Subject: From A Spark, A Flame

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From A Spark, A Flame

July 26, 2019
Oakland, CA

Hi Friend,
It’s your dream to be a novelist, to touch readers’ hearts and minds, to excite and wow them, to transport them. And to build a career with your books.

But you don’t know where to begin. Starting is hard.

Things like creating an outline, scenes, or conflict may be confusing, strange, or no fun at all.

Perhaps crafting compelling three-dimensional characters stumps you.

Or maybe you’ve been stuck in the middle of writing your first novel (or fifth) for way too long.

That’s hard.

I know. As a working novelist, I’ve been there many, many times.

But there is hope.

Your dream is the spark. You can light the flame and become a novelist.

How? 

Take action.

Learn. Write. Get support. Then rinse and repeat.

For support and learning and a welcoming environment of peers and expert teachers, you can also join us this October for our "Plan Your Novel Like A Pro" live course, just in time to start writing your novel in November with the Nanowrimo challenge.

We meet for the 5 Tuesdays of October, learn, write, discover, play, and above all, help you turn your spark of an idea into a flame of story.

Okay, maybe that metaphor doesn't quite work. Nevertheless, 100s of students have taken this course and gone one to successfully write their novels.

You can too.

In this upcoming course, with specific creativity tools built for fiction writers by fiction writers and real-world tested, you’ll unlock your story’s heart and grow it from the inside out.

In this hands-on October class, we’ll help you brainstorm the steps to create your novel—from character development to plot structure to story themes and world building—so you can start writing your novel with clarity and confidence.

You'll do bite-sized exercises to help you stretch your imagination and get excited about the writing process.

If you have never written a novel, still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, or always hit that sagging middle and lose focus, 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.

Bring your ideas and your passion and we'll guide you to brainstorm:
  • the essential elements of your story
  • your theme and premise
  • your character’s story goal and big why
  • key characteristics of your character that matter to your story
  • your character’s fears and challenges
  • the basic story outline rooted in the character’s problems
  • key aspects of your story world
  • essential stages of a scene
  • and lots more!
By the end of the month, you'll have a complete story plan or outline that you can use to write your novel with clarity and confidence.

You'll also get lifetime access to the course material including upgrades, all the course calls, and all the bonuses. All our courses are backed by a 30-day money back guarantee because we want you to succeed with the tools and support that is right for you.

Jump into Early Bird Enrollment and get 50% off! 

Act now as this discount ends soon!

For more information and to register: 


To get 50% off, be sure to use this coupon code at checkout: VENTE2019

Sale of this course and all courses at Barany School of Fiction ends July 31, 2019, 11:55pm Pacific. Only a few days left!

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Your creativity spark deserves your time and attention -- your breath and life -- to make the flame of your novel real in the world. What will you do to make that happen?

Hit reply and let me know. I'd love to hear your comments, questions, feedback, and celebrations.


Have a happy and creative week! Happy writing!

Best,
Beth

PS. Ready to plan your novel and want to join our October 2019 course, check out all the details here:



Early Bird enrollment is open now and the course is 50% off for only a few more days -- until the end of July. Be sure to use the coupon VENTE2019 to get 50% off.




NEWEST BOOK!
Plan Your Novel Like A Pro

This book will help you get excited to plan your novel. The tools shared here are designed to spark your muse and give you confidence when you sit down to write your story. Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! is for organic writers and pansters who want a roadmap to follow, so that they can let their creativity loose.

In print and digital. Buy Links | Read an excerpt here.

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BTW, I'm a working novelist too, with two series published in two genres, and more on the way. :)


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. 

Along with her husband, Ezra Barany, she offers a year-long group program to help novelists edit and publish their novels. See more here.

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. 

Uncover her Henrietta series here (YA Fantasy) and her Touchstone series here (Fantasy/Paranormal Romance). Coming soon: Sci-fi Mystery with Romance.


beth@bethbarany.com

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