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An Itch You Have to Scratch
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It's been intense and agonizing helping a group of teens come together as a team, make decisions, and focus on "Action!" and "Cut!" Lots of giggling, breaking out in song, and inside jokes that passed me by.
Even though it's been challenging, it's also been such a joy. We're making a movie!
How awesome is that!
I love making story, whether it's writing or (hopefully one day) making stories for TV or film. I itch for it. If I'm not creating, I get cranky, and starting picky fights with my sweet husband, Ezra. Not cool.
So, I organize my life around being able to scratch my itch on a regular basis.
I'm not the only one who gets cranky. Last night, Ezra turned to me and said, "Even though I did a lot today (client work), I feel like I did nothing."
"You didn't work on your book," I said.
He plopped on the couch. "It's too late now."
"What if you did one page?" I said. "Just one."
"Oh! I can do that!" And off he went. Even though it was late. I think he ended up editing six pages. And he had a big grin on his face.
How can you make space for your "one page"? What itch do you have to scratch to be happy?
Hit reply and let me know. I'd love to hear! |
| | Here's to your creativity! Happy writing!
Have a fabulous week!
Best,
Beth
PS. Our Summer Sale is still going on, but I found a glitch that I'll fix as soon as I can.
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| On Writer's Fun Zone this week:
"How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters #3: Characterization Techniques in Action: B.L. Johnston"
In this video, Beth discusses a passage from Bonnie’s work-in-progress to show how you can reveal character by letting the reader peek into the character’s thought process via interior monologue.
"Dreams as Story Devices by Kay Keppler"
Dreams have played crucial roles in literature. Dickens’s A Christmas Carol wouldn’t happen without Scrooge’s dream, and in The Metamorphosis, Kafka’s protagonist is transformed into a giant beetle after an uneasy dream. Shakespeare’s plays are full of characters whose dreams foretell their actions. However:
Don’t Start Your Story with a Dream
Here’s a guideline that might seem contradictory: No matter how much you might be tempted to do otherwise, don’t write, “And then s/he woke up” or the equivalent after your opening passage.
Here’s why...
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| ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is creativity coach for writers, a teacher, workshop facilitator, and speaker, who helps fiction writers experience clarity, so that they can write and polish their novels, and proudly publish them to the delight of their readers.
Owner of the Barany School of Fiction, an online training hub, Beth takes great interest in how humans learn, create, and grow, and includes all her students’ life experiences, including the ancestors, into the moment.
She's also a novelist and writes magical tales of romance, adventure, and mystery to empower women and girls to be the heroes in their own lives.
Check out her Henrietta series here (YA Fantasy) and her Touchstone series here (Fantasy/Paranormal Romance).
Support her mission to empower women and girls with her fiction on Patreon here.
Read her latest book for writers, Twitter for Authors, here.
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
Photo Credit: by c. 2018 Ezra Barany
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