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The latest How To Write The Future podcast episode is up!

Ep. 115: How to bring magical elements into your contemporary story (Q&A)

https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2024/08/26/how-to-bring-magical-elements-into-your-contemporary-story-qa/

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Friday, August 30, 2024

Hi Friend,

Excited to share this learning giveaway with you!

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Writing Success Series Discovery Night September 19, 2024

Here's the blurb on what I'll be teaching...

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

CHARACTER TRANSFORMATION WITH THE BEATS OF YOUR STORY WITH BETH BARANY

In this hands-on workshop with master teacher and working novelist, Beth Barany, we’ll focus on crafting compelling characters and focusing specifically on character transformation and a way you can look at that through the main beats of a story.

We’ll bring the power of neurolinguistic programming (NLP) to your characters’ change arc through 5 key story beats to help make your story compelling and unputdownable.

On to the podcast where I offer suggestions on how to bring magic into your stories.

💌 Let me know if you have more questions or suggestions.

Enjoy!

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On to the podcast...

How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&A)

“It’s very common in the urban fantasy genre for there to be a group of magical beings of various kinds.”

In this episode, I share a question from a listener on how to bring magical elements into your contemporary story and share what elements to consider.

I also invite you to check out my “World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers” to help you develop compelling story worlds.

Click here for your copy.

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The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.

Enjoy!

Next in Ep. 116, I'm talking to Melissa Dinwiddie, a former professional artist and trained improviser, who shares her personal journey about how she became an artist after believing she was not creative.

Stay tuned on How To Write The Future podcast.

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Have questions?

If you have a question about story craft, editing, publishing, or marketing, hit reply and let me know. I can answer it in a future How To Write The Future episode.

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Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

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