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| How to Ride That Wave: Story Inspiration is Everywhere
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| | | Last week I shared about the Mythulu cards I've recently started using for story inspiration and I LOVE them.
Several of you told me of decks you use that inspire you with your fiction. So cool! I hadn't heard of some of them. Thank so much for sharing!
When I first starting out as a novelist I had no idea how to develop an idea into a story. All I could do was write down my ideas. But inside I was burning and yearning to know how to develop them into a story, a novel, a big fat book readers could get happily lost in.
Then I discovered a book that guided me through a story writing process (The Weekend Novelist -- I list this book as one of my top 12 favorites) and I took the plunge -- wrote parts of my story throughout the year, following my new guide wherever it took me.
I finally finished that first novel, after 5 years. I learned a lot, like how I didn't really like writing historical fiction though I love history. But... yes, there is a but...
The writing process was exhilarating, yet I still didn't understand what as story was, and especially how to create conflict.
I went in search of more tools and inspiration.
I asked myself, "What kind of story do I really want to write?"
And the answer was, "Adventure with magic!"
Just like I read and sought out as a child.
I took what was truly useful for me from The Weekend Novelist (this plot outlining tool) and set about following my heart drafting a new story.
You see, writing and more importantly finishing that first novel unleashed in me the desire to write another book. It was like holding then shaping fire -- a scary and exhilarating experience.
I wanted more of that.
Now 16 novels under my belt I'm still hungry to craft that wonderful experience for my readers, to weave the magic of story into a world my readers will get lost in, and I will too.
The drive to create, to make manifest, is what led me to create a business helping writers, and eventually to start my school for fiction writers now in its 5th year.
July 14th is when I official declared to myself and to the local municipality "Open for Business." That was 13 years ago.
I want for you to ride that wave of exhilaration all the way to "The End" of your story, for you to see your readers light up with joy and delight when they hold your book in their hands, for you to find the secret doorway into your joy of crafting and shaping your stories.
That is why I'll be running a 50% off sale for the whole of July at Barany School of Fiction.
I'll be sending all the details on how to take advantage of our sale on Monday, July 1st.
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| Have a happy and creative week! Happy writing!
Best,
Beth
PS. Our July sale in Barany School of Fiction starts soon! Be on the lookout for everything on sale 50% off, including our Plan Your Novel Like A Pro course that runs in October.
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| NEWEST BOOK! Plan Your Novel Like A Pro
This book will help you get excited to plan your novel. The tools shared here are designed to spark your muse and give you confidence when you sit down to write your story. Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! is for organic writers and pansters who want a roadmap to follow, so that they can let their creativity loose.
** Is this you? => Are you a podcaster or blogger and would like to feature PLAN YOUR NOVEL LIKE A PRO on your channel? Review copies available. Please hit reply and let me know. Thanks!
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| | ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is creativity coach for writers, a teacher, workshop facilitator, and speaker, who helps fiction writers experience clarity, so that they can write and polish their novels, and proudly publish them to the delight of their readers.
Owner of the Barany School of Fiction, an online training hub, Beth takes great interest in how humans learn, create, and grow, and includes all her students’ life experiences, including the ancestors, into the moment.
Want a course to help you prepare to write your novel? Check out the comprehensive Plan Your Novel course here, co-taught with award-winning, bestselling thriller author, Ezra Barany.
She's also an award-winning novelist and writes magical tales of romance, adventure, and mystery to empower women and girls to be the heroes in their own lives.
Check out her Henrietta series here (YA Fantasy) and her Touchstone series here (Fantasy/Paranormal Romance).
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
Photo Credit: by c. 2018 Arianna Golden
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