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| Vigorous Review of My Manuscript… Heartened & Inspiring
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December 10, 2021
Oakland, CA
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| | | In this newsletter I share about our Author Group Coaching Program for Genre Novelists via an interview with one of our longtime students. I also offer a sample short lesson on how to start editing your novel.
If you want to skip this, you can scroll down to see an event announcement and the list of most recent blog posts.
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Q: How long have you participated in the Group Coaching program?
A: I have been in the program since 2015. I joined up after having taken the first "Plan your Novel" class in late 2014 that helped me finish NaNoWriMo that year. (An earlier version of our 60-Day Novel course.)
Q: In your opinion, what are the three top most helpful aspects of the program?
A: The plethora of experience and sage advice from both Beth and Ezra.
- Beth has also gone through lots and lots of writing books out there and distilled them down to their essence while providing concrete examples.
- The sense of community with other writers
- The bi-monthly calls where we get to talk about writing but also get some focused laser coaching.
Q: Can you name one or two specific areas the program helped you improve in as a writer?
A: It's hard to pin it down. Definitely the character development. That has been a tougher area for me and all the coaching in that area has helped me create more believable characters with layers.
Also the lessons on deep POV where I have been able to bring my writing and the scenes more "into the heads" of my characters.
Q: Did you have any hesitation when you signed up, or renewed since then? What made you hesitate? What made you decide to sign up?
A: I have had zero hesitation about signing up again. I'll keep signing up.
Q: If you were telling a new writer about the group coaching program and only had one sentence to explain it, what would it be?
A: Writing a novel can be a scary thing.
We often start not knowing what we do and get lost and frustrated, often leading us to give up easily.
Beth creates a map for us, but not a rigid one.
She provides guidelines that help us understand the hows and whys of genre fiction, helping new writers avoid the pitfalls that turn people away from following their dreams. It's more than technique, however.
Beth really cares about her students and is very giving of her time and knowledge.
Thank you, Hugh!
And thank you to Ann Woodford for conducting this interview.
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| Next, I'd like to share with you a lesson from our editing class, so that you can use it to get moving on your editing.
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Your Strengths and Weaknesses in Editing Your Fiction
Before you can improve as a fiction writer, it would serve you well to assess your current situation.
To that end, we want to help you assess and evaluate your strengths and weaknesses.
Here’s one of our assessments we encourage all of our students to do.
Do this before you start your first read-through of your manuscript. We also ask you to do this so that you can later see how far you've come.
What are your strengths & weaknesses in editing your fiction?
We ask you this question in a very open way, so that you can reflect on the topic in whatever way that flows.
To focus your assessment, think about these aspects of editing: - Story Structure / Plot (Include: pacing, tied loose ends, structure (Act 1-3), readers' expectations)
- Character (GMC, POV, setting, voice, dialogue, consistency, readers' expectations)
- Proofing (Grammar, punctuation, word usage, typos)
- Include also other factors like: mindset, attitude, emotions.
I’m curious! Hit reply and let me know your thoughts.
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If you’d like more in-depth support like this lesson above and have your own experience of transformation like Hugh has had, then you can read more about our 12-month long group coaching program for genre fiction novelists here: http://coaching.bethbarany.com/.
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| | EVENT TODAY!Author Interview in 12 Days of Page Turners
Join us tonight 5pm PT/6pm MT/7 pm CT/8pm ET on the 12 Days of Page Turners chats.
Tonight I'm part of a conversation with fellow authors Bob May, Athina Paris, and Dr. Walter Wornardt to chat about our amazing books and what special we have for the Holiday Season.
Join us!
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Have a happy and creative week! Happy Writing!
All my best,
Beth |
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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.
Beth speaks to groups locally, online, and internationally. For more details and how to book, go here.
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, Beth offers alongside her co-teachers.
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
Writer's Fun Zone blog
Photo Credit: by c. 2018 Ezra Barany
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