Subject: Friend, Take Stock of Your Writing Accomplishments

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Take Stock of Your Writing Accomplishments
June 29, 2016
Oakland, California


Hi Friend, 

Can you believe it? Half of 2016 is nearly over. Wowza!

It's a good time to take stock of your accomplishments and notice two things:

-- what you saw and experienced that worked
-- what you saw and experienced that you'd like more of

These two kinds of feedback are directly inspired by my training at NLP Marin and the brilliant work of Carl Buchheit.

Be nice to yourself and say three positive things to one thing to work on. Three to one! I'll show you what I mean in my example.

My list:
-- I edited and published the third book in my YA fantasy, and ran a short marketing campaign for the first two books in the series.
-- I taught four courses at the Barany School of Fiction: Editing for Novelists, How to Get Book Reviews, Branding and Marketing for Novelists, Book Launches and Campaigns.
-- I took a training course at NLP Marin, and also worked as a TA for one of their intensive courses.
-- I took a speaking course for women.
-- I edited clients' manuscripts.
-- I slept, kissed Ezra, and pet Leo. :)

Okay that last one was part of my self-care.

What I saw that worked:
-- I worked on my book in the morning and my business in the afternoon and evenings, for the most part. I liked that type of schedule.
-- I liked teaching the Barany School of Fiction this spring.
-- I'm proud of myself for asking for lots of beta readers and getting over ten.

What I'd like more of:
-- I would like to see and experience more physical activity.


Your turn: 
Take stock of your accomplishments and notice what worked, at least a few things. And notice one thing you'd like more of.

Hit reply and let me know your thoughts. Thanks!

Or you can share on Facebook or tag me on Instagram or Twitter.

♥
NEWS

Registration is now open for the Emerald City Writer's Conference this October 14-16, Seattle, Washington. 

I'll be teaching the Master Class on "Rapport and Specificity: Enrich and Enliven Your Writing and Your Career" the day before the conference (requires separate registration).

I'll also be doing a workshop "7 Essential Keys to Planning Your Novel For Pantsers" during the conference.


Hit reply and let me know if you'll be attending the conference and/or the readers' event. I'd love to say "Hi!" in person.
Upcoming Classes at Barany School of Fiction

July/August Class: How-to Self-Publish
Registration will be opening soon for our first Indie Author Self-Publishing Class. We'll be teaching you how to actually upload to the vendors: Kindle, Nook, iBook, Kobo, Smashwords, and Draft2Digital. 

This class is great for those who are a little nervous about the technology. We'll also discuss the importance of choosing the right keywords, categories, and cover the basics of how to write a good book description and author bio. 

Lastly, we will cover the pros and cons of indie publishing so authors can take this path with their eyes open.

Dates: July 27-August 16, 2016 (3 weeks)
Delivery method: 3 live classes, 90-120 minutes each; lots of short lessons, video tutorials, templates, and worksheets; and a private Facebook group. (All live course calls are Tuesdays 5pm PT/8pm ET.)
Cost: $129

**Click here if you'd like to be notified when registration open.




♥



Annual Plan Your Novel: 30-Day Writing Challenge course
Join us for our Third Annual Plan Your Novel Course!

This course is designed for the writer with a life.

In our 30-Day Writing Challenge, we will help you think and write through the steps to create your novel — from character development to plot structure to story themes and world building — so that you can start NaNoWriMo prepared.

This class is good for you:

-- If you have never written a novel, and have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways.

-- If you’re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels under your bed. You may find this course structured in a way that’s new to you and yet familiar.

-- If you have 5 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to the resolution of the story.

This course is structured this way:

Week 1: Elevator Pitch & Short Synopsis
Week 2: Get to Know Your Main Characters
Week 3: Story Plot & World Building
Week 4: Scene-by-Scene Outline & Plotting

Dates: Oct. 1-31, 2016
Delivery method: 4 live classes, 90 minutes each; 30+ lessons; lots of video tutorials, templates, and worksheets; and a private Facebook group. (All live course calls are Tuesdays 5pm PT/8pm ET. Option for 1-1 support.
Cost: $199

**Click here if you'd like to be notified when registration open.**




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

Barany School of Fiction

Writer's Fun Zone blog

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.


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. She loves sleep.


Photo Credit: by c. 2014 Vivienne McMaster

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