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| Creating Tension at the Micro Level
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August 2, 2019
Oakland, CA
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| | | I am still dealing with jet lag from my 8-day trip in Saudi Arabia teaching "Plan Your Novel Like A Pro" intensive, so I'm keeping today's newsletter short. |
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Today I'm featuring a Writer's Fun Zone guest post by editor and novelist, C. S. Lakin, on creating tension at the micro level.
"Tension is created by lack. Lack of understanding, lack of closure, lack of equilibrium or peace. When your readers have questions, that creates tension. When they need to know what happens next, that is tension.
Masterful writers keep their readers in a constant state of tension. And that’s a good thing.
But here’s something to keep in mind: our characters may be tense, but that doesn’t mean readers are tense in response."
You can read the rest of the post and learn about her course on the topic here:
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| | EXPERIMENT WITH VIDEO
Last week while in Saudi Arabia teaching my Plan Your Novel intensive, I created some short videos and posted them to Instagram and Facebook.
Sparked by conversations with students, the topic was how to deal with overwhelm as a writer and creative -- something I've experienced and many others face too. You can watch the videos on Facebook here.
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| | Upcoming Workshop
Sunday, August 18, 6-8pm: I’ll do a workshop on my Writing with the 21 Senses: Enhance Your Characters and Your Reader’s Experiences at at East Bay Booksellers, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland to the kid lit and YA authors for SCBWI (Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators).
Open to all: SCWBI members and non-members.
More events and workshops are listed here. |
| Have a happy and creative week! Happy writing!
Best,
Beth
PS. Ready to plan your novel and want to join our October 2019 live online course? Early Bird enrollment is open now and space is limited to 50 students.
Check out all the details and how to register here:
Early Bird enrollment is open now!
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| NEWEST BOOK! Plan Your Novel Like A Pro
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| | ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is creativity coach for writers, a teacher, workshop facilitator, and speaker, who helps fiction writers experience clarity, so that they can write and polish their novels, and proudly publish them to the delight of their readers.
Owner of the Barany School of Fiction, an online training hub, Beth takes great interest in how humans learn, create, and grow, and includes all her students’ life experiences, including the ancestors, into the moment.
Want a course to help you prepare to write your novel? Discover the comprehensive Plan Your Novel course here, co-taught with award-winning, bestselling thriller author, Ezra Barany.
She's also an award-winning novelist and writes magical tales of romance, adventure, and mystery to empower women and girls to be the heroes in their own lives.
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
Photo Credit: by c. 2018 Ezra Barany
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