November 6, 2014
Hi Friend,
I'm a working novelist, a creativity coach for novelists, and as I used to say as a kid, a human bean.
That is, I need time to play, meander, work up a sweat, and do nothing at all.
Yep, even during the busy month of NaNoWriMo.
This is my second day off of not working on my mad dash to write 80,000 words this month for the third novel in my continuing adventures of Henrietta The Dragon Slayer.
In fact, my preferred writing schedule is 4 days on -- of writing -- and 3 days off -- doing other things and lots of nothing when I'm not working in and on the business of coaching authors.
It feels good to take a wee break. I'm thinking about my next scenes. I'm enjoying focusing on other things. And I'm looking forward to diving deep back into the story.
How about you? When you really listen to your writer self, what do you need? What do you want? Can you give that to yourself?
Hit "Reply" to this email and let me know your thoughts.
Blessings on your journey, every step of it.
♥
It's Not Too Late to Start NaNoWriMo We're continuing our circle, Fellowship of the Pen, for November, so you can write your novel in a community for support, accountability, and everyone sitting down to get the writing done.
All the details are here: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/
This course is for writers who will be doing Nanowrimo, but want the added support of experienced teachers and mentors, who are also novelists: Ezra Barany and I, Beth Barany. Yep, we're married, and actually met at a fiction writing group 16 years ago. Ezra and I have been seriously writing fiction for that long, for me, and longer, for him. Between the two of us, we've written and published 18 books, plus 3 audio books. Together and separately, we have taught thousands of students over the years, in both the public and private sector, including overseas in Paris, France. We both teach (and Beth’s case, coach) and are always working on writing, publishing, and marketing our novels.
Built for authors who have busy lives, as we do too, in this course, you will have: - A safe space to write your novel, in community with authors like you
- Small and intimate group support
- Help with the sagging middle and the fear of "On no, what do I write?"
- Accountability to sit down and write daily
- Tips and techniques on how to make room in your life to write daily (or nearly daily)
- Brainstorming opportunities with your cohorts when you’re stuck
- Support with re-assigning the critical, editorial, judging (left-brain mind)
- Cheerleaders for what you’re creating from your peers and knowledgeable mentors, Beth & Ezra Barany, and coaching assistant, Carol Malone
- Practice sharing in a safe place; you only need to share what you feel comfortable sharing
- Feedback from peers (optional and peer-generated)
This course is available at 2 levels of support and comes with all the Preparing Your Novel curriculum. Go here to learn more and sign up: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/.
(If you're an October student, be sure to write me for a different sign up link.)
♥
If you have any questions about my author coaching, book marketing, or publishing services, just reply to this email and we'll help you out within 24 hours during business hours, Monday through Friday.
Best, Beth & Ezra
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