by Bethany Jett, @BetJett It seems like there are a lot of fun writing challenges at the end of the year. For example, NaNoWriMo--National Novel Writing Month starts in November, and lots of people are using October to plan and outline for that 50,000-word race to the finish.  Check out the post…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett One of my favorite online mentors, Brendon Burchard, has a key phrase: "Protect your mornings." Let's apply that beautiful advice to our writing and schedule specific times to actually work on our craft. Know Yourself. Are you a morning person? A night owl? Do you work…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett Whenever someone asks me for advice on getting published, my first response is almost always, "Go to a writers conference." This is for several reasons: to learn the craft, to pitch your work, to network with industry professionals, to get some alone time, to gain clarity…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett **update 10.18.16: FireTalk is now charging for their services, with the exception of a free ten minutes maximum.** In last week's post we discussed Facebook Live. This week, let's chat about how to livestream with other people. Facebook Live will have two-person broadcasting capabilities in the future,…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett The livestreaming community went into a state of momentary shock when major player Blab.im said "buh-bye for now" and went offline two weeks ago. According to their farewell blog post, they'd "gone from 0 users to 3.9 million users in less than one year." 3.9 million…

by Bethany Jett, @BetJett Your First Reader is a super important person in your writing journey. As writers, we get so close to our projects, our writing "babies," if you will, that it can be difficult to take a step back. Having a second set of eyes (or three or four)…