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The Number One Reason to Write, and Finish, A Novel
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Want support during Nanowrimo? Then join our Write Your Novel Support Group starting today, November 1st. Registration deadline is Friday, Nov. 4th. Only $79. (Use your student discount if you have one!) Sign up here.
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| | 1 November 2016 Oakland, CA
Dear Friend,
I just crossed a threshold in my life as an author. Today I sent out a proposal to the online app, Tapas. I'd shared about that opportunity here.
It's not that I hadn't sent out queries and proposals before. I have.
It's that this was a YA paranormal romance I'd written over 3 years ago.
I decided about 4 years ago to increase my fiction output; to run with my ideas; to let them blossom on the page; to write the novels inside of me without worrying about the marketplace.
Because artists tend to be ahead of the curve. Because our world may not be ready for our stories, just yet, but when it is, you can pull that story out, dust it off, and send it out to a publisher, editor, or self-publish.
So many authors stop writing their novels barely after they've begun because of perfectionism and concern about the market: "Is this right?" "Is this any good?" "Will people like it?"
But like a seed in a garden, you can't expect your writing to grow into a rose bush overnight.
Nurture your idea, write your novel, and give voice to your visions.
The number one reason to write, and finish, your novels, is that no one else can do that but you. And, the world needs your stories.
Stories by their very nature move us, heal us, and transform us. Lend your voice to our culture by writing and finishing your story.
If you're planning on writing your novel this November -- to nurture your idea into form -- and would like support, then join us in the Write Your Novel Support Group. Our first call is this evening, Tuesday, Nov. 1st, 5:30pm PT/8:30 pm ET. If you miss the first call, it is recorded for all students. Registration closes Friday, Nov. 4th.
Go here for more information and to register:
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Have a Happy and Creative Week!
And thanks for showing up for yourself and doing your creative work!
All our best,
Beth & Ezra
beth@bethbarany.com
Barany School of Fiction
Writer's Fun Zone blog
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ABOUT US
Beth and Ezra Barany
are award-winning, best-selling novelists, with 20 books and 6 awards to their name. They are teachers who have worked
with over 100 authors to help them get their books written and
published and into the hands of their readers.
♥ Happily married for over 16 years, we’re passionate about writing, storytelling, and guiding authors to achieve their dreams.
♥ We
offer coaching, change work sessions, book marketing coaching (Beth)
and cover design (Ezra), all for genre novelists. More at bethbarany.com.
WHAT I DO + WHY
I support writers and aspiring authors through classes and workshops, articles, books, group programs, and consultations with private clients.
I also help authors because I walk my talk; everything I or my teachers teach is based in real experience and matured through the school of hard knocks.
I believe that the creative life works better with play and love, so with playful joy, I offer you goodies to support you in your writer's adventure.
ABOUT BETH BARANY
An
award-winning novelist, certified creativity coach and Master NLP
Practitioner, Beth runs Writer's Fun Zone, a blog for and by writers,
and her recently launched school for novelists, the Barany School of
Fiction.
In
her downtime, Beth reads, colors, watches movies with her sweetie,
travels, and has coffee with friends and family. And plays with her cat, gardens, and walks. And sleeps. She loves sleep.
Photo Credit: by c. 2014 Vivienne McMaster
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