Subject: Last Day for Book and Course Sales ❤️

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Last Day for Book and Course Sales ❤️

Here's the highlights:

Last day for Smashwords March sale - our fiction and nonfiction for writers: https://bethbarany.com/smashwords-sale/ - Sale end at midnight!

Last day to sign up for a Horror screenwriting class from acclaimed teacher (and friend): more below - Registration closes at midnight!

Email List Building free summit coming next week - because list building is all: https://bethbarany.com/lll0325

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Friday, March 8, 2025

Hi Friend,

Today is International Women's Day - a day to remember that women have been fighting for equal rights at home and at work loudly for over 100 years. And the fight goes on!

"The seeds were planted in 1908, when 15,000 women marched through New York City demanding shorter working hours, better pay and the right to vote." (BBC)

Reminder: We have a time change coming soon here in the US (most of the US.) Daylight savings starts. "Spring back." Timeanddate has all the details.

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Smashwords March 2025 sale - 50% Off

All our books are on sale for 50% off!

Through March 8, 2025. Sale ends at midnight Pacific time.

There's something for everyone!

Nonfiction

Writer's Fun Zone books (Nonfiction books for writers, including Plan Your Novel Like A Pro)

Our fiction is listed here!

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Last day to sign up for a Horror screenwriting class from acclaimed teacher, renowned story consultant and author, and friend, Daniel Calvisi.

Registration closes at midnight Pacific time,

What: Story Maps Horror & Thriller Seminar

A 4-week class that starts Monday, March 10 through April 4

Meets twice weekly, 5pm Pacific
All calls will be recorded
Industry writers as guest lecturers. Wow!

Cost: $299 + tax

SPECIAL FLASH SALE PRICE of $299 extended until tonight, March 8, Midnight PST

Learn more and register here:

https://actfourscreenplays.com/special-horror/

Why?

Here's why!

Horror is THE hot genre today in all forms of entertainment.

Coming up with a great new horror concept is the first and most important step to getting a greenlight on your feature film, TV series, novel or comic book series.

In the Story Maps Horror & Thriller Seminar, you will create the your

GREAT HORROR CONCEPT
LOGLINE
BEAT SHEET AND
ONE-PAGE SYNOPSIS/PITCH

All in 4 weeks of live video calls on Monday and Friday evenings with guest speakers whose credits include

FINAL DESTINATION
CABIN FEVER
BLACK BEAR
PREGNANT AT 17
THE MANOR

From streamers/studios like Netflix, Amazon, Lifetime and Harper Collins.

The 4-week class begins on this Monday, March 10 at 5:00 pm PST with renowned story consultant and author Daniel Calvisi showing you how to use his exclusive tools to create an original concept and logline that incorporates your primal fear and your own personal experience.

Want to see what he's about?

Check out his article here:

"The Substance"

https://actfourscreenplays.com/screenwriting-blog/horror-at-the-oscars-concept-creation-and-the-substance/

The first guest speaker, Christine Conradt, is the queen of the Lifetime thriller and published Harper Collins author.

She'll share her insights into loglines, genres and the production pipeline that takes a project from concept to distribution. (Great stuff!)

(I took a Hallmark Christmas romance class from her a few years back and learned tons!)

Daniel Calvisi is holding the SPECIAL FLASH SALE PRICE of $299 for an extra 24 hours until Midnight PST Saturday night.

Learn more and book here: https://actfourscreenplays.com/special-horror/

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Want to be list building?

And you do if you're publishing soon or are already published.

Then check out Liz Wilcox's List Building summit coming soon: March 11-13. Sign up here: https://bethbarany.com/lll0325

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Resistance is tied to Brain Science

If you experience resistance when you sit down to write and want support through this process, then check out this bootcamp coming soon. With writing coach, Monica Hay.

She says:

"There is a lot of shame surrounding resistance, and my mission is to remove the shame & show writers that resistance is tied to brain science."

I think that's a great mission!

Resistance is a just a normal part of the creative process.

The sooner we make friends with this phase, the sooner we can get writing.

And Monica's bootcamp can help get you writing again!

Overcoming Writer’s Resistance Bootcamp

March 21 - 24th, 2025

Cost: $37

https://bethbarany.com/owrb

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But wait there's more...

More Upcoming Events!

You're invited! Join us!

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I'm making a movie!!!!

Really a proof-of-concept short film so that I can make a TV series.

So to that end, we're doing another round of fundraising in our community.

Starting with a party!

When: Next week - Saturday, March 15, 4-7pm

Film Mixer and Fundraiser

Where: Oakland, CA

Cost: $10

Only 15 tickets left!

Get your ticket here or use this link:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/making-it-happen-film-mixer-fundraiser-tickets-1227066221099

We're raising money in our post-production phase of my proof-of-concept film, Henrietta The Dragon Slayer, so we complete this proof-of-concept and get ready to make a limited series TV show. (Investors like to see you have all your ducks in a row, and this short film is part of that row. Quack!)
There will be dragons, a raffle, a teaser video, and more!

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March 29, 1-4pm

"Enhance your Scenarios with Fiction Writing Tools" hands-on workshop with me, experienced coach and writing teacher :)

$45 for non-members

Benicia, CA

Registration is now live! Seats are limited.

https://bethbarany.com/enhance

You may think that writing vivid scenarios is a mysterious talent that only naturally gifted writers possess, but actually it's a craft that can be learned through specific fiction writing techniques and tools.

Discover how to show the lived experience of your characters. Make readers care about what their characters care about. Demonstrate how your characters interact with the world around them. Learn how to do these things, and you’ll be able to craft scenarios that feel authentic, engaging, and personally meaningful to your readers.

I'm excited to teach this class live. Look forward to seeing you there if you're in the SF Bay Area! Only 18 seats available.

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April 5-6, 2025

2025 Trope Con

The Trope Conference

Presented by Jennifer Hilt (I interviewed Jennifer last year on the podcast. Listen here.)

A two-day virtual event exploring the power of tropes in storytelling, craft, and marketing.

Early Bird Price: $79 (ends April 2nd)

https://bethbarany.com/2025tropecon

I'm not teaching at this event. I just think it's really cool!

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Student Upcoming Events!

Fellowship of the Pen Writing Sprints

2nd and 4th Sundays

Next sprint tomorrow: March 9, 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 Fellowship of the Pen group, if you haven't already.

Happy Writing!

Best,

Beth

PS. Prioritize your creative work. You are worth it.

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When you're ready to work together, here's some more ways we can do that:

😁 Essential Character Traits Workbook

For fiction writers: planning tools to develop your main characters, secondary characters, and antagonists.

📚 Start (or Finish!) Your Novel 1-1 Mentorship Program

Go from sparkling idea to solid book plan so you can write your novel with confidence.

❤️ 12-month small group mastermind program for Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers!

Unleash Your Story's Potential: Transform Your Draft into a Publish-Ready Masterpiece!

🌟 If you find my resources helpful, please forward them to a friend who may need them too. Thanks!

Beth Barany
Creativity Coach for Writers

Teacher, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator

Creativity is the answer.

bethbarany.com

I not only teach and coach novelists, I am one too!

Author of *Magical Tales of Romance, Mystery, and Adventure*
author.bethbarany.com

Award-winning science fiction & fantasy novelist.

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Subject: Last Day for Book and Course Sales ❤️

Smashwords March 2025 sale - 50% Off

Nonfiction