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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: Special Spark: "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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Games
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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San Francisco Bay Area Writing Classes and Groups

This is a partial listing. If you’d like to be included in this listing, please send me an email with your link. Thank you.

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
-- (by the same folks who do NaNoWriMo)

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> Recommended Associates, Experts and Vendors

Choose Your Support Team

Insights and Foresights: Intuitive Consultations for Artists and Business Professionals
www.insightsandforesights.com

Intuitive Business Solutions
www.intuitivebiz.com

Web Support by Prescribed Madness
www.prescribedmadness.com

Walk Lightly on the Earth

Car Sharing
www.carsharing.net

City Car Share
www.citycarshare.org

Give Back

Glamour magazine's Women of the Year Fund
www.glamour.com/news/womenoftheyear

Be Active in Your Writing Community

LitQuake: a San Francisco literary festival with heart, guts and a taste for the wilder side of the literary world
www.litquake.org

Other Writing Organizations and Associations: see above

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