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>> Feb. 24, 2012: Social Media Branding for Memoir Writers: Discover how to attract raving fans with Beth Barany
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>> Mid-March, 2012: "How to Make Your Novel a Bestseller" 10-week Teleseminar Series with Ezra Barany, hosted at We Write Books online community for writers
February 13, 2012, 7pm
Address: 830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94710
@ 6th Street. For more information and to sign up go to the FEM Talks website. See you there!
Many people think that writing a book is a someday activity; a hard activity; an activity beyond mere mortals; an activity requiring a fancy degree, or at least a beret. But someday never comes. Writing a book is no harder than writing a Facebook post; it just takes longer. Mere mortals write books all the time, and no special degree at all. And we only wear our berets on special occasions.
So, here's the secret. Writing a book is a learned skill. One anyone can learn, if you want to. And the art of writing a book is all about translating the passion of our hearts onto the page. You can learn how to do that, too.
If you just spend 20 minutes a day working on your book, you can master the art and business of writing your book in 2012.
In this special workshop presentation at FEM Talks, award-winning author and bestselling author's coach, Beth Barany, will share with you the keys to getting your book written in 2012:
- Uncover how to marry your passion with what your audience's desires
- Discover your own writing rhythm
- Learn about the 21st century tools of publishing
- Get hands-on techniques to get started on your book today
- Turn writer's block into passionate momentum
- And more!
For more information and to sign up go to the FEM Talks website.
February 24, 2012, 11am
Register to be a member to join in the call here: National Association of Memoir Writers
Learn about Social Media from Beth Barany
Write a good book, we're told.
Yes, absolutely!
And now it's time to tell others who don't yet know about you about your book.
That's marketing.
Yes, even unpublished authors can and need to start marketing for a successful career now. Yes, starting now.
But where do we begin?
Many authors think all you need to do is get on Facebook and Twitter and get blogging, and then people will find you.
Actually, you need to show up on social media in just the right ways to attract your right readers. Then continue the conversation.
This is an author marketing & branding.
In this conversational teleseminar with the founder of the National Association Memoir Writers, Linda Joy Myers, we will help you take the first steps to attract your right readers and build your fan base of raving fans so you can sell more books.
In this conversation you will:
- Discover your Clear Message to attract your right readers
- Define your unique author identity to start the conversation
- Uncover the key to successful marketing and branding: the Success Mindset
- Lastly, learn what to say on the social medias to attract your right readers and more of them.
You have to be a member of NAMW to listen in, so take a look at our many generous member benefits and join us!
March 3, 2012, 10am to 1pm
In this hands-on workshop with best-selling and award-winning authors (and happily married couple!) Beth and Ezra Barany, we will help you take the first steps to attract your right readers and build your fan base of raving fans so you can sell more books.
In this conversation you will:
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Discover your Clear Message to attract your right readers
- Define your unique author identity to start the conversation
- Uncover the key to successful marketing and branding: the Success Mindset
- Learn what to say on the various social media to attract your right readers and more of them.
Beth Barany, writer’s coach and author of The Writer’s Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book, and the bestselling Overcome Writer’s Block, and Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, runs an active online community for authors who use journaling for self-development. She has helped authors get their books written and edited, published and marketed, into the hands of their readers for over 10 years; five of her clients’ books have been best-sellers.
Author and consultant, Ezra Barany, helps authors design and promote their books so they can have the success they desire. When it comes to social media, Ezra uses Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube to market his award winning and Amazon bestselling suspense novel The Torah Codes.
To Register for this hands-on workshop: Send a check made out to CWC-BB for $13 (members) or $29 (nonmembers) to: Attn: Workshops, PO Box 6447, Alameda, C, 94501. Be sure to include an email address!
Mid-March, 2012:
Details coming soon!
May 19 and 20, 2012, 11am
Join us for a two-day writing conference in Berkeley, CA
Details coming soon!
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> PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
September 29, 2011, Speaking at Women's Fiction Festival at Matera, Italy.
Topics include Book Sales, Social Media, Marketing and Promotions
September 17, 2011. Presentation on Social Media for Writers at the Redwood Writers
June 8, 2011 5:30-8:30pm. Books Are Our Legacy presentation at eWomen in Berkeley, CA, Berkeley City Club. Sign up information coming soon!
Who has secretly or not so secretly harbored a dream of writing a book? Raise your hand proud. Me too. Even in the age of blogging, a book is still one of the most effective ways of diving into the thoughts and imagination of those who inspire us. Books represent a significant symbol of one of our most important and overlooked missions on Earth. Our legacy. Maybe you gave up on that dream because of fears that it takes too much time, or fears that your ideas aren't good enough, or that writing a book is too large an undertaking. Beth will help you discover that none of that is true.
What you'll take away at this powerful session:
- Explore your unique legacy and the impact you'd like to have in the world
- Identify your fears or blocks in the way of writing
- Uncover the key steps to go from start to finish to get writing now!
- Discover the essential elements of writing a book
April 25, 2011 Authors, How Do You Find Your Fans via Social Media? Free monthly teleconference I run.
March 6, 2011, 1pm Guest Instructor:Get Published Before Age 18 Workshop Series with Book Coach Beth Barany: Who is Your Target Audience?
January 31, 2011 to February 27, 2011.
Podcasting Class at SavvyAuthors.com.
December 14, 2010 Writing the Middle-Grade or Young Adult Novel -- Introductory Workshop.
December 13, 2010, 7-10pm. Featured Presenter at FEMtalks on Books Are Our Legacy: Get Started on Yours Today
August and October 2010, day-long event. How to Be a Bestselling Author Workshop. You may think that marketing and selling your books is a scary prospect, but actually marketing and selling is essential to your career as an author. And if you uncover your style of marketing and selling, then ultimately you will sell more books workshop is specifically designed for you if:
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You are already published or are working on a book, but you want to be a world-class bestselling author.
- You have a reasonable online presence -- such as Facebook, Twitter, or LinkedIn - -and you want to go from spending your time with online socializing to doing online social networking and selling your books through your social networking. (It can be done!) • You want to build your audience by building your list in a way you feel comfortable doing.
- You just *know* that you'd be living your true purpose if your book sold to large audiences.
August 6, 2010, 7-9pm. Co-presenting at a Romance Authors Panel in Union City, Borders bookstore. RSVP on EventBrite.
July 22, 2010. Featured Presenter with co-founder, Cheryl Liquori, at Blogify 101, WEBA Blogging Boot Camp.
Topic: "3 Keys to Blogging Success" Does blogging seem like an overwhelming chore, one more thing on your business to-do list? Actually, blogging is an easy way to promote your business online and establish expertise. By following the three keys to blogging success, you can measurably increase visibility, attract prospects into your sales funnel, and feel confident that your blog is working for your business. BONUS:
July 8, 2010. Get Published Before the Age of 18, Event at The Reading Bug, San Carlos Writing Coach Shu-Hsien Ho and Author Beth Barany presented the key steps that take aspiring writers from idea to publication. Location: The Reading Bug, 785 Laurel St., San Carlos, California.
June 25-26, 2010, Oakland, CA. Blogging for Cash and Clients. For Entrepreneurs and Service Professionals, in conjunction with the Breakfast Blogging Club. A power-packed, writing and marketing filled weekend workshop.
June 14 and 19, 2010Second year Presenting on the 12 Stages of the Writer's Adventure Workshop. And Authors Panel and Book Signing. San Mateo County Fair, Fine Arts Stage. Location: San Mateo, CA.
Saturday, June 5, 2010 3 Essential Tips to Building Your Author Platform Now: Yes, Unpublished Authors too!. A Presentation at the Black Diamonds chapter of the Romance Writers of America. Qin's Bistro, 5007 Lone Tree Way. Antioch, CA 94531.
February 23, 2010. Featured Presenter at the Goddess Collective, Oakland, CA. Topic: You are the Hero of Your Book Writing (and Entrepreneurial) Adventure!
December 14, 2009. Featured Presenter at Spoken Word event, Word Dancing, a monthly word and music series with open mic. It's A Grind Coffee House, San Francisco, CA. Organizer: Jeanne Powell.
September 26, 2009 Silicon Valley Romance Writer's of America chapter. Topic: Social Networking for Authors. Read the event summary here.
World's Hidden Masters. 3-day event, San Francisco, CA, August 2009. Topic: The 8 Questions to Ask Before Starting a Book.
San Mateo County Fair, Cultural Arts Stage, August 2009. Topic: Fairytales, Tarot and Brainstorming: How to Make Story Plotting Fun.
National Romance Writer's of America, Washington D.C., July 2009. Topic: The 12 Stages of the Writer's Adventure.
Oakland Public Library, Piedmont Ave,. Branch, April 2009. Topic: How to get Published Clinic.
San Francisco IABC Independent Communicators, San Francisco, CA, April 2009. Topic: An Independent Communicator's Playshop: Stage 1 of the Writer Entrepreneurs's Adventure: Start From Where You Are.
Black Diamond RWA Chapter, Antioch, CA, March 2009. Topic: Procrastination: The Mother All Evils.
Gilroy Public Library, Gilroy, CA, January 2009. Topic: Mythic Structure for Writers: Empower Your Heroic, Fantasy,and Adventure Fiction!.
Creativity Coaching Conference, Lake George, NY, October 2008. Topic: A Creative in Business: You are the Hero in this Creative Adventure.
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> PAST ONLINE and TELEPHONE WORKSHOPS
May 30, 2011, 5pm Pacific/8pm Eastern. Monthly teleseminar at We Write Books online community for writers. Topic: TBD
May 23, 2011, 1:00 MT (2:00 CT; 3:00 ET; 12:00 PT). Getting Out of Your Own Way Free teleseminar with Dr. Sabrina Schleicher -- Offered exclusively for my friends, fans and clients. Sign up here now for this one-time only teleseminar.
Are you ready to take your writing, your life, your career or your business to the next level? Are you frustrated in your difficulty moving forward? Are you frustrated by not getting the results you want? Join us for this free teleseminar and get the support you need to move to the next level in your life, career or business.
May 1-31, 2011 I am honored to once again participate in Brenda Novak's Online Auction for Diabetes Research.
In case you haven't heard, last year Brenda's auction broke the $1 million mark (as a cumulative total) and set a new annual record by raising $303,000!! She hopes that this seventh year will end in another new record, maybe one closer to $500,000. Please join with me and many others who have donated products, services and other goodies in fighting to make a difference, and donate to win cool prizes, all for a good cause.
I'm donating one ticket to my upcoming Social Media For Fiction Authors online course, Plus -- Yes, there's more! -- The winner will have his or her social media platform and strategy evaluated in a 75-minute phone, then be able to take the 7-week online course at their own pace, or live with us starting June 20th. (a $350 value!)
October 11-17, 2010 Presenter at the 2010 Muse Online Writer's Conference, giving a week-long workshop on: The 12 Stages of the Writer's Adventure. It's too late to sign up for the conference, though you can get the conference handout, the companion to The Writer's Adventure Guide only available here.
October 13, 2010, 4pm Pacific / 7pm Pacific. Teleseminar: "Top 3 Secrets to Selling Books with Social Networking" with Beth Barany.
October 19, 2010, 5pm Pacific / 8pm Pacific. "How to Make Your Own Book Trailer". Many authors think that book trailers don't help increase sales. The reality is that good book trailers are hard to come by, so of course the bad ones don't help increase sales. If the author just follows a step-by-step process, one that is both affordable and simple, the author can have a powerful book trailer that can send readers eagerly to the cash registers. Curious? Then, check out Beth's new Online Chat with SavvyAuthors.com, a monthly workshop. A Bonus to SavvyAuthor Premium members.
With Special Guest, Ezra Barany, expert in attracting readers with video, Beth will help you have more fun and ease promoting online while growing your potential readership, and increasing your sales.
To become a member of SavvyAuthors.com, sign up at www.savvyauthors.com.
October 27 to December 8, 2010, 6 week teleseminar, 4pm Pacific/6pm Central/7pm Eastern. Social Media for Authors, 6-week teleseminar. Getting up to speed on your social can be a pain, and not doing it can cost you much both in dollars and missed opportunities. What if there was a way you could learn what you needed to know to increase your visibility and bring your book to the readers that hunger for its message, and the wonderfully unique experience you provide? Now there is! Cost: $147.
Sign up here:
August 10, 2010, 5pm Pacific / 8pm Pacific. "How to Make Twitter Work For Authors to Promote". Many writers think that interacting on Twitter to promote themselves as authors is a waste of time. But actually, Twitter is a writer's dream way to connect with fans, referral partners, and like-minded people. If you just know the three power tools of Twitter, then you can get the word out to more people about your book and make more sales. Curious? Then, check out Beth's new Online Chat with SavvyAuthors.com, a monthly workshop, "How to Make Twitter Work For Authors to Promote". A Bonus to SavvyAuthor Premium members.
With Online communication expert, and owner of iCrackerjack.com, Peter Ferguson, Beth will help you have more fun and ease promoting online while growing your potential readership, and increasing your sales.
To become a member of SavvyAuthors.com, sign up at www.savvyauthors.com.
August 9 through September 6, 2010 Social Networking for Unpublished and Published Authors A Month-long Online Writing Workshop through the Red River Romance Writers, an RWA Chapter. Check the Red River Romance Writers site for all the sign up details.
You may think that social networking as an author is only for published authors. But actually authors at all stages of their career can use the tools of Twitter, Facebook and blogging (and more!)
If you only learn and implement a few important strategies, you will find that social networking can fit into your busy life, and help grow your career.
August 5-27, 2010 Bring Magic into Your Fiction, an online class at the Low Country RWA chapter.
Jul 28 - Aug 1, 2010 Mini-Workshop on The Top 3 Mistakes Authors Make When Promoting Online as part of the SavvyAuthors.com Summer Symposium. Authors think that promoting online is an overwhelming, time-consuming, and perhaps even pointless process. But actually, making friends online with your soon-to-be raving fans is one of the fastest ways to grow your readership. And if you just implement a few simple and sustainable strategies then you have more fun and ease promoting online and growing your potential readership, and increasing your sales.
- Discover time-saving online tips to work into your busy life
- Uncover how to avoid muddy messages
- Explore your unique style of interacting
March 2, 2010. Guest Expert on Beryl Powell's StartUp Solution Inner Circle monthly teleseminar. Topic: Repurposing Your Marketing Content to Reach More Potential Customers and Make More Money.
Online Writing Workshop through the Low Country RWA Chapter, October 2009 Topic: Overcome Writer's Block
Presenter at the 2009 Muse Online Writer's Conference. Topic: 12 Stages of the Writer's Adventure.
Online Writing Workshop through the Low Country RWA Chapter, February 2009 Topic: Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction for Young Adults.
Online Class in partnership with The National Networker, November 2008 Topic: Make Money While You Sleep: How to Write E-Books in Four Weeks.
Presenter at the Muse Online Writer's Conference, October 2008 Topic: The 12 Stages of the Writer's Adventure.
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> MEDIA INTERVIEWS
Beth "applies some very interesting techniques to help her clients 'uncover the hidden diamond within.' " -- LitMinds.org, interviewing Beth about her work as a creativity coach.
Read her interview here.
> RADIO
Contact Beth for interviews and as an on-air guest for call-in shows. She thrives in on-the-spot problem solving to your creativity and writing problems.
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SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS & WORKSHOPS
Beth travels to speaking engagements and workshops at conferences for 20-100+ people. Contact her for schedule availability. She will tailor to the needs of your writing group, writing association or business, and speaks on such topics:
"Call to Action: The Writer's Adventure"
"Creativity Techiques to Fill the Well"
Fairytales, Brainstorming Cards & Tarot: How to Plot Quickly and have Fun too! The handout is available.
Bring Magic into Your Fiction
Book Writing from A to Z for Fiction Writers: Character. Plot and Passion, the Winning Combination
How to Craft a Winning Query Letter
How to Win Over an Agent with Your Elevator Pitch
Prime the Mind: Develop a Writing Discipline
Navigate the Maze of Self-Publishing
So You Want to Write a Nonfiction Book! Now what?
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“Beth's workshop was great. It helped me explore the ideas that had been floating around in my head for years. I learned things about myself and my writing skill.” -- Zana Lugo, Ameriprise
“This is to acknowledge Beth Barany and her workshop. As a writer and publisher of personal growth related human interest stories, and as one with over tweny years' experience attending and facilitating a multitude of personal growth workshops, seminars and conferences, I highly recommend Beth and this workshop. I found the experience to be informative, revealing and even playful. I would encourage anyone wishing to have accurate and meaningful insight on their "inner journey" to participate in this experience.”
-- Don Kirschner, Founding Director at the Society for Return to Honor
“If you're like me and you've always wanted to write a book, but didn't quite understand how, Beth's instruction is an excellent resource.”
-- David Kwong, Berkeley, CA
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