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Friday, August 1, 2025
Hi Friend,
You write to be read, so you learn craft.
Then you realize you need learn to market if you want people to read your stories, for real.
But why?
It's so hard.
This is time to connect to why you even spend all that time on writing, on why you care so much about your stories, and getting them out into the world.
I write because I need to process the world through art, through my characters.
It's a kind of alchemy, a transformational act that helps me make sense of it all and feel like I have a place in it.
How about you?
Why do you write?
Hit reply and let me. I treasure our conversations.
The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.
Enjoy!
🤩 Sneak peek
In the next episode, Ep. 163, I'm sharing how to use Human Design as a fiction author to your advantage.
Beth Barany is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist, and certified creativity coach for writers.
She specializes in helping writers experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers.
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