View this email online if it doesn't display correctly You Have Something To Say, plus Upcoming Book Marketing Webinar + Other Upcoming Cool Things January 29, 2015 Oakland, California Rainy Hi Friend,  January is wrapping up. Chinese New Year is coming (Year of the Monkey! my year), and so is Imbolc (also known as Saint Brigid's Day). I feel the turning of time and the restart of cycles. Spring is poking up around here. Ah, Northern California! (Facebook image) Our Edit Your Novel January bootcamp is wrapping up. As I said last week, I've really enjoyed teaching this course. The homestudy course is up and available, only $30. A big thank you to Nicole, who asked me to teach this class. "I am so glad I asked Beth for an Editing class. She and Ezra took a daunting, overwhelming task and broke it down into manageable chunks. My understanding of concepts expanded and I was able to turn a poorly written Nanowrimo project into something I would consider publishing. I now have the confidence to tackle my next editing project and know I will be able to polish my work til it shines." -- Nicole Mackey, Fantasy Author I'm deepening into the edits of book 3 in my Henrietta The Dragon Slayer series (new series name), Henrietta and The Horse Mesa (working title), and still loving it. That's all I'll say on that -- for now. (I'm in my quiet writer's cave. Can you tell?) Reminder: I'm also excited to wrap up the promotions for my latest romance, A Cupcake Christmas, with a fun Facebook party on Saturday, Jan. 30, 11am to 4pm Pacific. Stop by for prizes and chatting! Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/785638294879774/. On to what's cooking... ♥ You Have Something To Say Last evening, I was listening to the CEO of Medium.com talk about how many people have something to say. Hundreds of millions, he said. From their site: "Medium is a community of readers and writers offering unique perspectives on ideas large and small." Instead of feeling small and insignificant about his words -- hundreds of millions of people with something to say -- my thoughts immediately went to my novels and to yours. And felt instantly hopeful. Because... We humans are wired to be intrigued, fascinated, and curious about each other. The need for stories will never go away. So... Believe in your vision for your story. Honor your story by telling it. Our job as novelists is to entice our readers into a new world, and let them step away from their lives for a little while. How can you honor your novel? What is your next step? Hit reply and share with me what is your next step. I am curious! Thank you! All my best, Beth ♥ Reminder: GIFTS TO FEED THE NOVELIST SOUL Over here at Barany land -- the Writer's Fun Zone blog and Barany School of Fiction, we have lots of goodies for novelists because we story tellers are here to inspire the world! 2016 is the year I want to bring "Inspire the world!" to you! For all the gifts, go here: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2016/01/01/happy-new-year-gifts-fiction-writers/ It's that time of year -- January! -- where we think of what we want for the year.  If living your dreams of finishing or publishing or marketing your genre novel is on the top of your Action list this year, then consider joining our 12-month Author Group Coaching program for dedicated novelists. We'd love to have you! What is a genre novel? It's commercial or popular fiction; it's stories with a satisfying ending, often called a Hollywood ending. Genre novels generally end in an expected way. We read for how the story unfolds. We officially start Feb. 1st, and run through January 31st, 2017. We'd love to have you join us! I just opened up a new level now called CALL TO ADVENTURE at the price of $30/month ($360/year) or if people want to Full-Pay it's $249 ($111 off). (Charter prices good until June 30, 2016) Members of this level get all the benefits of the group, except no 1-1 call or editing with me. (You can upgrade at any time.) At this CALL TO ADVENTURE level you get: • Private Facebook group for the year-long program ($3,000 value) • Direct feedback on your questions from Beth and Ezra (PRICELESS!) (Live in the group calls and in the FB group) • Mon, Wed, Fri group check-ins ($2,400 value) • Free Pass to Live Courses at the DIVE IN Level (5x/year) ($395 value) • Homestudy Courses on Novel Planning, Writing, & Editing, Publishing, & Marketing ($395 value) • Templates and checklists on book marketing strategies and techniques for shy writers ($1,000 value) • Editing support and guidelines so you can create a ready-to-publish manuscript ($2,000 value) • 24 Live Monthly Online Calls ($6,000 value) If you register by January 31, 2016, you get some cool sign up bonuses, including: • “How to Run a Successful Blog Tour” video course ($297 value) • Branding and Marketing Bootcamp for Novelists ($149 value) (April 2016) • A ONE hour consultation with Ezra to discuss topics, such as book covers, book titles, Amazon bestseller campaigns, building suspense in any genre, or how to work with pen names. He knows a lot of things and has graciously agreed to offer his time to writers ready to act. You can use this hour anytime during the year. (Value: $225) If you have friends who are curious or you want to join at this level, check out all the details and to register here: http://coaching.bethbarany.com/. Thanks! Lastly, if you're curious about getting 1-1 support or editing help, be sure to check out those levels too! Upcoming Events Hope to see you at one of these! Next week! Feb. 2, 2016, 3pm Pacific SPECIAL FREE WEBINAR: HOW TO SELL BOOKS BY THE TRUCKLOAD ON AMAZON Register here: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/special-webindar-how-to-sell-books-by-the-truckload-on-amazon/ **Space is limited to 50 people.** Sign up to get the recording, even if you are unable to attend live. Please share with your friends and writer colleagues! Thanks! Feb. 11-14, 2016 San Francisco Writers Conference Delivering workshops, speaking on panels, and giving short coaching sessions http://sfwriters.org/ March 2016 How to Run a Book Review Campaign, 2 week course (Dates and registration coming soon!) Sign up here to get notified: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/how-to-get-reviews/ April 1-30, 2016 Branding and Marketing for Novelists Bootcamp course (Registration opening soon!) Sign up here to get notified: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/branding-marketing-for-genre-novelists-101/ July 2016 21st Century Publishing Options, 2 week course (Dates and registration coming soon!) Sign up here to get notified: http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/book-publishing-tips/ September 2016 Attending StoryExpo Los Angeles, CA https://storyexpo.com/ October 13-16, 2016 Delivering Master Class & a Workshop at Emerald City Writers Conference Seattle, WA Registration will be here: http://gsrwa.org/ecwc/conference/ Have a Happy and Creative Week! And thanks for showing up for yourself and doing your creative work! All our best, Beth & Ezra beth@bethbarany.com http://bethbarany.com/ PS. If you found this newsletter useful, please forward it to your friends, writing buddies, and people who you know want to write a novel, but gosh darn it, haven't yet. PPS. If there are resources you'd like to support your novel writing career, but don't see on my blog, products, or school, hit reply and let me know. I'm always creating new courses and products for you, so that you can inspire the world. PPPS. I'm entering my tenth year as a creativity coach for writers. I just did the math. Okay, wow. Something big is brewing over here on how I will be able to support you in the coming year. Stay tuned! ♥ ABOUT US Beth and Ezra Barany are award-winning, best-selling novelists, with 18 books and 5 awards to their name. They are teachers who have worked with over 100 authors to help them get their books written and published and into the hands of their readers. ♥ Happily married for over 15 years, we’re passionate about writing, storytelling, and guiding authors to achieve their dreams. ♥ We offer coaching, change work sessions, book marketing coaching (Beth) and cover design (Ezra), all for genre novelists. More at bethbarany.com.  ♥ To explore how Beth can support you, schedule a 1-hour complimentary Discovery Call here: http://bit.ly/AppmtWithBeth. WHAT I DO + WHY I support writers and aspiring authors through classes and workshops, articles, books, group programs, and consultations with private clients. I also help authors because I walk my talk; everything I or my teachers teach is based in real experience and matured through the school of hard knocks. I believe that the creative life works better with play and love, so with playful joy, I offer you goodies to support you in your writer's adventure. ABOUT BETH BARANY An award-winning novelist, certified creativity coach and Master NLP Practitioner, Beth runs Writer's Fun Zone, a blog for and by writers, and her recently launched school for novelists, the Barany School of Fiction. Beth writes young adult (YA) fantasy and contemporary fantasy romance. She also writes how-to books and courses for novelists, including her home study coaching guide, The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book, a Hero's Journey adaption with you the author as the hero in your own adventure of writing your book. Her latest book for writers is Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers. In her downtime, Beth reads, colors, watches movies with her sweetie, travels, and has coffee with friends and family. And plays with her cat, gardens, and walks. And sleeps. 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