Beth Barany

Project management, expert, consulting and coaching services to support you to write, publish and market your book. I help authors create long-lasting books that have impact in the world for years to come. I'm passionate about helping creative authors uncovering their strengths as successful business people, so they can awesome long careers as creative entrepreneurs. I've done it, and so can you!

Through my consulting and coaching firm, I work with people who want to publish a book. I actually get their books written & into the hands of their readers.

I write fiction, both short stories, novellas, and novels in YA fantasy, paranormal/supernatural romance, and science fiction mystery.

Start with PLAN YOUR NOVEL to gain clarity, build a writing plan, and gain confidence, so you can write your novel now. By the time you've completed this class, you'll have brainstormed key aspects of your story. -- Craft Your Elevator Pitch & Short Synopsis -- Get to know your main characters with key question prompts -- Build your Story Plot & World Building -- Complete a Scene-by-Scene Outline & Plotting Or if your book is done, get started in your book marketing with BRANDING FOR NOVELISTS. This course walks you through tactics and strategies in four different areas of branding for novelists. By the time you’ve finished this course, you’ll have: -- Created a one-sentence branding statement so that you can easily spread the word about your book. -- Written an author bio for promotions that carries the message about your book and your mission. -- Set up a mailing list so that you can cultivate a community -- Crafted a launch campaign to reach your best readers -- Drafted a sustainable promotional content plan to fit your brand. "Given I haven't published yet, I wasn't sure I was "ready." But I now have so much information and ideas and some copy I have already posted on social media that I consider myself having started! The info is very accessible and well-organized, chock full of links and resources, very usable. Beth is very supportive and available throughout the process." - Marilyn Flower, Novelist

We have home study / self-paced courses to help novelists learn how to write fiction. We're teachers and professional writers, so we know of which we speak and teach. Come play with us. We break the humungous task of writing novels into bite-sized pieces. Some of our courses include: -- 7 Keys to Story Planning overview course -- Plan Your Novel extensive course -- Create Compelling Characters -- The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book (a self-coaching guide) -- Edit Your Novel Bootcamp -- Editing for Compelling Characters: Beyond the 5 Senses -- Branding for Novelists -- How to Get Book Reviews Course -- Book Launches and Campaigns for Novelists -- How to Run a Successful Blog Tour for Novelists -- How to Write Your Author Branding Statement 12-month Group Coaching Program for Novelists: You get all of the above courses, plus on-going small group support, with an option for 1-1 coaching and editing. Not sure where to begin? Schedule a 1-1 Discovery Call with Beth Barany: http://bit.ly/AppmtWithBeth Want a free short course to help you get started with your writing? Check out our free "5-Day Writer's Motivation Mini-Course" here: http://bethbarany.com/5daycourse.htm. *You'll also get news, updates, and tips from Beth Barany, Creativity Coach for Writers via her newsletter, "Creativity Sparks."

The How to Write The Future Podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to create positive, optimistic stories because when we vision what is possible, we help make it so.

Publisher of science fiction and fantasy.

Is it your dream to leave a legacy with your stories? To stir the hearts and minds of readers? Do you wish you had *your* novel in your hands, on your shelf, in the hands of your readers? I can help you make that a reality. Through tailored step-by-step processes, you can harness your creative ideas and turn them into powerful stories that capture the imagination of your readers and keep them up at night, needing to know what happens next. Transform the seed of your story into an actual novel. I can teach you how.

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This is a monthly online magazine, dedicated to helping author entrepreneurs build a successful and sustainable business. Our magazine is for: -- Book coaches -- Book marketers -- Book designers -- Cover designers -- Website designers for authors -- Publishing and marketing consultants -- Writing coaches -- And you!? You can download this free magazine or view online at www.authorentrepreneurship.com!

In this video course, you'll learn how to run a successful blog tour for yourself or for others. Take this course if you want to reach your readers through one of today's most influential marketing channel for authors: book bloggers and avid bloggers. A blog tour is a way to spread the message about your book, generate book sales, increase your newsletter subscribers, increase your readership, and overall, increase your author platform (or reach). This course is for: -- Authors, fiction and nonfiction -- Book marketers -- Entrepreneurs Please note: This course isn't for absolute beginners. I'm assuming you have some comfort level with blogging, writing articles, and using social media, or you are ready to dive in and get comfortable with these tools fast. Lots of tools, templates, checklists, and resources! I created 29 videos for you, anywhere from 1 to 11 minutes in length, so you can watch in short bursts, or watch the course all at once. It's about 3 hours of content. Block off your afternoon! In a step-by-step manner, I provide you with Checklists and Templates, and take the guess work out of what to say to bloggers to get them excited to feature you and your book on your blog. Modules include: -- How to find bloggers who'll be interested in featuring you and your book -- How to get bloggers curious via social media to join in your blog tour -- What to write to invite bloggers to join your blog tour -- What images and other materials you need in to launch your tour -- What marketing to do to promote your tour and get people excited -- How to decide what giveaways to offer -- How to decide what content to write about for the blog tour -- How to run the tour -- How to follow up after the tour Bonus: For those of you who sign up for my course, you also get an e-edition of my new book, Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers. https://www.udemy.com/how-to-run-a-successful-blog-tour-for-authors/

Cheryl Liquori and I are dedicated to providing a writing environment that’s supportive, educational, productive and fun, so our participants can successfully write for their blogs and build awareness for their businesses. Cheryl now runs the Breakfast Blogging Club with month meetings in downtown Oakland, CA.

I studied Paris History.

I majored in Independent Studies (Sociology foundation) with an emphasis in Education.

First two years of high school