I Played Hooky The Other Day by Beth Barany
The other day I played hooky. Actually, I daydreamed; I rested; I fed the well. I watched 4 episodes in a row of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow; read just one more chapter of the...
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Moving Through Hopelessness and Impossibility, 4 Things Before Breakfast by Beth Barany
This post is about: moving through hopelessness and impossibility in you writing, four things before breakfast. Beyond the hopelessness we may feel about what’s happening in the real world (and I feel it,) there...
Revise for Your Reader’s Experience by Beth Barany
This post is about principles on how to revise for your reader’s experience. I’m staring at my WIP—work in progress. It’s final edits time. Fish or cut bait. It’s time to make all those...
Favorite Inspiring Things of the Week by Beth Barany
Favorite Inspiring Things of the Week… Some of what I’ve loved… am loving… and recommend for your consideration: I’m still reading the Ava Lee series by Ian Hamilton — I’m on Book 9 now, The Couturier...
Procrastination is About Fear by Beth Barany
A reflective article on how procrastination is about fear from writing coach, Beth Barany. *** Picture This: There you are. You want to write, but something stops you. You turn away, do the dishes,...
Take A Stand: Art Can Change The World, But Not Just Art
Take A Stand: Art Can Change The World, But Not Just Art When I was a child I read late into the night and was driven to be a writer. I scribbled in artist...
Your Writer Superpower
In these unprecedented times, where we have no idea when the “new normal” will arrive nor what it will look like, or even if it will arrive, we need to believe we are infinitely...
Talk to Your Book, An Intuitive Approach
Recently, I attended an online talk about intuitive editing by Mark David Gerson, another writing coach, teacher, and author. I’d just come back from Saudi Arabia where I taught three workshops in three days...
Favorite Resource of the Week: Letters from a Screenplay Youtube channel
I am so loving “Letters from a Screenplay” channel on Youtube. I especially loved the episode on creating the ultimate antagonist in Michael’s analysis of the Dark Knight. Description: “Heath Ledger’s performance as The...
Humans are infinitely resourceful by Beth Barany
I see people around me feeling hampered, feeling stuck, feeling like they’re in a prison. And now with lots of shelter in place orders, including where I live in the San Francisco Bay area,...
The heart of creativity is change by Beth Barany
Today I talk about how the heart of creativity is change. *** We are in some intense changing times. I hope you all will stay safe, wash your hands, and stay well informed. People...
Favorite Resource of the Week: “Screenwriting Secrets of Netflix”
My friends Daniel Calvisi is offering his webinar “Screenwriting Secrets of Netflix” as part of this amazing writing resources bundle he’s a part of here: The Writer’s Craft Super Stack http://bethb.net/calvisiwriterscraft :: Ends Wednesday...
How Do I Write A Story?
How do I write a story? How do you write a story? Let’s discuss. Before we dive in, did you know we have a new the free book for the world: “10 Ways to...
Bringing Your Book to Life with Beth Barany and Mitchell Levy (podcast)
Enjoy this podcast of Bringing Your Book to Life with Beth Barany and Mitchell Levy, TLL Credibility Ep. 232. Bringing Your Book to Life Listen here to learn more about Bringing Your Book to...
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