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Early Bird Registration Closes Tomorrow for EDIT YOUR NOVEL Jan. 2017 course
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15 December 2016Oakland, CA
Dear Friend,
One of my clients recently asked me for advice on writing a good sentence. (I'll be drafting that article at some point.)
But the question got me thinking about this notion of "good writing." It's so relative.
What's good for one reader may not be good for another. So how can we define good?
Here's some answers: - You know it when you see it.
- Your English teacher told you.
- Critics say it's good.
To edit your book, you have the opportunity to develop your own sense of good, but if that's a mystery to you, where do you start?
Learn to define what's working in someone else's work and what isn't working, and perhaps why.
As a reader, notice what pulls you into the story, and what throws you out. What tugs at your heartstrings? What leaves you cold?
Bring these questions to your early readers, too.
We'll be looking at these questions and more in our upcoming EDIT YOUR NOVEL course this January.
If you're ready to join us, go here:
FYI: Early Bird Registration closes tomorrow for EDIT YOUR NOVEL Jan. 2017 course!
In our 4-week course, we'll: - Do assessments to know where you are currently (Week 1)
- Offer quizzes for self-insight (Week 1)
- Focus on Plot, Pacing, and Story Structure (Week 2)
- Focus on Characters and Emotions (Week 3)
- Focus on Word Choice, Grammar, Punctuation, and Story Metaphor (Week 4)
If you're ready for support, guidance, education, and feedback on your novel, I invite you to join us for our EDIT YOUR NOVEL Intensive that starts January 2, 2017.
MORE DETAILS
We’ll be teaching a 30-day writing challenge course on editing your novel.
In this intensive bootcamp course, you will read and edit your novel in four passes.
By the time you have completed this EDIT YOUR NOVEL bootcamp, you will have an edited book that you can present to your critique partners, beta readers, or an agent or editor.
3 Early Bird Bonuses if you register by this Friday, Dec. 16th, 9pm PT
Bonus #1: Handbook on Editing
How to Beat the Critique: The Aspiring Author’s Guide to Prepare Your First Novel for a Dynamite Critique (Handbook and Guide) by Carol Malone (Author, Editor and Writing Coach in Training) (PDF format)
Bonus #2: Book by Editors on the Fatal Flaws in Fiction
5 Editors Tackle the 12 Fatal Flaws of Fiction Writing by C.S. Lakin (author of sixteen novels and five writing craft books)
Bonus #3: A Video Critique & Edit of Up to 500 Words of Your Manuscript
A hit in Beth’s classes, Beth will edit up to 500 words of your novel and video it — just for you.
All the details are here:
http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/
A word on readiness: I know that you need to be ready to take your next step in your author career. Hit reply and let me know what you are ready for, whatever that may be. Or you can comment here.
And here's to your learning and success!
If you're ready, you can sign up for our February and March editing classes, because editing takes a while. ;)
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Have a Happy and Creative Week!
And thanks for showing up for yourself and doing your creative work!
All our best,
Beth & Ezra
PS. Yes! You can still grab you complimentary pass to the Publishing Success Summit, hosted by Eric Van Der Hope, of which I am one of the 65+ guests. Register here for this free event going on until Dec. 18th: http://publishingsuccesssummit.com/
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
♥
ABOUT US
Beth and Ezra Barany
are award-winning, best-selling novelists, with 20 books and 6 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 16 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.
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.
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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