View this email online if it doesn't display correctly Dive Into Deep Planning and then Write Your Novel! May 19, 2016 Oakland, California Foggy Spring Hi Friend,  I hope you've been enjoying the free Plan Your Novel course. For those of you sharing your story notes, it's been wonderful interacting with you and seeing your stories grow. For those of you working on your own, I hope the course has been useful, inspiring, and helping you put pen to page/fingers to keyboard. Your stories have the power to change the mind and hearts of your readers. Scientists have proven that reading fiction makes people more empathetic. (Scientific American article.) Reading fiction is the way readers learn, grow, expand. I became a novelist because I wanted to create worlds to wow my readers the way I was wowed by stories from a very young age. How about you? Why do you want to write your novel? How badly do you want it? I ask not to put pressure on you -- I'm sure you do that already.  I ask because it's a legitimate question. When you truly, deeply commit to writing your novel, no matter what, then a super power ignites in you.  And upon finishing your first draft, another super power erupts. There's nothing like finishing your very first novel, and each subsequent novel. It's thrilling, exciting, and powerful. You've just created a whole world, with drama, emotion, people facing challenges and resolving them (hopefully). Since you're in the free 7-lesson version of the Plan Your Novel course, you may be ready quadruple your planning and take the 30+ lesson full Plan Your Novel course. If you're ready to also have the next steps handy -- a course on deepening your characters, a course supporting your to actual write the first draft of your novel, and an entire course on how to edit that draft, then check out my special Novel Writing and Editing bundle below. ♥ From now until May 31st, I'm offering a special Novel Writing and Editing Bundle -- 4 courses to help you plan, write, and edit your novel.  1. Plan Your Novel: Planning for Non-Planners (Normally $60) 2. Craft Compelling Characters: Learn to craft characters your readers can fall in love with. This course is especially for genre novelists. (Normally $60) 3. The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book: Self-Coaching Guide to Writing Your Book (Normally $60) 4. Edit Your Novel Bootcamp: 30-Day Editing Challenge for Dedicated Novelists (Normally $60) I'm offering this special bundle at $40 off until May 31st. ♥ Click here to sign up: http://school.bethbarany.com/courses/novel-writing-editing-bundle. Or click on any of the images to jump over to the special bundle page. :) You get all 4 courses for $199. You can pay in one payment or in installments. You can also upgrade for 1-1 support with an experienced coach, me. If you'd like even more support than this special bundle offers, consider joining our 12-month Group Coaching Program. I'm passionate about crafting courses that writers can use to move forward in writing their novels. I want to empower you to write your novel because your stories are important and can make an impact on readers that we can't even imagine. To recap, the courses mentioned in this missive: Plan Your Novel home study course ($60) Novel Writing and Editing Bundle -- 4 courses at $40 off ($199) Join us for the deep dive in the Group Coaching program -- 4 different levels  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, school, or 12-month author group coaching program, hit reply and let me know. I'm always creating new courses and products for you, so that you can inspire the world. ♥ 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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