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My Super Power: The Inner Restart Button
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| July 20, 2016
Oakland, California
Hi Friend,
Last week I shared about focus and made plans to work on my novel -- final edits so that I can get my print edition ready.
Well, I didn't do those edits on some of the days I'd planned to. I was putting so much time and energy into other activities that I essentially overbooked.
I spent a few minutes being upset about it. My inner critic raged for a minute or two, totally running the show.
You may have some of these voices in your head, too. Things, like: - I should be further along than I am.
- My peers/colleagues can work so much faster than I can.
- What's wrong with me?
- I'm a failure.
- I suck.
- I'll never succeed.
Okay....
Are these the voices you want running the show?
Are these words true?
Possibly. Possibly not. Is the inverse true? It is. What's also true:
- You are just where you are.
- Everybody works at their own pace.
- There is nothing wrong with you or anyone else.
- There is no failure, only feedback.
- You are perfect just the way you are.
- You have already succeeded, and you get to redefine success for you at every stage.
I get it. You may not believe this second list. You may believe the first list is true.
I hear you. These two lists are examples of beliefs that can and possible do run in your subconscious.
Humans can and do change their beliefs all the time.
Here's one way you can change the inner critic to the inner support team:
Your Inner Restart Button
1. Take a deep breathe. Take a few more.
2. Feel your feet on the ground, butt in chair, human body on planet earth, in the place you are now. If it helps, move, dance, wiggle. The point here is to get back in your body and recognize the present moment. Another way to do this is to remind yourself of the date, time, and your age.
3. Release the harsh voices. You can do this by sending them into the air or the ground. You can also release the voices by dancing or by writing them down. You know the best way for you.
4. In your mind's eye, create a restart button. Yes, like the ones you see on machines, games, your coffee maker. It may be an on/off button. Maybe it's big and red and says "Restart" or "Reset." You decide.
5. With lightness and humor, press your Restart button. Allow yourself to come back to your creative self that knows there are infinite possibilities. Pick a few of the positive beliefs that you already know to be true and step into that.
6. Stretch.
7. And go on with your day.
Little known fact: People may think I have it all together, but I actually hit my inner restart button about 5 times a day. True. I release and restart a lot. It's totally okay!
Update: I did edit yesterday and hit an important finishing milestone. Yay!
Your turn: What does your inner critic say? And what does your inner support team say? What was it like to hit your inner restart button?
Hit reply and let me know what you discover. Happy Restart Button!
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In the rest of this email: -- Upcoming Courses, Events, + Appearances -- Plan Your Novel course this October
BTW, I do now have an affiliate program for my courses. Contact me if you're interested in helping me spread the word for our Self-Publishing course or sign up for the course here.
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| UPCOMING COURSES, EVENTS + APPEARANCES
July 27-August 16, 2016: Live, Facilitated Self-Publishing Course
Registration closes: July 27, 2016
More information below.
September 2016: I'll be part of the online Publishing Success Summit http://PublishingSuccessSummit.com. Sign up to get notified when the free event opens.
October 14-16, 2016, Seattle, Washington: Emerald City Writer's Conference, I'll be teaching the Master Class Friday, October 15 on "Rapport and Specificity: Enrich and Enliven Your Writing and Your Career" the day before the conference. The Master Class requires a separate registration.
During the conference, I'll also be doing a workshop "7 Essential Keys to Planning Your Novel For Pantsers."
Hit reply and let me know if you'll be attending the conference and/or the readers' event. I'd love to say "Hi!" in person.
New! I'll be presenting at the Olympia, WA RWA chapter on Thursday night, October 14. Let me know if you'll be there. More details coming soon! |
| | | Registration is now open for our Indie Self-Publishing Course!
We'll be teaching you how to actually upload to the vendors: Kindle, Nook, iBook, Kobo, Smashwords, and Draft2Digital.
This class is great for those who are a little nervous about the technology. We'll also discuss the importance of choosing the right keywords, categories, and cover the basics of how to write a good book description and author bio.
Lastly, we will cover the pros and cons of indie publishing so authors can take this path with their eyes open.
Dates: July 27-August 16, 2016 (3 weeks/21 days)
Delivery method: 3 live classes, 90-120 minutes each; lots of short lessons, video tutorials, templates, and worksheets; and a private Facebook group. (All live course calls are Tuesdays 5pm PT/8pm ET.)
Cost: $129
Registration closes: July 27, 2016
*Students/members: Be sure to use your coupon code.
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Annual Plan Your Novel: 30-Day Writing Challenge course Join us for our Third Annual Plan Your Novel Course!
This course is designed for the writer with a life.
In our 30-Day Writing Challenge, we will help you think and write through the steps to create your novel — from character development to plot structure to story themes and world building — so that you can start NaNoWriMo prepared.
This class is good for you:
-- If you have never written a novel, and have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways.
-- If you’re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels under your bed. You may find this course structured in a way that’s new to you and yet familiar.
-- If you have 5 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to the resolution of the story.
This course structure:
Week 1: Elevator Pitch & Short Synopsis
Week 2: Get to Know Your Main Characters
Week 3: Story Plot & World Building
Week 4: Scene-by-Scene Outline & Plotting
Dates: Oct. 1-31, 2016
Delivery method: 4 live classes, 90 minutes each; 30+ lessons; lots of video tutorials, templates, and worksheets; and a private Facebook group. (All live course calls are Tuesdays 5pm PT/8pm ET. Option for 1-1 support.
Cost: $219
**Click here if you'd like to be notified when registration open.**
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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
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
PS. 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.
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ABOUT US
Beth and Ezra Barany
are award-winning, best-selling novelists, with 18 books and 5 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 15 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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