Subject: let the learning commence!

let the learning commence!

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Wednesday, June 10, 2026

Hi Friend,

Happy almost-summer here in the Northern Hemisphere (It's quite warm in the SF Bay Area, and we need to be aware that it's fire weather!)

And hello to everyone heading into winter in the Southern Hemisphere.

Do you love to learn?

I'm guessing - yes!

Do you have a specific writing challenge or problem you're aiming to solve this month?

Take a sec to focus on it.

And then ask, once you solve your challenge the way you want, what will having that do for you?

Step into that and go deep to the heart of what that will be like for you -- once you solve the problem or challenge.

Yes! You got this.

Or maybe you frame it as a goal to achieve or to have.

Awesome.

Picture your goal or ultimate resolution clearly.

Add in sound, feelings, taste and smell, and touch -- as needed.

Get sensory.

Bring your whole self -- all the parts of you that want to be a part of that new way of being.

Step into that goal as reality.

Yes! You're there -- rewiring your brain so that it can see, and hear, feel, taste, smell, and touch, the new reality emerging, arriving, being the new norm in your life.

Congrats!

Now come back to now.

And I invite you to check out these 2 upcoming events and see if they will nourish your goals.

First off, I'm excited to be a speaker in Rhonda Douglas's summit soon: Book Finishers Summit.

If you want to level up your writing craft, get clarity on your story world and characters, this summit could be a great fit.

If that sounds like what you need right now, grab your spot here: (Affiliate link)

Dates: Thursday - Monday, June 25 - 29, 2026 (Online)

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I've worked hard to make friends with marketing my fiction -- books that came from the heart.

So, I'm excited and honored to be a teacher in the upcoming Women in Publishing Marketing Summit -- this Friday and Saturday.

I love their mission statement:

The WIP Marketing Bootcamp is not a passive summit but an engaged experience built for authors who want to sell more books AND for the publishing professionals that help them do it.

If you’re ready to market in a more focused, professional way, this paid summit is designed to help you build a marketing plan that fits your life and goals and get clear on what to do next.

Because I am a heart-centered, organic novelist, led by my values (not the whims of the algos), I've created a marketing foundation that reflects that focus.

Come join me for my live and interactive (yes, leave with work done!) workshop on Friday on:

Heart-Centered Marketing: Build a Values-Aligned Visibility System

Learn more and register here for the Women in Publishing Marketing Summit: (Affliate link)

Dates: Friday and Saturday, June 12 - 13 (Online)

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Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. Join the edit lab for science fiction and fantasy writers -- attend the next Q&A and Live Edit July 1st, 10am PT.

In the Edit Your Future: Sci-Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab, you'll get live edit support in our monthly calls, premium content, and more!

Join at the Founder level, only $5/month.

Price goes up after June 30th.

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Help me help more writers!

Thanks!

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Beth Barany
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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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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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Subject: let the learning commence!

The WIP Marketing Bootcamp is not a passive summit but an engaged experience built for authors who want to sell more books AND for the publishing professionals that help them do it.