Subject: How it Feels to Publish! The Love of Reading & Upcoming Events! ❤️

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How it Feels to Publish! The Love of Reading & Upcoming Events! ❤️

short version:

This week's How To Write The Future podcast episode is: Step 8 in my Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap.

Ep. 133: You did it! You’ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you’re proud of! (Step 8)

https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2024/12/30/you-did-it-youve-a-finished-science-fiction-or-fantasy-novel-youre-proud-of-step-8/

Read the rest of this newsletter for news, upcoming events, tips, resources, and offers.

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Friday, Jan. 3, 2025

Hi Friend,

Happy New Year!

I'm excited to be making progress on final revisions for book 5 in my Janey McCallister sci-fi Mystery.

And I am so excited (and very nervous) to be doing my last film shoot on my short film, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, in a few days.

What are you excited about? Do tell. I'd love to hear.

Long before I published my first print book as an indie author I imagined what would it would be like to hold a book I wrote in my hands. That was one of the ways I defined success for me: A beautiful published book that I could hold, hand to someone, and carry around. (And stroke the lovely cover!)

Reality has matched and exceeded my vision. It was such a joy to share that first book with others. And all the others!

What would it feel like for you to hold your published book in your hands?

Hit reply and share. I'd love to hear your vision!

That's what I talk about in this week's podcast episode, the last step in the Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap.

But first...

onto The Love of Reading...

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The Love of Reading

I love reading so hard. Every since I was 7 years old, books have been my constant companion. Always with a book in my bag. Now every day I'm reading a novel on my kindle, nonfiction too.

So it tickled me so much when LA Bourgeois, a creativity coach, a WFZ columnist, and my friend, let me know that she's starting a book club called Thriving Creative Book Club and wants to invite all the writers she knows and I know and so on and so forth.

You're invited!

Join this wonderful Thriving Creative Book Club!

LA Bourgeois, creativity coach and WFZ columnist, will guide writers through carefully selected books that will help you thrive as a working writer in 2025.

LA's smart approach for busy readers is just 10 pages a day, 5 days a week. Mark what interests you and keep moving forward!

She’s starting with You Don't Need a Budget by Dana Miranda - a great choice for creatives who want to master their finances!

I’ll also mention it in this newsletter when the group launches, and LA will be sharing more details on the Writer's Fun Zone blog by the end of January.

On to the weekly podcast...

You did it! You’ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you’re proud of. (Step 8)

“I want you to really deepen into what this experience could be like. What would it be like to hold the book in your hands?”

In this episode, “You did it! You’ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you’re proud of! (Step 8),” I encourage you to celebrate completing your novel through connecting with the sensory details of the publishing process, and offer valuable resources, including free downloadable workbooks, and opportunities for personal coaching.

This episode is the last part of a mini-series based on the "Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap" where I share the method I developed to help writers go from idea to published science fiction and fantasy novel.

To listen or read this episode's transcript, go here (Writer's Fun Zone):

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The How To Write The Future podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace.

Enjoy!

Next in Ep. 134, I share the Top 6 Most Popular Episodes in 2024. So fun!

Stay tuned on How To Write The Future podcast.

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Upcoming Events!

Fellowship of the Pen Writing Sprints

2nd and 4th Sundays

Jan. 12 and 26, 10am PT/1pm ET

Gather on Zoom to check in and write for 2 20-minute sprints.

-- I email you day-of and I post reminders in Fellowship of the Pen Facebook group. Click to join if you haven't already.

1st Monthly Q&A Office hours for Barany School of Fiction students

Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, 11am PT

-- More details coming next Tuesday.

Participating in 2 panels for TBRcon - Virtual Author Panels for Fantasy, Sci-Fi, & Horror

Jan. 19 - 26, 2025

A free streaming event!

-- Details here: https://fanfiaddict.com/tbrcon2025/

I'll be on these panels -- looking forward to it!:

How to Market Through Email Newsletters: Do's and Don'ts
What writing advice do you take and what do you leave behind?

Interview on World Anvil podcast

Saturday, Jan. 25, to be confirmed

-- More details coming soon.

Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

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