Don't Complain! Get Jazzed with FREE Five-Day Help!

Rather than complain about summertime writing doldrums, Beth Barany suggests you let her help you get over it.  Today advice (and a program) this is better than the "just get over it advice" we so often hear and, yes, it's frugal. In fact, it's FREE. 

Beth Barany Offers
Help to Get You Moving

 

By Beth Barany 

Writing begets writing.

Ready to get moving? Then join us for our 5-day free Fiction Writers Online Intensive that starts Monday August 19, 2013.

Sign up HERE.

In our boot camp we’ll help you find your doable next step and accomplish it in five days.
– Want to get you book done? Write 1000-2500 words (or more!) in five days.

–Edit 20-30 pages thoroughly in five days.

– Research 10-20 agents in five days.

– Write and polish your query and synopsis in five days.

– Convert your book to e-book for the Kindle and upload in five days.

– Write and polish 5 marketing pitches in five days.

– Draft a marketing plan and start implementing in five days.

 

What can you do in five days to move your author career forward?

 

Pick one goal and get it done together. It’s all about taking action!

Click here to sign up for our intensive.

And, if you know and love us already, and want ongoing support over a longer period of time, then check out our Author Group Coaching Program that starts August 26th. All the details are here.

ABOUT BETH

Beth Barany is a writer’s coach, a keynote speaker and a marketing advisor for writers and publishers. More at www.bethbarany.com.

Beth Barany | Author, Speaker & Creative Consultant for Novelists & Publishers

www.BethBarany.com

Oakland, CA 

510-333-7320

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second edition of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor .

Writing in LA? Free Panel for You on Summer Book Promotion

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Author's Corner/ Made in the Valley Presents a panel on... Summertime Book Promotion When: Tuesday June 19th, 2012 Time: 6:30 - 8:30pm Where: VEDC, 5121, Van Nuys Blvd, 3rd Floor Conference Room Van Nuys, CA, 91403 6:30 -7:00pm - networking, surveys, product sharing 7:00 -8:15pm - Robin Quinn Moderator for the Author's Panel 8:15 -8:30pm - Q&A **NOTE - Do not park in the Burger King car park - they DO tow! There is free street parking available after 6pm and also under the VEDC building** RSVP to lara.unlimitedllc@verizon.net or call Gail Lara at 818 359-2692 No membership or fees Summertime is a slower season. Readers have more time in summer for reading your books, reading about your books, catching media coverage of your books, and surfing the Web. Our panelists will offer promotion ideas for this time of year, including two reports from Book Expo America (BEA), the annual book publishing trade show that always takes place in late May or early June.   Moderator: Robin Quinn, Book Editor, Book Coach, www.WritingandEditing.Biz Panelists   Carolyn Howard-Johnson - Author, “The Frugal Book Promoter.” Carolyn is a former publicist for a New York PR f irm and a marketing instructor for UCLA Extension’s Writer's Program.   Irwin Zucker - Publicist & Founder of the Book Publicists Association of Southern California (BPSC). Irwin has promoted authors  for decades, starting with his first client Norman Vincent Peale.   Marilyn Anderson - Author, “Never Kiss a Frog,” and NEW! “MUTTWEILER: An AutoDOGography.” Marilyn is a super self-promoter, and a great model for getting out there and publicizing your books.   Susan Moss - Author, “Keep Your Breasts” and NEW! “The Accident Stager,” a novel. Susan understands the art of continuous book promotion, with her best-selling breast cancer book still selling after 16 years. RSVP for this event today and invite a friend! Looking forward to connecting with Exceptional Women in Business! Aloha! Gail Lara Made in the Valley www.madenthevalley.net facebook/madeinthevalley

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second ediction of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog:

Free Display and Charity Tie-In for Authors at North Carolina Book Fair

Book 'Em North Carolina Writers Conference & Book Fair is now taking author registrations for their 2013 event, to be held on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The conference brings together more than 75 authors, publishers, agents and publicists to sell their books and participate in panel discussions. Proceeds from book sales go to literacy campaigns in the community. For more information, visit www.bookemnc.org.

 

Authors who can not attend but who would like to support literacy by contributing an autographed book can send it to: P.M.Terrell, Book 'Em North Carolina, 2914 N. Elm Street 160, Lumberton, NC 28358.

 

I'll be sitting on a couple of panels at the fair so if you can make it, please come say "Hello Y'All!" (-:  Plan to spend some time learning more about your industry at the panels and seminars.  It's all free.

 

 And if you can't, at least send an autographed book for charity.  Find the address above!

 

This fair is headed by p.m. terrell ( www.pmterrell.com). She blogs at www.pmterrell.blogspot.com/.

 

She is author of award-winning historical books River Passage and Songbirds are Free; internationally acclaimed suspense Exit 22, Ricochet, The Banker's Greed, Kickback and The China Conspiracy; the how-to book, Take the Mystery out of Promoting Your Book; and four non-fiction computer books. Look for her latest book, Vicki's Key, released in 2012!

 

          p.m.terrell     www.maryneely.com www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/pmterrell/

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second ediction of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog:

Free Book Expo in Dayton

Those of you who read my how-to books, follow this blog, or take my newsletter know I am a fan for frugal--and quality. Thus, I am a sponsor of the free Dayton Book Expo.  

Valerie Coleman extends a personal invitation for you to attend. It is the third annual Dayton Book Expo Dayton Book Expo (http://www.daytonbookexpo.com/) on Saturday, April 28, 2012. Hundreds of book lovers will convene at the all-day event which includes panel discussions for aspiring authors, activities for children in the Kidz Zone, spoken word, and book signings.

Author registration is open until March 31 at DaytonBookExpo.com/Registration/. Check your copy of The Frugal Book Promoter for ways to make book fairs, expos, and trade shows work for you. You may want to attend. You may want to participate in some way.

~Valerie J. Lewis Coleman is bestselling author of The Forbidden Secrets of the Goody Box - What your father didn't tell you and your mother didn't know. Click here to read the first chapter. For Kindle, click here; for Nook and other formats, click here.

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including the award-winning second ediction of, The Frugal Book Promoter: How to get nearly free publicity on your own or by partnering with your publisher; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog:

Free PromoDay Conference: Talk About Frugal!

A couple of years ago I was a presenter at Jo Linsdell's free PromoDay online conference. Then last year, Jo was an honored guest at the Roman Retreat that award-winning UCLA instructor Eve Caram and I put together. Obviously, I highly recommend it for my frugal following.  Also, you'll see this is an opportunity for you to get experience as a presenter.  Here is Jo's invitation to you:

PROMO DAY is back again this year and full of new features to give you even more opportunities to promote, network and learn. One big new addition is the forum workshops. These workshops will take place through out the day meaning you can take part regardless of what time zone you find yourself in.


Confirmed workshops so far include:

Blogging with Joyce Anthony

365 Days of non-stop marketing with Sandy Lender

Writing series with Joyce Lavene

Publishing with Lulu with Donald Anderson

Twitter with Jo Linsdell

As with past events there will also be LIVE workshops in the chatroom. Each one lasts one hour. All times listed are in C.E.T.

16:00 There's Nothing Virtual About the Work in an Online Book Tour with Sandy Lender

18:00 Selling through independent bookshops with Sweetinterludes Bookshop

20:00 Writing Book Reviews: Lessons Learned with Tannia Ortiz-Lopes

I still have space for more workshops so if you'd like to join this years Promo Day Crew drop me an email with a brief outline of what your workshop will cover and your bio. If LIVE chat I'll also need to know what start time you prefer in CET (time converter on site if needed).

All crew members get one book featured in the on site bookstore for free as a thank you for your time and effort. Additional books can be added at €5,00 per book.

If you have any questions about the event please feel free to contact me.

Jo Linsdell
PROMO DAY
Saturday 14th May 2011
http://www.jolinsdell.com/promoday
http://promoday.blogspot.com/

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including, The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog:

Learn How Authors Can Plumb Retailers for Alternative Sales

For information about making retailing work in a down economy and how authors can make their case to retailers for letting them host book signings or workshops (and how retailers can boost profits by partnering with authors) check Paul Bruno's Career Czar® radio program. The show is available f r ^ ^ at http://www.careerczar.com/mp3/career121710.mp3 . Listen to his other shows at www.careerczar.com or at the show's blog at www.careerczar.wordpress.com . E-mail Paul at careerczar@cs.com and ask to be on the show's notification list for free podcasts.

As the author of A Retailer's Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques, I appeared on Paul Bruno's Career Czar® radio program. We'll talk about making retailing work in a down economy and how authors can make their case to retailers for letting them host book signings or workshops and how retailers can boost profits by partnering with authors. The show is now available at http://www.careerczar.com/mp3/career121710.mp3 . ; In the meantime, listen to Paul's other shows at http://www.careerczar.com/  or at the show's blog at www.careerczar.wordpress.com. E-mail Paul at careerczar@cs.com  and ask to be on the show's notification list for free podcasts or how you, too, might be a guest.

And for more promotion ideas that you can borrow from the retail industry, click on the widget at the left. You'll also find more information that will help you convince retailers that they should make a partner of YOU.

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Carolyn Howard-Johnson, author of This Is the Place; Harkening: A Collection of Stories Remembered; Tracings, a chapbook of poetry; and how to books for writers including, The Frugal Book Promoter: How To Do What Your Publisher Won't; The Frugal Editor: Put Your Best Book Forward to Avoid Humiliation and Ensure Success; and Great Little Last Minute Editing Tips for Writers . The Great First Impression Book Proposal is her newest booklet for writers. She has three FRUGAL books for retailers including A Retailer’s Guide to Frugal In-Store Promotions: How To Increase Profits and Spit in the Eyes of Economic Downturns with Thrifty Events and Sales Techniques. Some of her other blogs are TheNewBookReview.blogspot.com, a blog where authors can recycle their favorite reviews. She also blogs at all things editing, grammar, formatting and more at The Frugal, Smart and Tuned-In Editor . If your followers at Twitter would benefit from this blog post, please use the little Green widget to let them know about this blog: