♥ Mid-January 2015: The final quarterly issue of the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine will be published. Coming soon! Topic: The Ins and Outs of Cover Design for Authors.
What's next: I'm changing the focus and format a little for the magazine. Starting the beginning of April, I'll be posting weekly Q&As from other author entrepreneurs. If you are an author and help other authors as your business, and would like to be featured as a weekly guest, let me know. I'll put you on my list, and will be sending out the questionnaire some time in February. Thanks!
For more conversation, you can join the Author Entrepreneurship Magazine Facebook group here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/authorentrepreneurship/
♥ January 21-24, 2015: Storytellers Summit, sponsored by creativity coach, Julia Roberts of Decoding Creativity: I am among 20 guests featured. Register for free here: http://www.storytellerssummit.com/.
Stories are elemental. They exist because it is how the human brain works. They have a power to explain, include, exclude and broaden our engagement. Come explore the power of the story.
It's all free and streaming audio online. After each conversation, the moderator, Julia Roberts, will chat with attendees in real time on FB and Twitter. You'll get a chance to learn, network, think and laugh.
FB: https://www.facebook.com/DecodingCreativity
Twitter hashtag: #storysummit https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23storysummit&src=typd
The Storytellers Summit is a deep dive into how stories are crafted, how to use them to sell our creative work, how they can get inside our heads and keep us from working well, and how they can deliver with pictures and graphics. We'll even be talking about the differences between how men and women tell, sell and believe stories.
Join us for 4 epic days, 20 insightful, informative conversations, and unlimited online conversations on https://www.facebook.com/DecodingCreativity and on Twitter at #storysummit (#storysummit https://twitter.com/search?f=realtime&q=%23storysummit&src=typd).
Register for free today http://www.storytellerssummit.com/
♥ February 1, 2015: Registration is now open for the Group Coaching Program for Genre Novelists and ends soon. http://coaching.bethbarany.com/
Email me if you're wondering if this program is right for you.
♥ March 7, 2015: Beth and Ezra Barany presenting at the 3rd Annual Day of the Book presented by JFK University, Pleasant Hill Campus, Pleasant Hill, CA. This free event is open to all.
Join us! http://yourbookstartshere.com/day-of-the-book/
7 Keys to Preparing Your Novel Before You Write
In this talk with bestselling authors and writing teachers, Beth and Ezra Barany, we will help you brainstorm the steps to create your novel – from character development to plot structure to story themes and world building — so that you can start writing your novel prepared. For beginning and advanced writers, we'll offer bite-sized exercises to help you stretch your imagination and get excited for the writing process.
♥ April 2014: 30-Day Challenge to Preparing Your Novel self-paced course.
Sign up here to be notified when registration opens: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/
♥ June 2015: Beth Barany is sponsoring a Genre Novel First Chapter contest as part of the San Mateo County Fair Literary Stage.
This contest is open to writers worldwide.
How to enter coming soon.
Get ready! Polish your first chapter. Entries due: April 1st, 2015.
Prizes, of course!
1st Place Winner: Author Coaching Package (3 sessions) valued at $450
2nd Place Winner: One Author Coaching session (valued at $150)
3rd Place Winner: A signed copy of The Writer's Adventure Guide by Beth Barany
Rules
Submit chapter one (max 3,000 words) of your unpublished novel of any one of these genres: Mystery, Suspense, Thriller, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction. No: Romance, Horror, Erotica. (NO SYNOPSIS OR PROLOGUE). You must include a one-paragraph Elevator Pitch. (Instructions here: (www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2014/09/08/start-novel-preparation-elevator-pitch) Open to unpublished or self-published authors only.
NEW THIS YEAR MULTIPLE NOVEL CONTEST ENTRY OPTION: Work may be also submitted to the Division 350 Publisher’s Choice novel chapter contest, but must keep with this contest’s 3000 word limit (separate entry fee applies).
Rules will be posted soon. See last year's here: https://sanmateocountyfair.com/contests/departments/literary-arts.
♥ June 1-30, 2015: 30-Day Challenge to Preparing Your Novel live course. Sign up here to be notified when registration opens: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/.
♥ July 2015: Branding for Romance Authors (& Other Genre Novelists): How to Create an Online Presence, Network Using Your Author Blog, and Craft a Content Plan. An online course via Outreach International, an RWA chapter.
Sign up here: http://www.oirwa.com/forum/campus/#JUL.
♥ October 2015: Writing Retreat in Paris, France.
All the juicy details here: http://paris.bethbarany.com/.
Email me if you'd like to join us for this 7-day writing adventure in the City of Lights.
Enjoy my tips on travel & writing here:
http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/category/travel-writing-2/.
