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October 11, 2019
Oakland, CA
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| | | I'm dealing with a flare up of my repetitive stress injury in my hands and forearms, so I'll keep this newsletter short.
This Saturday, October 12, 2019, in Novato, California, I’ll present “Branding for Authors: The Essentials,” a morning talk and an afternoon hands-on workshop “Foundation of Your Author Branding: Craft Your Author Branding Statement” to Bay Area Independent Publishers Association (BAIPA).
More details and how to register here: https://baipa.org/ee-events/beth-barany/.
If you want to get started with your author branding, start with drafting your author branding statement here:
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| Have a happy and creative week! Happy writing!
Best,
Beth
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On the Writer's Fun Zone blog this week: - No, not my Binky! by Catharine Bramkamp
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- How to Spot a Professional Book Shepherd: Introduction and Industry Standards by Mary Neighbour
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- Prepping for NaNoWriMo: Clean Slates and Updates by Nevada McPherson
An update in preparation for Nanowrimo by screenplay writer and novelist, Nevada McPherson. Get inspired and motivated to plan your novel in advance of Nanowrimo.
- Branding for Authors: The Essentials
This Saturday, October 12, 2019, in Novato, California, I’ll present “Branding for Authors: The Essentials,” a morning talk and an afternoon hands-on workshop “Foundation of Your Author Branding: Craft Your Author Branding Statement” to the Bay Area Independent Publishers Association.
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| | ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is creativity coach for writers, a teacher, workshop facilitator, and speaker, who helps fiction writers experience clarity, so that they can write and polish their novels, and proudly publish them to the delight of their readers.
Owner of the Barany School of Fiction, an online training hub, Beth takes great interest in how humans learn, create, and grow, and includes all her students’ life experiences, including the ancestors, into the moment.
Want a course to help you prepare to write your novel? Discover the comprehensive Plan Your Novel course here, co-taught with award-winning, bestselling thriller author, Ezra Barany.
She's also an award-winning novelist and writes magical tales of romance, adventure, and mystery to empower women and girls to be the heroes in their own lives.
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
Photo Credit: by c. 2018 Ezra Barany
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