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Deep in the Mess of Creating
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Want support during Nanowrimo?
Then join our Write Your Novel Support Group that started Tuesday, November 1st.
Registration deadline is tonight 9pm PT Friday, Nov. 4th. Only $79.
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4 November 2016Oakland, CA
Dear Friend,
I've joined the frenzy that is NaNoWriMo. (National Novel Writing Month, happening now.) It's messy. I have doubts.
But I'm setting aside those doubts to write, so that this story can take shape.
In the dark. In the quiet. Away from my awesome NaNo buddies.
Let me explain.
In years past, I've done NaNoWriMo, but beyond checking into the nanowrimo.org site at the beginning of November, I never went back to the site.
This year I did more. I added a fake cover, a fake title, and I added buddies.
Then I got caught in the comparison trap. As I smiled at my friends' avatars, I couldn't help but notice how many words they'd already written. Wow! Hats off. It was only Day 2.
But...
My confidence dropped.
My enthusiasm for my tiny nascent story soured.
And I felt depressed.
So, I love you, my writing buddies, but I need to unfriend y'all from my Nano page, take down my fake title and cover, and go back into the dark of my writing cave.
From there I can grow this precious little story, until it's a robust big story.
My enthusiasm has returned, my focus too. I'm excited to write it. Enough said. :)
Use NaNo however you want, or not at all.
And use our free Plan Your Novel mini-course to gain clarity in whatever way the works for you, like science fiction romance author, Greta Van Der Rol, shared here.
I love supporting authors to write their books in the way that's right for them, during NaNo, because we're each unique.
Discover your best writing process by trial and error. Get in there and play -- for real.
If you'd like support this month while you write and want to join in our live weekly calls, in an intimate space, then join us in the Write Your Novel Support Group.
We had our first call this past Tuesday, Nov. 1st, 5:30pm PT/8:30 pm ET. The call was recorded and is available for all students.
Registration closes tonight, Friday, Nov. 4th, 9pm PT/12 midnight ET.
Go here for more information and to register:
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Coming soon...
Publishing Success Summit, December 4-18, 2016
I'll be part of a big Publishing Success Summit in December 4-18, along with 64 other book industry experts.
To find out more and get on the pre-launch notification list, go here:
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Have a Happy and Creative Week!
And thanks for showing up for yourself and doing your creative work!
All our best,
Beth & Ezra
PS. Shout out to author Nicole France, First Place Winner of the 2016 Genre Novelist 1st Chapter Contest I sponsored in conjunction with the 2016 San Mateo County Fair Literary Arts Stage this past summer. Read her Featured Q&A series at Writer’s Fun Zone here:
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
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ABOUT US
Beth and Ezra Barany
are award-winning, best-selling novelists, with 20 books and 6 awards to their name. They are teachers who have worked
with over 100 authors to help them get their books written and
published and into the hands of their readers.
♥ Happily married for over 16 years, we’re passionate about writing, storytelling, and guiding authors to achieve their dreams.
♥ We
offer coaching, change work sessions, book marketing coaching (Beth)
and cover design (Ezra), all for genre novelists. More at bethbarany.com.
WHAT I DO + WHY
I support writers and aspiring authors through classes and workshops, articles, books, group programs, and consultations with private clients.
I also help authors because I walk my talk; everything I or my teachers teach is based in real experience and matured through the school of hard knocks.
I believe that the creative life works better with play and love, so with playful joy, I offer you goodies to support you in your writer's adventure.
ABOUT BETH BARANY
An
award-winning novelist, certified creativity coach and Master NLP
Practitioner, Beth runs Writer's Fun Zone, a blog for and by writers,
and her recently launched school for novelists, the Barany School of
Fiction.
In
her downtime, Beth reads, colors, watches movies with her sweetie,
travels, and has coffee with friends and family. And plays with her cat, gardens, and walks. And sleeps. She loves sleep.
Photo Credit: by c. 2014 Vivienne McMaster
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