Here’s what I know about you…

You care about writing stories that feel immersive and emotionally alive.

You want your settings to do more than just describe the weather.

You’re looking for ways to revise that feel clear and aligned with your creative process.

And you take the time to learn and practice your craft.

Which is why I've created a brand-new class called: "Settings That Hook Your Readers" to show you how to use settings with intention, and how it can deepen tone, character, genre, and reader connection.

This course is only being offered this year through Sue Brown-Moore’s summer HEA sessions.

More about what she says about this course in a moment.

In this unique course on setting for character-driven novelists, I offer some never seen before tools for writers, including:

✅ A setting lens that connects directly to your character’s emotional filter

✅ Real-time examples and activities, not just theory

✅ A revision method to help you clarify time, place, tone, and genre from your very first sentence

This class will walk you through:

• How setting shapes tone, genre, and pacing

• How to revise your opening for clarity and emotional impact

• Framing techniques (wide, medium, close-up)

• Understanding your character’s relationship with their world Guided exercises and real-time application

The class will be interactive, taught in a single session as part of the HEA Sessions 2025.

There is an optional upgrade -- see below.

Class date: Saturday, August 2, 11am PT/12pm MT/1pm CT/2pm ET

The price is $127 - register here!

You’ll get the replay for 3 weeks, a workbook for the class with bonuses!, and an opportunity to upgrade to a 3 week cohort for further hands-on support, where I will do live edits of your work and be on hand to assist with the learning.

For the August 2nd class, yes, it’s live and hands-on! 

I ask you to bring to class the first 4-6 sentences of your story. That way you can apply the exercises directly to your work.

I’m not going to pretend there are only "3 spots left" or add fake countdown timers.

But I will say: the doors close on July 31st (10:50pm PT/11:50pm MT/12:50am CT/1:50am ET) 

If this feels like the right fit for you, you can sign up here:

https://bethbarany.com/heasetting2025

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And thank you again for being the kind of writer who cares about their writing. The world needs your stories!