November 4, 2014
Hi Friend,
Happy voting day to my fellow Americans! I have my sticker from dropping off our Absentee Ballots.
Yep, NaNoWriMo has started. Ezra and I wrote up a storm this past weekend and have started the week at a nice clip. Ezra has written over 10,000 words already! I'm clocked in at a nice 8,436 words. I feel good about that. I've written 396 words today and want to add in 604 more. I can do that.
I wrote in last week's email that I was giving up doing the dishes to make time for writing. But that's not true. Washing the dishes is meditative for me. What I've given up is playing any kind of Facebook or iPhone video game, except for FreeCell. (I need some low brain-intensive activity.)
How about you?
Share with us what you're saying NO to as you make time for your writing, whether or you're participating in Nanowrimo: http://on.fb.me/1vmexTi. (Facebook link) Or share on Twitter using the hashtag #NotoDistractions. (Click on the hashtag to get into Twitter.)
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It's Not Too Late to Start NaNoWriMo We're continuing our circle, Fellowship of the Pen, for November, so you can write your novel in a community for support, accountability, and everyone sitting down to get the writing done.
All the details are here: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/
This course is for writers who will be doing Nanowrimo, but want the added support of experienced teachers and mentors, who are also novelists: Ezra Barany and I, Beth Barany. Yep, we're married, and actually met at a fiction writing group 16 years ago. Ezra and I have been seriously writing fiction for that long, for me, and longer, for him. Between the two of us, we've written and published 18 books, plus 3 audio books. Together and separately, we have taught thousands of students over the years, in both the public and private sector, including overseas in Paris, France. We both teach (and Beth’s case, coach) and are always working on writing, publishing, and marketing our novels.
Built for authors who have busy lives, as we do too, in this course, you will have: - A safe space to write your novel, in community with authors like you
- Small and intimate group support
- Help with the sagging middle and the fear of "On no, what do I write?"
- Accountability to sit down and write daily
- Tips and techniques on how to make room in your life to write daily (or nearly daily)
- Brainstorming opportunities with your cohorts when you’re stuck
- Support with re-assigning the critical, editorial, judging (left-brain mind)
- Cheerleaders for what you’re creating from your peers and knowledgeable mentors, Beth & Ezra Barany, and coaching assistant, Carol Malone
- Practice sharing in a safe place; you only need to share what you feel comfortable sharing
- Feedback from peers (optional and peer-generated)
This course is available at 2 levels of support and comes with all the Preparing Your Novel curriculum. Go here to learn more and sign up: http://30daywritingchallengefornovelists.bethbarany.com/.
Sign up bonus: If you sign up by tomorrow, you'll also get Beth Barany's ebook, Overcome Writer's Block. A short book with 10 motivational and inspirational articles on how to get writing again.
(If you're an October student, be sure to write me for a different sign up link.)
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If you have any questions about getting coaching, book marketing, or publishing support, just reply to this email and we'll help you out within 24 hours during business hours, Monday through Friday.
Best, Beth & Ezra
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