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| Re-source From the Source of Creativity
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| | In this time of upheaval and potential for great change -- for the better or worse is up to each of us --, I have some writing resources for you because through our art we can express, share, heal, and transform the world into what we'd like it to be.
What is the source of your creativity?
I think of it as the great mystery; you may have other names for it, like God, Source, Universe, The One.
How can you be more resourceful?
How can you be more gentle with yourself and others during this time of great upheaval?
The Tower tarot card is on my mind. It's about "active love" during the upheaval of one's identity and core beliefs about the self and the world and one's place in it.
What do we do when everything we know and everything that gives us meaning is shakes to its core? How do we go on?
I don't have the answers. I only know I can feel and breathe and move. And when I can see clearly -- write.
And that's okay.
Be kind to yourself and others and breathe.
On to the specific resources for you... |
| Marketing is a Relationship: A Roadmap for Novelists
As a novelist, our marketing message can be many things specifically.
In its essence, you’re inviting potential readers and fans into the experience of your book, an experience they want — whether they were actively (consciously) searching for it or not (subconscious desire).
Check out my article this month at TheBookDesigner.com
(Image from TheBookDesigner.com via Big Stock Photos)
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| | NEW FREE GUIDE FOR INDIE AUTHORS
Discover what a dozen bestselling indie authors have learned to not just only survive but thrive in 2020 and beyond.
Get your free PDF copy here:
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| 10 Ways to Generate Ideas While Stuck Inside
During this challenging time, this free book is designed to help you connect for the first time, or re-connect, with your playful side to generate ideas, write more, more often, and have fun doing so.
For your copy of "10 Ways to Generate Ideas While Stuck Inside," go here:
Enjoy! |
| | Upcoming Events
I'll be a guest speaker at Tracee Garner's online Writing-Publishing Workshop Summit on tonight Friday, June 5, 3:30 pm PT. You can still register for this online event here.
J.Thorn's Supercharge Your Scene 5-day challenge is coming June 19th. Get ready by signing up for this fun, free challenge here.
Barany School of Fiction, July 50% sale coming soon! Starts July 14th, to celebrate 14 years in business. |
| | | More resources to support change to end of racism
A Conversation Starter
The System is Us "While it's easy to believe that the system is just so big that our individual effort can't make a difference... the truth is that the system is made of our individual effort." -- Tara McMullin of ExploreWhatWorks.com
Tara recently shared a clearly written resource that is so helpful to revealing domineering behaviors that people use to oppress and make others invisible. Perhaps you've experienced one side or the other, or both. I know I have. It was refreshing to read this document on white supremacy culture. It brought me awareness, and with it, the hope we can change our behaviors.
A Reflection from a Smart -- Trevor Noah
https://youtu.be/v4amCfVbA_c
As creatives, we have a responsibility...
Perception influences reality and influences behavior. Our creations influence how people behave.
I really love this article by an African American leader in the media industry who pens an open letter to the industry on the power of images and stories.
"We need to talk about how media and creatives portray Black people"
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| | Have a happy and creative week! Happy writing, editing, creating!
Best,
Beth
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I look forward to your query. ♥
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| | | Flower Love Corner
I love taking pictures of the flowers in my neighborhood.
More images like these on my instagram account:
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| | I'm excited to announce that my new book INTO THE BLACK is out now!
A sci-fi mystery, first in a new Janey McCallister Mystery series...
She wanted to make her mark. How hard could it be?
In 2130, at Bijoux de L’Etoile, a high-end casino orbiting Earth, you can get anything you desire.
Newly-hired as an investigator, Janey McCallister wants to solve her first big case—the theft of a priceless gem.
When her case of theft escalates to murder and points to the seedy underbelly of world affairs, Janey has to rely on her new team and trust the mysterious insurance investigator, Orlando Valdez—before a killer escapes into the black.
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Into The Black is perfect for fans of J.D. Robb’s Eve Dallas books and Killjoys and CSI. It contains a slow-burn romance, enhanced humans, cool high-tech gadgets, a futuristic vision of the Earth, and a tough heroine with secrets.
*** Janey McCallister Mystery series
Into The Black (Book 1)
Lured By Light (Book 2) (coming Sept. 17, 2020)
Gone Green (Book 3) (coming 2021)
Red Running Deep (Book 4) (coming 2021)
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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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BTW, I'm a working novelist too, with two series published in two genres, and more on the way. :)
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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? Discover 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.
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
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