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From a Spark Grow a Novel + Special Webinar Soon!
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| Sept. 20, 2016
Oakland, California
Hi Friend,
I believe our stories are important. Fiction is important. Stories teach us how to be in the world.
Dedicated to writing fiction as I assume you are, you get to learn the craft of writing stories as well as nurture the artist within.
Sometimes stories start as a spark, though it can be difficult to know how to nurture that spark into a fully fleshed out novel.
How do story sparks come to you?
You may get an idea for your novel from a moment you experience or a moment you've witnessed. The idea may come in a dream, or from a favorite game, book, or movie.
I got an idea for a story from two images on my wall: a dragon and a picture of Paris I took. I asked myself, "What if there was a dragon in Paris?" That idea grew into my paranormal romance novella, Parisian Amour.
For the longest time though I didn't know what to do with the ideas that sparkled like gems. I didn't know how to turn the notions into novels.
It took many years of trial and error to find ways to turn my sparks and notions into story.
We describe the tool here.
I believe that each author needs to and can find their own way into story. You may need a nudge, you may to learn more options, you may need to be surrounded by like-minded writers.
What do you need to take your story sparks into form?
Hit "reply" and let me know.
♥
Next up: Another free webinar...
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| For our Creativity Sparks Community we have a Special Free Webinar
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Get Ready for Nanowrimo:
Essential Novel Planning Tips
It’s so amazing to write a novel, but if you’ve never done it, how do you start?
We love Nanowrimo over here at Writer’s Fun Zone, but it can be an overwhelming experience if you don’t have a road map on how to write a novel.
But what if you don’t like the idea of outlining or plotting?
What if staring at a blank page scares you to, but you still want to write a novel?
That’s where organic planning comes into play.
In our free special webinar for the Creativity Sparks and Writer’s Fun Zone community, we’ll share with you how you can plan without losing the spark of enthusiasm or play.
Ready to sign up?
Go here:
- Why preparing your novel saves you time and can help you have direction, power, and purpose
- How using essential plot and character development tips can create a road map for you
- What the key questions are to ask your characters to make your story hum
- An overview of the “Plan Your Novel” October 2016 course — Our 3rd year with this popular course
- Who your instructors are and why we’re qualified to help you
- Why we created this course
There will also be time for Q&A, so you can get your questions answered.
Sign up here below to get all details and the worksheet we’ll send out ahead of time.
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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. I said I'd be answering more novel planning questions in the weeks to come. That may take a while. In the meantime, check out tips here: 8 Novel Planning Tips.
PPS. Do you like to taking classes from us? Cool! I have a short survey coming to find out more of what you'd like!
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
BTW, If you found this newsletter useful, please forward it to your friends,
writing buddies, and people who you know want to write a novel, but
gosh darn it, haven't yet.
♥
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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