Subject: The Spiritual Life of a Fiction Writer by Beth Barany

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The Spiritual Life of a Fiction Writer by Beth Barany

May 25, 2018
Oakland, CA

Hi Friend,
The first version of my business fifteen years ago was called Fiction Smithy and the first class I try to sell and teach was called "Intuitive Creative Writing."

I wasn't able to sell that class. Instead, I kept plugging along at my business and at my writing.

Fast forward to this year... I was faced with the question of what mark did I want to leave on the world. 

I've already been working steadily for years now, on my fiction; writing fiction powers me and all I do, makes me happy. But as a writing teacher and coach, I realized I hadn't really put my stake in the ground.

My father passed away this January at 75 years old, after a several year illness. And I realized a few things.

Life is short.

The time is now to do what is truly important to each of us.

Mine is through writing and story and teaching and walking in relationship with my creative self.

To that end, I'm working a book on the spiritual life of a fiction writer. Not in any particular order. You can read my work-in-progress here on my blog -- in this list post.

I’m writing this book to explore the inner life of being a writer. I hope that it will help you.

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Here's to your creativity! Happy writing!

Have a fabulous week!

Best,

Beth

PS. Want to be able to clearly state your author brand and answer the question "What do you write?" in one handy sentence? Then check out this article on creating an author branding statement here: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2011/01/04/your-clear-message-get-your-potential-readers-curious-now/.

If you want to work your author branding statement with a small group of authors, and more aspects your author branding, then consider joining our Branding for Novelists live course this summer. You can register here: https://school.bethbarany.com/p/branding-for-novelists and choose the live version.

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BTW, I'm a working novelist too, with two series published in two genres, and more on the way. :)


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. 

She offers a year-long group program to help novelists edit and publish their novels. See more here.

Want a course to help you prepare to write your novel? Check out the comprehensive Plan Your Novel course here.

She's also a novelist and writes magical tales of romance and adventure to empower women and girls to jump into life with both feet and be the heroes in their own lives. 

Check out her Henrietta series here (YA Fantasy) and her Touchstone series here (Fantasy/Paranormal Romance).

Support her mission to empower women and girls with her fiction on Patreon here.

Read her latest book for writers, Twitter for Authors, here.

beth@bethbarany.com

Barany School of Fiction

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