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Success = Feedback

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Friday, Feb. 20, 2026

Hi Friend,

"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together."

-- African proverb

Getting feedback on your writing may not be easy but it's the best way to success.

More in this week's podcast, "Level Up with Writer Feedback."

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🎤 How To Write The Future podcast

This week's episode is on receiving creative writing feedback.

“If you start asking for feedback too soon, it can really destroy the creative process for you. It can make you doubt the direction you’re going in. There’s all kinds of reasons why I recommend that you get feedback after you finish your first draft.” – Beth Barany

I share tips on joining local or online groups, how to potentially receive feedback from me, and the importance of finishing your first draft.

Level Up with Writer Feedback

How To Write the Future podcast, episode 192

Read | Listen | Watch

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Find Your Creative Entrepreneur Niche Bootcamp March 20-24, 2026

🔥 Find Your Creative Entrepreneur Niche Bootcamp coming in March

Thinking about becoming a book coach, editor, author assistant, or creative entrepreneur who supports writers but not sure where you fit?

Our 4-day bootcamp will help you figure it out.

The cart is now open!

Find Your Creative Entrepreneur Niche

Date: March 20–24, 2026

Who: Hosted by Gala Russ + Beth Barany

Cost: $67

We are looking to fill 100 spots! Take your seat in our bootcamp. We welcome you in.

Across four days, you’ll:

• Assess your readiness

• Identify your skills

• Map your strengths to real services

• Take the Creative Entrepreneur Type quiz

• Get your personalized next-step roadmap

If 2026 is the year you want to step into a writing-related business, start with clarity and take action.

Details and registration here:

https://bethbarany.thrivecart.com/findyourniche

We look forward to seeing you there!

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The Art of Self-Editing Challenge

by Tara R. Alemany

A live, practical 5-day challenge for authors who want to strengthen their writing by learning how to spot and fix common issues in their own manuscripts before sending them to an editor, agent or publisher.

Live Zoom challenge!

Dates: February 23–27, 2026

Time: 11:00 a.m.–12:15 p.m. ET each day, with unlimited replay access

Cost: $47

In this challenge:

Identify common writing problems that weaken clarity and impact
Apply professional self-editing techniques you can use in every future project
Submit a cleaner, more confident manuscript for professional editing or review

For writers who are serious about improving their craft without feeling overwhelmed.

https://bethbarany.com/artofselfediting

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Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. Here are some of the upcoming events!

📚 I'll be teaching in Lorin Oberweger's Free Expressions: Settings that Wow Your Readers: in 2 parts. Get on her list to get all the details. Save the dates!

April 9, 4:30pm PT
May 14, 4:30pm PT

🎙️ And I'm excited to announce that I'll be speaking at Alexa Bigwarfe's Marketing Bootcamp for Authors and Publishing Professionals, June 12-13, 2026.

🌟 If you find my resources helpful, please forward them to a friend who may need them too. Thanks!

Beth Barany
Creativity Coach for Writers

Teacher, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator
bethbarany.com

I not only teach and coach novelists, I am one too!

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Including the award-winning, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (Book 1), and Into The Black, about Janey McCallister space station investigator (Book 1)

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