Subject: Happy Solstice!

Blessings on this turning of the year!

I teach science fiction and fantasy novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor. Award-winning fantasy/science fiction novelist. Podcaster.



Happy Solstice!  ♥️ 


Many blessings on the turning of the year!

Hi Friend,

Happy Winter Solstice for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere!


Happy Summer Solstice for those of you in the Southern Hemisphere!


For me, this is a deep reflective time of year.


I'm going into dreamtime, finishing a first draft of the next novel in my sci-fi mystery series.


That requires trust, deep listening, and compassionate gentleness.


I am also asking myself questions about what I really want for 2023. Perhaps you are too.


Here are some of those questions that I offer up for reflection.


You're welcome to share your musings with me. I'd love that.


  • What would I like for 2023, really, really like?

  • What will having that do for me?

  • Where is my passion and curiosity drawing me?

  • What would be really fun to do?

  • Who would I love to connect with?

  • Where do I need support? And who can I ask for that?

  • What else is swirling below the surface that wants to bubble up?


That's a good start!


I'll be retuning to my journal again and again as I explore these questions. I invite you to do the same.


May this holiday time be full of love, connection, and reconnection, and rejuvenatation for your soul and creative heart! 


♥️


Have a happy and creative week.



Best,

Beth


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Beth Barany
Creativity Coach for Writers

Teacher, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator
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I not only teach and coach novelists, I am one too! 


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Hi, I'm Beth Barany, fiction writing teacher, creativity coach, and novelist.


Here's my ABOUT:

Beth Barany is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist, and certified creativity coach for writers, and runs the podcast, How To Write The Future.


She specializes in helping writers experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers. 
Her courses are packed with useful hands-on information that you can implement right away. Her transformational consulting sessions help you step into the author life you want with ease and joy.


She runs an online school for fiction writers, including a 12-month group coaching program to help them develop an editing practice and get published. 


More resources on publishing, book marketing, and novel writing are on her blog, for and by creative writers, Writer's Fun Zone
When she's not helping writers, Beth writes magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives. 


For fun, Beth loves walking her hilly neighborhood, puttering in her garden, and watching YouTube videos about the space industry. Beth lives in Oakland, California with her husband, Ezra Barany, also a novelist, and their cats. 

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