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🎁 ❤️ Goodies:

What do you need?

What do you want?

+ Prompts

Resources for you to support
your creative writing life

Monday, Aug. 17, 2026

Hi Friend,

When I work writers, I like to get to the core of things.

In our coaching sessions, I ask deep questions like:

What do you need?
What do you want?
What can you do right now?
What do you wish were true?
What secret do you not want to face?

Questions like this can focus you in your writing practice and help you work on what really matters.

Ask yourself these questions and see where they lead.

If you'd like help from an experienced guide, see below for how I work with writers...

❤️

I occasionally share resources I think will support and nourish your creative life.

Check out these books. (Offered via the Bookfunnel platform)

In this giveaway offer, you'll see my idea generating booklet - prompts galore.

I'll also offering my story planning ebook for pantsers!

This giveaway runs through Aug. 31, 2026.

BTW, Bookfunnel is a great platform to manage your giveaways and even sales.

You can check out the Bookfunnel fiction promos I'm participating in here on my author site.

❤️

Hot Summer Self Help - runs through Aug. 31, 2026

More Prompts!

Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: Spark new ideas. Beat writer’s block.

Science fiction and fantasy novelists: want to work together?

Let's explore!

Hit reply and let me know if you're curious about working together and we can set up a time to chat about that.

I offer:

short-term 1-1 coaching to help you start or finish your novel
monthly support via our Edit Lab, plus premium audios on the editing process, designed based from your questions -- Join by Sept. 1 to join our chat of critique best practices!
For those who have finished their first draft, check out our small group mentorship
For those who would like intensive, customized support to get their book self-published in the next 12 months, I offer a premium coaching, consulting, and editing to ensure your publish your self-published novel

:: Did you know I have a podcast? ::

It's called How To Write The Future, and I drop episodes every Monday.

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🌟 If you find my resources helpful, please forward them to a friend who may need them too. Thanks!

❤️

Beth Barany
Creativity Coach for Writers

Teacher, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator

Creativity is the answer.

bethbarany.com

I not only teach and coach novelists, I am one too!

Author of *Magical Tales of Romance, Mystery, and Adventure*
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Award-winning science fiction & fantasy novelist.

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