Subject: Write the Future + 2 Lizes + Sale

Write the Future + 2 Lizes + Sale

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Friday, July 10, 2026

Hi Friend,

Email marketing is an essential tool for anyone who wants to sell things and develop a longterm relationship with their audience.

As a novelist, I launched my email marketing with my first novel.

As a writing teacher and book coach, I launched my list as soon as I started offering classes.

So, that's why I'm excited to share with you about Liz Wilcox's Christmas in July promotion.

Liz teaches email marketing in a fun way with so many awesome templates to make your own -- all for $9 per month.

I know, right?!

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On to the 2nd Liz...

Our client, Liz Adams, has recently released her trilogy of thesauruses for romance writers, especially for those who write spicy.

Check the books here.

And, if you're a spicy sci-fi or fantasy romance writer, we have a few review copies available.

Hit reply and ask for a review copy of 1 or all 3 of these thesauruses (thesauri).

Thesaurus for Romance Writers (3 book series)

Upcoming events for writers and creative entrepreneurs

❤️ Our Substack Live, Monday, July 13th, 10am Pacific, on How to use Substack to build your following -- yes, for fiction writers!

Click here to be notified when we go live.

🌀 Smashwords July sale!

Get 50% our writing books, and our fiction too.

Check out all our fiction and nonfiction here!

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Smashwords Read-An-Ebook 2026 sale - 50% Off All our books are on sale for 50% off! July 1, 2026 - July 31, 2026 There's something for everyone! Get the books you're missing! Or if you have them all, gift one or more to your friends!

🎤 How To Use Notion AI for Developmental Editing

How To Write The Future podcast, episode 212

“"My end goal is to be able to say to the writer, 'Here's where you're weak, here's where you're strong.'"

– Beth Barany

In my latest episode, I share how authors can use AI ethically to help them in their writing and I explain how I use Notion AI for my clients.

There is also a detailed work-through and the step-by-step analysis of how it works.

Do you have a question?

Then get in touch, and your question could be shared in an upcoming podcast episode.

How To Use Notion AI for Developmental Editing

How To Write the Future podcast, episode 212

Read | Listen | Watch

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Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: Spark new ideas. Beat writer’s block.

Download here: $9.99

Get 24 sci-fi and fantasy writing prompts to jumpstart new worlds, characters, and plots, and keep you writing when you feel stuck.

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Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. OMG! Check out the thousands of prizes available for joining Liz Wilcox's Christmas in July waitlist for her email marketing membership Annual Pass. (I am a lifetime member, btw!) Such a fun promotion! (She's a wiz at promotions!)

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Coming soon!

I'll be speaking at Daniel David Wallace's July summit, Develop Your Premise for writers on a fun topic still in development. I'm excited! A four-day event is starting on July 18th.

And I'll be speaking at Monica Leonelle's next summit, Expand, on heart-centered sales for creative entrepreneurs. July 22nd - 25th, 2026.

Help Your Work Travel Further

A free online summit for authors and creators ready to expand their books, backlists, archives, ideas, and intellectual property across more formats, platforms, audiences, and discovery paths.

Stay tuned for details and sign up links for both these events!

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

Help me help more writers!

Thanks!

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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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My mission is to support your adventure as a creative and step into your next best self.

If you want to support my mission, I invite you to:

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How To Write The Future podcast with Beth Barany

Beth Barany is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist, and certified creativity coach for writers.

For the last 20+ years, she's been working with writers of all kinds.

She specializes in helping sci-fi and fantasy publishing-oriented novelists experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their books to the delight of their readers.

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