Subject: On Mixing Genres, How to Organize Your Research, & Rejection

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On Mixing Genres, How to Organize Your Research, & Rejection

7 July 2017
Oakland, CA

Hi Friend,

As I work on some things behind the scenes here at Barany School of Fiction (Summer Sale coming soon!), I wanted to be sure you knew about some recent posts on our Writer's Fun Zone blog.

First up, check out Michael Finberg's post on the need to mix genres in popular fiction.

http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2017/06/22/challenge-genre-mixing-michael-finberg/

Next up, if you're looking for ideas on how to organize your series bible, check out Chloe Adler's post here:

http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2017/06/29/series-bible-chloe-adler/

Last but not least, a lovely reframe on something we all face as writers, rejection by Nevada McPherson.

http://www.writersfunzone.com/blog/2017/06/29/dont-fear-big-r-nevada-mcpherson/

And, I'm half-way through Lynn Johnston's class on creating character arcs and am loving it. Her class is great for plotters and pantsers. 

Since I'm about to edit and revise my 4-book science fiction mystery series, I'm really loving her brainstorming suggestions to get clear on my character arcs.

If you're ready to check out this home study course, you can check it out here: http://bit.ly/CharArcs

(Yes, this is an affiliate link. If you would rather not use it, here's the direct link: http://lynnreallylikes.com/building-the-character-arc/.)

Happy Writing!  And have a great week!

All my best,
Beth


PS. Special sale coming for Barany School of Fiction in soon. Now that I have over a dozen self-paced/homestudy courses, I'll be doing something new for my annual Summer Sale! Stay tuned!

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ABOUT

Beth Barany is creativity coach for writers, a teacher, workshop facilitator, and speaker, helping writers address overwhelm and confusion so that they can write, market, and publish their fiction. And make it fun!

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. Check out the comprehensive Plan Your Novel course here.

She also writes magical tales of romance and adventure to empower women and girls to jump into life with both feet and be the heroes in their own lives. Check out her Henrietta series here (YA Fantasy) and her Touchstone series here (Fantasy/Paranormal Romance).

Support her mission to empower women and girls with her fiction on Patreon here.

Read her latest book for writers, Twitter for Authors, here.

beth@bethbarany.com

Barany School of Fiction

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