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Mindset of a Novelist, plus Cool Learning Opportunities |
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January 22, 2015
Hi Friend,
I hope January is cooking for you!
Our Edit Your Novel January bootcamp is in its last week. Wow! I've really enjoyed teaching this course. It will be a homestudy course soon.
I'm deeper in the throes of editing book 3 in my Henrietta The Dragon Slayer series (new series name), and loving it. I love my ending -- I've revised the last 40 pages twice in the last week -- but the beginning is a mess. Since I tell this story in five points of view, I think I'll revise one character's thread at a time, and avoid the beginning for a while longer.
I'm also excited to wrap up the promotions for my latest romance, A Cupcake Christmas, with a fun Facebook party on Saturday, Jan. 30, 11am to 4pm Pacific. ( Stop by for prizes and chatting!)
Leo the Cat has put on winter weight and loves, as always, to occupy my lap. ( Cute Instagram pic)
Ezra is working on his third novel and recently laid out all the cards to organize his story. ( Facebook image)
We're having a good time over here in Barany land.
On to what's cooking...
♥
Mindset of a Novelist
A big part of my mission is to craft a successful and sustainable career for myself and to support my clients on this path.
Recently, I've been working long hours, and then sleeping long hours too, to recover. And then getting the beginnings of the cold, and need to rest more.
Not so sustainable.
I got to thinking about what I mean by sustainable. Perhaps you're wondering the same thing too.
How do you write, and have a day job, and run a household, and sleep?
Being a novelist is a marathon career. We need to be able to stick with a project for a long time to see it through to a successful completion.
In years past, I'd let the daunting nature of editing completely stop me in my tracks. I've heard the same thing from other writers.
But now, with a clear goal -- to publish this book by June -- and a deep emotional attachment to my story and characters -- I'm finding the strength and endurance needed to break through my fears and pick up the pace of my editing.
I want to be able to both pick up my editing pace and not get burnt out. How do you do that?
You envision what sustainable means.
Ask: How will you know when you have that?
Use the tools of fiction to sink into the five senses of that experience.
- What does sustainable look like? What will you be doing?
- What does a sustainable career as a novelist feel like?
- Are there sounds, smells, tastes associated with your sustainable author career?
For me, I see myself sitting at cafes or in my office, working on my books, feeling as if I have all the time in world to create and innovate. I'm productive, happy with my work, and feel supported by the people and other activities in my life. The taste I associate with this feeling is cappuccinos, since I often drink those while I work on my books. The smells is fresh ground coffee, and my soundtrack is Florence & the Machine and similar music.
Your turn!
Hit reply and share with me what a sustainable author career is like for you. Use all 5 senses!
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Reminder: GIFTS TO FEED THE NOVELIST SOUL
2016 is the year I want to bring "Inspire the world!" to you!
For all the gifts, go here:
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| | | It's that time of year -- January! -- where we think of what we want for the year.
We officially start Feb. 1st, and run through January 31st, 2017.
We'd love to have you join us!
I just opened up a new level now called CALL TO ADVENTURE at the price of $30/month ($360/year) or if people want to Full-Pay it's $249 ($111 off). (Charter price good until June 30, 2016) Members of this level get all the benefits of the group, except no 1-1 call or editing with me. (You can upgrade at any time.)
At this CALL TO ADVENTURE level you get:
- Private Facebook group for the year-long program ($3,000 value)
- Direct feedback on your questions from Beth and Ezra (PRICELESS!) (Live in the group calls and in the Fb group)
- Mon, Wed, Fri group check-ins ($2,400 value)
- Free Pass to Live Courses at the DIVE IN Level (5x/year) ($395 value)
- Homestudy Courses on Novel Planning, Writing, & Editing, Publishing, & Marketing ($395 value)
- Templates and checklists on book marketing strategies and techniques for shy writers ($1,000 value)
- Editing support and guidelines so you can create a ready-to-publish manuscript ($2,000 value)
- 24 Live Monthly Online Calls ($6,000 value)
If you register by January 31, 2016, you get some cool sign up bonuses, including:
- “How to Run a Successful Blog Tour” video course ($297 value)
- Branding and Marketing Bootcamp for Novelists ($149 value) (April 2016)
- A ONE hour consultation with Ezra to discuss topics, such as book covers, book titles, Amazon bestseller campaigns, building suspense in any genre, or how to work with pen names. He knows a lot of things and has graciously agreed to offer his time to writers ready to act. You can use this hour anytime during the year. (Value: $225)
If you have friends who are curious or you want to join at this level, check out all the details and to register here: http://coaching.bethbarany.com/.
Thanks!
Lastly, if you're curious about getting 1-1 support or editing help, be sure to check out those levels too!
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| | Upcoming Events
Hope to see you at one of these!
Feb. 2, 2016, 3pm PacificSPECIAL FREE WEBINAR: HOW TO SELL BOOKS BY THE TRUCKLOAD ON AMAZON
Register here:
Feb. 12-13, 2016 San Francisco Writers Conference MCing workshops and giving coaching sessions
March 2016 How to Run a Book Review Campaign, 2 week course (Dates and registration coming soon!) Sign up here to get notified:
April 1-30, 2016 Branding and Marketing for Novelists Bootcamp course (Registration opening soon!) Sign up here to get notified:
July 2016 21st Century Publishing Options, 2 week course (Dates and registration coming soon!) Sign up here to get notified:
September 2016 Attending StoryExpo, LA
October 13-16, 2016 Master Class & Workshop at Emerald City Writers Conference, Seattle, WA |
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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
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.
PPS. If there are resources you'd like to support your novel writing career, but don't see on my blog, products, or school, hit reply and let me know. I'm always creating new courses and products for you, so that you can inspire the world.
PPPS. I'm entering my tenth year as a creativity coach for writers. I just did the math. Okay, wow. Something big is brewing over here on how I will be able to support you in the coming year. Stay tuned!
♥
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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