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> Social Networking and Marketing for Writers
ARTICLES BY BETH BARANY
>> on creativity: "Top 10 Tips to Jumpstart
Your Creativity"(one page; downloads as a PDF)
>> on plotting: "Fairy Tales, Brainstorming Cards, and Tarot: How to Plot Quickly and Have Fun Too!" (six pages; downloads as a PDF)
>> on writing deep: "Writing Deep: Write 3000 words/day"
(one page; downloads as a PDF)
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Beth is also an EzineArticles.com Expert.
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> BOOKS
>> on literary law
Every Writer's Guide to Copyright and Publishing Law: Featuring Internet and Electronic Copyright Information, by Ellen M. Kozak
Fair Use, Free Use and Use by Permission: How to Handle Copyrights in All Media, by Lee Wilson
The Writer's Legal Guide: An Authors Guild Desk reference, by Tad Crawford and Kay Murray
Literary Law Guide for Authors: Copyright, Trademark, and Contracts in Plain Language, by Tonya Marie Evans
Business and Legal Forms for Authors and Self-Publishers, by Tad Crawford
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>> on fiction writing
Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
John Gardner, On Becoming a Novelist
Marshall J. Cook, Freeing Your Creativity: A Writer's Guide
Gail Carson Levine, Writing Magic: Creating Stories That Fly
James V. Smith, Jr., The Writer's Little Helper: Everything you need to know to write better and get published
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>on nonfiction
>> see next page
>> on creativity
David Bayles & Ted Orland, Art & Fear: Observations On The Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
Gail McMeekin, The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women
Twyla Tharp, The Creative Habit: Learn it and use it for life: A Practical Guide
Roger von Oech, A Kick in the Seat of the Pants
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>> on creativity coaching
Becoming a Creativity Coach: The Art and Practice of a New Profession by Eric Maisel
>>> an informative e-book on the art and practice of creativity coaching
by the orginator of the profession
purchase here
>> on moving your body
Bira Almeida, Capoeira: A Brazilian Art Form
Jalaja Bonheim, The Serpent and the Wave: A Guide to Movement Meditation
Brad Kearns, Breakthrough Triathlon Training
Jayne Williams, Slow Fat Triathlete: Live Your Dreams in the Body You Have Now
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>> on manifesting
the movie, The Secret
books by John Gray
books by Neale Donald Walsch
Harv Ecker, Secrets of a Millionaire Mind
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Olly olly oxen free" is a phrase used in children's games, which is generally used to indicate that people who are hiding (in a game of hide and seek, for example) can safely come out into the open.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Capture the flag" (CTF) is a traditional outdoor game often played by children or sometimes adults where two teams each have a flag (or other marker) and the objective is to capture the other team's flag, located at the team's "base", and bring it back to their own base. It is also a popular paintball game and a computer game.
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View my page on POETS and WRITERS REGISTRY
This is a group designed to help professional and aspiring poets (writers, screenwriters & songwriters) find and post information about poetry organizations, publishing/small press, book releases, poetry contests and award info, festivals, and whatever else we need to know. The goal is eventually to have a forum where people can hear first hand reports on almost any literary events in Canada and globally.
Make MySpace YOUR Space
If you think MySpace is just for kids then think again! This easy guide will give you easy step by step instructions to use the biggest social networking site on the web as a platform building visibility tool. You'll learn quick ways to take your visibility to a whole new level and experience the effect of quantum marketing. Enjoy!
Find me on MySpace and be my friend!
Check out my Hub Pages article on this topic: Social Networking for Writers
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> WRITING ASSOCIATIONS
Romance Writers of America (RWA)
Mystery Writers Association
Sisters in Crime
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Inc. California Writers Club
Broad Universe
National Writers Union
Horror Writers of America
The Authors Guild
International Thriller Writers, Inc.
Society for Children's Book Writers & Illustrators
American Christian Fiction Writers
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This is a partial listing. If you’d like to be
included in this listing, please send me
an email with your link.
If you notice that any of these links are outdated, please feel free to contact me too. NOTE: All content of these links is under the copyright of and the responsibility of the respective website owners.
>> For Adults
>> For Kids
>> DIY (Do It Yourself -- wherever you are)
For Adults
Andy Couturier, MA -- Oakland, CA
Berkeley City College -- Berkeley, CA
Book Passage Bookstore -- Corte Madera, CA
Left Coast Writers -- Left Coast, I mean, Bay Area, CA
Piedmont Adult School -- Piedmont, CA
Ripe Fruit – School of Creative Writing -- San Francisco, CA
The Writing Salon -- Berkeley, CA and San Francisco, CA
Wild Women Writing -- San Francisco, CA
For Kids
Young Writers' Camps -- San Francisco Bay Area, CA
826 Valencia: The Writing Center -- San Francisco, CA
DIY – online, wherever you are
National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)
Script Frenzy – Write a Script in a Month
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(by the same folks who do NaNoWriMo)
View my page on POETS and WRITERS REGISTRY
Make MySpace YOUR Space If you think MySpace is just for kids then think again! This easy guide will give you easy step by step instructions to use the biggest social networking site on the web as a platform building visibility tool. You'll learn quick ways to take your visibility to a whole new level and experience the effect of quantum marketing. Enjoy!
ISABELLE CHOINIERE-CORREA and LISA WILEY invite you to:
DRAWING THE MAP, NEGOTIATING YOUR PATH:
A Creative Business Building Workshop
Are you an Entrepreneur or Business Owner?
Could you benefit from a Fresh Approach for your business?
Investigate your business through the lens of the Tarot.
Create your own business map using collage.
Understand and refine your business model.
Date and Time: Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Location: Upaya Center for Wellbeing, 478 Santa Clara Avenue, Suite 200,
Oakland (across from the Grand Lake Theater)
Cost: $125.00
To find out more and register, call Isabelle at 510-532-8806 or Lisa at 510-749-8454
or visit http://www.insightsandforesights.com/calendar.html.
-- Shakin' it Loose: A Day-Long Writing Playshop
-- The Business of Metaphysics and the Healing Arts: Weekend Workshop
-- Discover And Live Your Passions! Passion TestTM Workshop Jan. 26
-- Cool resources! Story of Stuff & Car Sharing
A workshop to germinate your winter word seeds. We will generate fresh
work in an open, experimental and supportive environment inspired by the
worlds of movement, mindfulness, sound, play, and Amherst Writers and
Artists. For both experienced and beginning writers.
Saturday, January 26
10am-3:30 pm
(at Anam Cara Living Arts in Berkeley, CA)
$90; $80 if you register by January 12
Limited enrollment
Pre-registration required
Call 510-594-4001, Eilish Nagle
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All day Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 26 - 27, 2008 in Alameda, CA
An Inspiring weekend specially designed for Aspiring Healers, Metaphysicians and Artists. Discover how our Five Principles of business building can apply to you. (See attached flyer for more information or visit our MeetUp site listed above). This is the only time that this unique weekend will be held on the West Coast in 2008. Ninety eight percent of past participants said they would enthusiastically recommend this weekend.
Cost: $295 (We are offering 1 full scholarship..apply by Jan 18.) Limit to 14 participants; RSVP on http://smallbiz.meetup.com/534/ and prepay to assure a spot.
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By the end of this workshop, you will know:
- Your Top 5 Passions: Discover what is most important to you to have a meaningful life.
- Your Passion Score: How closely is your current life aligned with your passions?
- Your Passion Markers: Signposts to help you know when you are living your passions.
- 7 Principles for Living a Passionate Life: Passion arises from the heart. Living in accord with these higher principles are the key to living in balance with what matters most to you.
Saturday, January 26, 2007
10:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Novato Oaks Inn
215 Alameda del Prado
Novato, CA 94949
(415) 883-4400
Cost per workshop: $175.00
Price includes 1/2 hour coaching session one week after workshop completion
Call for more information or to register 707-328-5632 or 415-328-2631
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And check out what really happens to our stuff at the Story of Stuff. All about car sharing, my favorite way of getting around. In the San Francisco Bay Area, I use City Car Share. Tell them I sent you!
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This month I am highlighting honoring the awesome people in your life by giving a gift to charity in their name. Glamour magazine's Women of the Year fund honors Empowering Hands, African women who were child soldiers. Read more about their cause and donate to their cause. Or to another that is important to you. Happy holidays!
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This month I'm highlighting two local activities, one about business and the other about getting to the writing.
Divining Divas, Isabelle Choiniere-Correa and Janet Savge, present their winter activities!
Firstly,
Thursday, November 29th, from 6:30 to 8:45 PM
At Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden,
1223 Park St., Alameda
$25 (includes Life Purpose Readings)
Then, jumping to January 2008:
This class, which will be held (for the 3rd time) in Oakland on January 26th and 27th, 2008, is designed for Healers, Seers, Artists and Entrepreneurs who are on the verge of taking a bold step in their practice/business. Whether you are expanding your practice or shifting your attention into other arenas, join the Divining Divas to discover new tools, pragmatic and intuitive, for a successful practice.
If you're not ready to dive into this fabulous weekend, check out they will be offering: Dec. 6, 2007 and January 5, 2008.
The December 6th Intro Session will be held at 7 SPIRITS MEETING SPACE, at 1020 62nd street, in Oakland, from 6:30 - 8:45 PM. The January location is yet to be determined.
During these introductory sessions, Isabelle and Janet will explore the "who" (that's you!) of your practice as a first step to prepare for the what, how, when and where of growing your practice into a thriving business.
*The cost for this Introductory Sesion is $25 and includes 2 Life Purpose Readings for every participant.*
Space is limited!!! So don't miss your chance and pre-register now:
For information about location, time and registration details, phone ISABELLE at: 510-532-8806, email her at: insights4sights@mac.com, or download the registration form, which you can access at: www.insightsandforesights.com and send a check ($25.00) to the address listed on the form.
To register and see who is coming to this month's Discussion Group, go to this link: http://smallbiz.meetup.com/534/calendar/5978399/tnr1_right.
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Fellow creativity instructor, and amateur boxer, Eric Larson is offering a in Berkeley.
Here's what he has to say," Inspired by my recent hardcore 6-week stint training for a true-blue boxing match (and a minor case of unemployment), this two-week, ten
day, twenty-hour workshop is aimed at whipping people--you know the
type: they want to have written, but they never seem to get around to
actually writing--and their pens into something resembling shape."
Studio 12, 2525 8th St. Berkeley, CA
Dec 3-15, Monday-Friday, 6-8AM, $200
Contact: Eric Larson, 612.245.1916
Click here for the flyer.
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Wonderful local this month to take advantage of! San Francisco's very own rollicking literary festival, Lit Quake. They say it best: "Litquake, San Francisco's Literary Festival, is now in the midst of its 8th year of presentations. As always, we're offering many once-in-a-lifetime moments showcasing hundreds of authors, most from here in the Bay Area. Opening night has passed (it was a blast!), but there are plenty of events yet to come. And it all culminates in the Lit Crawl, offering an unmatched opportunity to get drunk on words. The full schedule is now online at The Festival page."
If you are a children's book author, or know of someone who is, check out the very first Kick-Off Meeting in the San Francisco's East Bay for the East Bay Meeting and Series Kick-Off meeting.
When: Thursday, October 23, 2007, 7:00 to 9:00 PM
Group: SCBWI East Bay Meeting and Series Kick-Off
Location: At River of Words, 2547 Eighth Street, 13B, Berkeley, CA 94710
Program: Forming Critique Groups with the SF North & East Bay
Region's Critique Coordinator: Nanette Cooper-McGuinness
Cost: $5 Members/$10 Non-Members
Registration and Networking: 6:45 to 7:00 PM
Registration is AT THE DOOR ONLY - there is no advance registration. Cash or checks only.
Contact: for more information or to volunteer, Margaret Speaker Yuan at books4women@yahoo.com.
Lastly, check out a cool independent bookstore that recently changed ownership, The Booksmith in San Francisco. The Booksmith is San Francisco's leading independent bookstore. They're more than just a virtual business -- they're a real, full service bookstore with a knowledgeable, friendly and experienced staff. Located in San Francisco's historic Haight Ashbury, The Booksmith has been in business since 1976!
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Exercise your creativity -- on the fringe, in circle of women, on a boat!
Friend and fellow writer, will be performing at San Francisco's Fringe Festival. Here's what she says:
'Some of you will be surprised, not to say aghast, at this announcement of my theatre debut, performing some of my work at the . If you've never attended the Fringe, you might wanna--it's like a film festival only more bizarre. Anyway, I'd be so pleased and honored if you're able to and inclined to risk an hour in my direction. I'm working like hell to make it worth your while. Hope to see you at the Fringe!'
Another writer at work: , just sent me her beautiful book on Wise Women -- Circle of Women, full of insightful quotes combined with fun, easy actions to make a difference in your life.
Exercise your creativity and your leadership on a sailing boat. Friend, and fellow member,, does fabulous leadership training seminars on sailing boats in the San Francisco Bay.
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Some fun local events to exercise your creativity! An Open Mic, and a Book store Party! Local literati party on!
writers and performers invited--all women poets, singer-song writers, story tellers, slam gals, memoirists, theatre divas; everyone welcome to hear sign-ups and featured performers..... the first Tuesday of each month beginning August 7, 7-9pm; hosted by Tobey Kaplan. Next open mic: .
Our new women-friendly local tavern in the heart of Oakland's Laurel District 3411 MacArthur 1/2 block west of 35th Ave. "This is THE SPOT. I'm just sayin'. Get the word out, send this to all of your folks!" Velvet http://www.velvetoakland.com 510.531.3321
Christin Evans, Praveen Madan, and the staff of Booksmith would like to invite you to: Changing Hands Sunday, , 6-8pm 1644 Haight Street San Francisco, CA 94117 (between Cole & Clayton Streets)
After 31 years, Gary Frank hands over the bookstore to the next generation of independent booksellers. Please join us to thank Gary for his years of service to the community and meet the crazies who are reinventing independent bookselling for the 21st century. Watch out Jeff Bezos, here we come! Pomegranate martinis and tapas to toast the occasion. R.S.V.P. christin@booksmith.com
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Saturday, July 7, 2007, in many ways and purposes because of its unique sequence of sevens. This day has been chosen as a Day For Global Silence. Created by the Center For Global Silence, and founded by Dafina Kuficha, the main purpose of this organization is to motivate the people of the world to recognize Silence as a means of resolution for personal and global conflict.
A major goal of this non-profit organization is to establish the observance of global Silence three days every year.
The first day is Saturday, July 7, 2007.
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Brenda Novak's Third Annual On-line Auction to benefit Junvenile Diabetes Research was a success, doubling what she raised last year! Kudos to winners of my complimentary one-hour consult: S. Roberts, and C. Sweeney!
LitMind.org -- a fun place to talk about books. A community of readers, authors, and indie bookstores in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Peak Potentials Training -- the power to change our lives for the better comes from within.
Armada
Training Solutions -- learn leadership while sailing. in one word: fabulous! Greg Norte knows his stuff!
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Another Beth! And she's a writer: Beth Morrow
LitScene.com:
A portal for writers and authors
Women and Books 2007 study. Ends May 18th!
Brenda Novak's Third Annual On-line Auction to benefit Junvenile Diabetes Research. I'm auctioning off a one-hour consult.
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"I don’t think you can be proactive unless you truly understand what motivates you, and that’s just one of the things Beth helped me to do. She also gave me insights into the way I work, plus the confidence and support I needed to do the book my way—and stick with it too."
-- Susan
Williamson, in Toronto, Canada
"Dream like an artist, think like a CEO."
-- Captain Kidzo
"Be super super specific about what you want."
-- Jack Black on School of Rock DVD extras
"Global Silence rekindles the fire of inner peacefulness."
-- Center for Global Silence
Seven in numerology: Analysis and Understanding. In its balanced state, seven is: enlightened, meditative, metaphysical, studious and visionary.
-- adapted from Numerology: The Complete Guide, Vol. 2 by Matthew Oliver Goodwin
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