Plan Your Novel with World Building
Today is the fourth in an 8-post series on preparing your novel. In today’s post, we focus on world building, an essential aspect of creating a compelling story. (Updated: Originally written in 2014.) If...
Author: Beth Barany
Course: Story Structure: Essential Building Blocks of Your Craft
For the second year in a row, I’ll teach “Story Structure: An Essential Building Blocks of Your Craft Title” as an online email course. Here’s the details! Hope to see you there!
Video: Beth Barany on the Planning Your Novel
Are you planning your novel but are a little lost? Do you wish you had a roadmap to follow but want to meander off the path sometimes?Then take a listen to this video I did and take 1 step toward planning your novel today.
April 21st Event: ”Plan Your Novel Like a Pro” with Beth Barany
I’ll be presenting 7 key tips from our Plan Your Novel Like A Pro book on Sunday, April 21, for the Berkeley branch of the California Writers Club, meeting in Oakland. Read on for...
Develop Your Characters to Plan Your Novel (#3)
Today is the third in an 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, we focus on character development. (First published on Writers Fun Zone blog in 2014.) *** If you missed it,...
Master This Building Block of All Stories: Scenes
Scenes are the heart of novels. There are so many different types of scenes, and so many ways you can write a scene. So how do you decide? Is there a method that works?...
Plan Your Novel with Story Synopsis
Today is the second in an 8-post series on preparing your novel. In today’s post, we focus on writing your story synopsis for your novel preparation. If you missed it, the first step in...
Start Your Novel Planning with the Elevator Pitch
Welcome to the 8-post series on planning your novel. In today’s post, as your first step, we focus on writing your elevator pitch. (Updated from first publication in 2014.) Elevator Pitch An elevator pitch...
8 Tips to Plan Your Novel to Write With Confidence and Clarity
Enjoy this list “8 Tips to Plan Your Novel So You Can Write With Confidence and Clarity.” This post is a table of contents for the 8 tips on planning your novel, so you...
A Roadmap for Book Marketing for Novelists
Yes, there is a roadmap for book marketing! We novelists want to be read. Otherwise why would we publish our work? Well, it is so gratifying to hold the book and see it on...
Get Intimate with Your Novel Writing Process by Beth Barany
You’re invited to get intimate… with your creativity and writing process. Enjoy! *** When you think of writing your novel, you may not think in terms of intimacy, a deep connection, or a conscious...
Guidelines on Restarting Your Writing After A Break
Happy New Year! May this year be filled with creativity, joy, and lots of fun fiction writing! Ezra and I are back in our apartment, settling in with our cats. The repairs are almost...
New Year New Habit by Beth Barany
“Quality is not an act, it is a habit.” -Aristotle I love this quote and ask myself, “What habit do I want to deepen for 2019?” I want to protect my writing and editing...
How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters, A 5-Video Series with Bonnie Johnston and Beth Barany
To recap one of the fun projects I did in 2018, I’ve created this list of 5 videos I did with Bonnie Johnston on “How to Create Vivid, Compelling Characters.” If you like this...
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