Subject: What Writing Stage Are You In? Plus, Writers Events ❤️ 📚

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What Writing Stage Are You In? Plus, Writers Events ❤️ 📚

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Weekly Podcast

This week's How To Write The Future podcast episode:

🎧 Ep. 173. Revisiting Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/episodes/17961015-173-revisiting-your-story-world-diagnosis-what-stage-are-you-in

✏️ StorySpark bootcamp, Oct. 14, 15, 16 - and get your novel done!

Write The Book That's Been Haunting You -- An interactive 3-day transformation to finally light the fire under your novel with Ana del Valle.
https://bethbarany.com/storyspark

🎙️ Dictation Made Simple (Bootcamp Starts Oct 14)

Dictation isn’t about speed—it’s about freedom, so check out this fab bootcamp by Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer.
https://bethbarany.com/dictationbtcmp1025

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Friday, Oct. 10, 2025

Hi Friend,

Here's 9 tips for you, words of wisdom about my creative process while editing my next novel.

Write to know yourself.
Protect focus, but forgive distraction.
Small steps compound into finished pages.
Rest fuels imagination.
Ask better questions and let curiosity lead.
Choose playfulness, openness, commitment, and compassion.
Calendar your priorities.
Fiction counts as real work.
Start now, even messy, because writing begets writing and courage grows.

Want to adopt any of these?

Go for it.

You got this.

Happy Writing!

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On to the weekly podcast...

173. Revisiting Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In?

“Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and maybe how to overcome some procrastination.”

- Beth Barany

In “Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In?” where I share the five stages of story world building, including common world-building challenges and how to overcome them.

In this episode, you will:

Be able to identify the main stages of building a story world
Gain direction on the symptoms to know which stage you are in
Learn solutions on how you can progress through each stage.

Listen on Buzzsprout (Transcript is there too)

Apple Podcast

Spotify

* Watch on YouTube (coming soon)

* Read the transcript on Writers Fun Zone blog (coming soon)

The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.

Enjoy!

🤩 Sneak peek

In the next episode, Ep. 174, I interview sci-fi and fantasy author Chad Grayson about the importance of queer and neurodivergent representation in world building, protecting your creativity, and shares productivity tips for neurodivergent writers.

⭐️ 🎧🎙️ All previous episodes of How To Write The Future podcast listed here.

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Dictation isn’t about speed—it’s about freedom.

That’s why I wanted to share Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer's bootcamp with you today!

Inside this live bootcamp (Starts Oct 14), you’ll get to:

— Learn how to use what you already have to start dictating fiction

— Be surrounded by a supportive group of fellow authors who are also taking their first steps

— Build a skill that will help you create a sustainable fiction writing career

Yes, with dictation, you may end up writing faster.

But better still, you’ll write more consistently and with less strain.

Writing doesn’t have to burn you out.

It doesn’t have to hurt your body.

Join the Dictation Bootcamp now for $37 and gain the freedom to write anywhere, anytime.

Here's that link again:

https://bethbarany.com/dictationbtcmp1025

Write The Book That's Been Haunting You

October 14, 15, 16th 2025 | 12-1PM MST | Zoom

An interactive 3-day transformation to finally light the fire under your novel

Can’t make it live? Don’t worry—limited-time replays will be available until October 19th.

By the end of 3 sessions you'll have:

🌟 A power opening that makes agents & readers fall in love.

🌟 A synopsis + pitch that finally nails your book's promise.

🌟 Live expert feedback so you're not DIYing the most important creative leap you've ever taken.

Link:

https://bethbarany.com/storyspark

Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. Black Friday is coming and I will have some specials for you. Stay tuned!

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Beth Barany
Creativity Coach for Writers

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

I'm the author of 12 published novels of *Magical Tales of Romance, Mystery, and Adventure* author.bethbarany.com

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