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Friday, Nov. 6, 2026

Hi Friend,

I'm excited to share 2 writerly events with you I'm speaking at.

I love sharing tips with you and what's cool is that these events are free.

Prosper Summit - Happening now through Nov. 7

Make great work. Make great money. Build a creative life you love.

A four-day virtual event for authors, creators & creative entrepreneurs. Paid tickets start at $99.

I'll talk on Pivoting for Greater Prosperity: How to Evolve Your Business as You Evolve - about the pivot I'm making right now: narrowing how I serves novelists while expanding into producing podcasts and other creative projects.

With Monica, we dig into why building a brand around yourself lets your business change as you do, and how to make a pivot that leads to greater prosperity instead of starting over.

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Children’s Book Mastery Summit 2026 - Nov. 9-13

35+ bestselling authors and industry experts in writing, publishing, and marketing books will share their evergreen and current strategies for succeeding as a children's book author.

Some of the speakers include Dave Chesson, Laura Backes, Alexa Bigwarfe, Brooke Van Sickle, Ricardo Fayet (Reedsy), Sylvia Liu (Kidlit411), Cameron Sutter (Plottr), Daniel David Wallace, Joe Bunting (The Write Practice), and others who have years of experience and success in the children's book industry.

The summit is free to attend and includes freebies from the speakers. So, don't wait, register today and join us for this exciting event.

in an interview with Karen, I speak on “Start Your Creative Author Business”: building the foundations of a creative entrepreneur business so you can start selling your products and services.

==> Click here to get your free ticket!

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Are you on Instagram?

I'm posting 1 edit tip a day this month there. Enjoy!

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Upcoming events for writers

❤️ Join our Author Substack Live

Monday, November 9th, 10:15 a.m. Pacific:

Live Edits to Enhance Your Setting

with me and Gala Russ:

Let's play and brainstorm together.

Click here to be notified when we go live.

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Edit Without Losing Your Creative Vision, How To Write the Future podcast, ep 229

This week on How To Write The Future podcast...

“You cannot edit your book in one day.

You did not write your book in one day.

Multiple passes are totally normal.

Writing is rewriting, and the rewriting process is where you're gonna do a lot of creation and recreation for your story.

Keep in mind that the books you see on the shelves have been revised so much.”

– Beth Barany

Read | Listen | Watch

In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, Edit Without Losing Your Creative Vision, I share in detail how you can edit your novel without losing your vision.

Tips include:

reading your first draft without fixing or adding touch ups so you get the authentic feel as a reader;
defining your character and reader expectations;
improving your characters arc;
and how to build your revision plan.

Edit Without Losing Your Creative Vision will help guide you through the process, with an invitation to download the "Edit Your Novel Checklist" to help you identify any problems you have along the way.

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ABOUT EDIT LAB

Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers,

Ready to do revisions?

Then join our Edit Lab for support and live feedback.

For writers who want to publish,

You can bring your stuck scene or revision question, and leave knowing your next move.

Specifically for science fiction and fantasy writers.

Our next Edit Lab is:

Wednesday, Dec. 2, 10am Pacific/1pm Eastern.

Topic: Clarifying your story's location

Only $10/month.

Join Edit Your Future now.

"The lab is a fun and enlightening experience. I look forward to what you will come up with next! Cheers, Phyllis" - Phyllis

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Join Edit Lab!

Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

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Beth Barany
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How To Write The Future podcast with Beth Barany

Beth Barany is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist, and certified creativity coach for writers.

For the last 20+ years, she's been working with writers of all kinds.

She specializes in helping sci-fi and fantasy publishing-oriented novelists experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their books to the delight of their readers.

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