
Welcome to my Social Media for Author Tip Series, where I offer you tips to put into practice the your social media tips so that you can: * Connect with your readers and get to know them * Let them get to know you * Build your network * Create your author platform — Today’s Tip #6: Share — Share what? Share yourself, your humanity, your vulnerability, a slice of your daily life? Why? Because we all want to connect with each other, feel each other’s humanity, belong and be loved.
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Posted on March 19th, 2011 by by Beth Barany
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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