Plan your novel in 30 days, so that you can feel ready to write it with confidence!<\/span><\/h1>\n![\"\"\/](\"\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Christie-Maurers-The-Dark-Lady\u2019s-Stone-30daywc-300x150.png\")
Christie Maurer, Author<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cYour class was VERY helpful. I listened to your presentation again and went over your tips. What helped me the most was your character development questions.\u201d \u2014 Christie Maurer, author of The Dark Lady\u2019s Stone<\/em><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Screenshot-2014-08-15-16.21.03.png\")
<\/span><\/p>\nThis course is designed for the writer with a life \u2014 you have other activities that you\u2019re committed to in addition to writing.<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/span><\/p>\nWe run this course fromOctober 1-31, 2017.<\/h2>\n
If you’re planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), this course will get you ready and give you everything you need to write a novel in 30 days.<\/span><\/p>\nNaNoWriMo<\/span> stands for National Novel Writing Month and takes place every November. A free event, writers use NaNoWriMo to \u201cwin\u201d the challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel. \u201cWinners\u201d get a certificate and the pride in completing a manuscript.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWe run the class via a few mediums:<\/span><\/p>\n\n- Weekly Email <\/strong>to remind you of the calls and of that week’s curriculum<\/span><\/li>\n
- 5 Premium Live Webinars<\/strong> (Yes, all recorded) (Tuesdays, 5:30-7:30pm Pacific)<\/span><\/li>\n
- A Private Facebook Group just for this course, Fellowship of the Pen<\/span>, to build community and connect with your fellow writers for support and accountability<\/span><\/li>\n
- A Plan Your Novel Roadmap<\/strong>: course material guiding you step-by-step throughout the month<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWho is this course for?<\/h2>\n
This Course is For: <\/span><\/p>\n\n- Experienced<\/strong> writers or ambitious new writers<\/strong> who want to plan their novel in an organic or step-by-step way, so that on November 1st you can start writing it alongside the NaNoWriMo community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
We know that you have other activities in your life besides writing, and that writing your novels is important to you.<\/span><\/h3>\nWe know you\u2019re busy with other obligations AND you want to be writing.<\/span><\/p>\nWell, you can, in small, manageable bite-sized pieces.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nEach lesson in this course can be done in as little as 15-20 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\nYou can plan your novel in a way that fits into your life.<\/span><\/p>\nWe know, because we\u2019ve done it, multiple times!<\/span><\/p>\nThis is our fourth year running this course. We have had hundreds of authors go through this course and have seen them complete the course and get ready to write <\/span>their<\/span> novel<\/span>. Of course, you need to put in the time!<\/p><\/blockquote>\nWith this course, you\u2019ll be able to:<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/ul>\n\n- Believe that you can write a novel<\/span><\/li>\n
- Step into a sense of satisfaction and creative accomplishment<\/span><\/li>\n
- Get excited for NaNoWriMo<\/span><\/li>\n
- Plan your novel<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
What you can expect:<\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/span><\/p>\nYou\u2019ll put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and write in specific ways, with specific focuses. Writing is thinking! <\/span>Words will pile up, along with ideas, story questions, and scenes.<\/span><\/p>\nIn other words, you\u2019ll be invited to read short lessons<\/span>, watch some video<\/span> or listen<\/span> to the lessons, then write<\/span> \u2014 put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and actually do some thinking<\/span> of your story on the page.<\/span><\/p>\n\u200b<\/p>\n
This class is good for you if:<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n…you have never written a novel<\/strong>, and have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n…you\u2019re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels<\/strong> under your bed, and you\u2019re stuck somehow. You may find this course structured in a way that\u2019s new to you and yet familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n…If you have 5 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer<\/strong>, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to the resolution of the story.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nTHIS COURSE IS FOR AUTHORS WHO WRITE:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n- Novels<\/strong>, novellas<\/strong>, and short stories<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Genres like<\/strong> mystery, thriller, romance, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, women’s fiction, and mash-ups of these <\/span><\/li>\n
- For Adult, Young Adult, New Adult, and Middle Grade Readers<\/strong> <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSign up by Sept. 30, 2017 and get the bonus course, “Create Compelling Characters.” ($80 value)<\/h5>\n
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<\/span>quote-leftI want to thank Beth Barany and Ezra Barany for taking the time \u2026 Their encouragement helped to get me on the stick and get ready to write my novel.\u201d \u2014 Carol Malone, author of Ladies Night<\/em> & <\/strong>Ladies Night: Christmas, Fight-Card<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDuration<\/h1>\nDate: October 1-31, 2017<\/h3>\n
A bonus day this year!\u200b<\/span><\/p>\nA 30-day course, structured so you can do it at your own pace.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Your time commitment: <\/span>All told, if you follow the curriculum, you will probably spend 4 \u2013 20 hours or more over the month to follow through on the assignments and exercises, all designed to help you plan your novel, so that you are prepared and can just sit down and write. Of course, some of you will spend less, and some may spend more time on this course. <\/span><\/p>\nThis course is designed with the understanding that you have a busy life, full of commitments \u2014 family, job, second job, pets, friends, and oh yeah, sleep.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS<\/h2>\n
Beth and Ezra Barany are award-winning, best-selling novelists, who have worked with hundreds of writers to help them get their novels written and published. <\/span><\/p>\nHappily married for over 17 years, we\u2019re passionate about writing, story telling, and guiding authors to achieve your dreams. <\/span><\/p>\nTogether we have written and published 25 books, plus 3 audio books. We even have books coming in translation. Together and separately, we have taught thousands of students over the years, in both the public and private sector, including overseas in Paris, France, and locally in the San Francisco Bay Area. We both teach (and in Beth\u2019s case, coach) and are working on writing and publishing our novels.<\/span><\/p>\nWhy work with Beth and Ezra:<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- Beth writes in 3 genres: young adult fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mystery. She’s written and published 3 novels, 5 novellas, a few short stories, a novel prequel, plus 3 nonfiction books, and countless articles. <\/span>She has a 4-book science fiction mystery series in the editing stage, due out in September 2018.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Beth is an experienced teacher and creativity coach, working with writers and novelists for over 20 years.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Beth has taught this course for the last 4 years and runs the Barany School of Fiction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>Beth Barany\u2019s YA fantasy novels and contemporary fantasy romances on Amazon<\/span>.<\/span>com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n- Ezra is an experienced teacher and mentor and has written 5 novels during Nanowrimo.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ezra also writes under a pen name and has published 5 novellas and 6 short stories in anthologies with that name.<\/span><\/li>\n
- He successfully uses the techniques that we teach.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Ezra has published 2 thrillers and 1 short story collection and is editing the third and fourth in his Torah Codes series this year. Already in audio book, The Torah Codes<\/span> is being translated into German soon.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/span>Ezra Barany\u2019s thrillers on Amazon<\/span>.<\/span>com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThis course will cover:<\/h1>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 1: Elevator Pitch & Short Synopsis<\/h3>\n
We will help you write the 1-2 paragraph story blurb, also known as the elevator pitch, that you can later use in a query letter. Next, we\u2019ll cover the 5-6 paragraph story synopsis that can form the basis of a synopsis agents and editors request. We\u2019ll also touch on the story\u2019s theme and genre to help you have a better idea of the focus of your story and your audience\u2019s expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/week2button-300x25.png\")
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 2:<\/span>Get to Know Your Main Characters<\/span><\/h3>\nWe cover getting to know your main characters. Great stories start with great characters that you love! We\u2019ll have lots of useful character questions to share with you and special exercises to help you get to know your characters so you can bring them to life when you write your novel.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/week3button-300x26.png\")
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 3:<\/span>Story Plot & World Building<\/span><\/h3>\nWe will help you design the story\u2019s main plot points and get to know the world of your story better, in other words, world building. Plot comes from characters and from knowing your story world and from asking some good questions. We will help you design a plot that will keep readers at the edge of their seats turning pages deep into the night.<\/span><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/week4button-300x33.png\")
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 4:<\/span>Scene-by-Scene Outline & Plotting<\/span><\/h3>\nWe guide you through the final preparation step of building your story scene-by-scene. We help you create an organic outline from all the notes and thinking that have gone before and also provide tips on a more linear approach to plotting your story. Once you have completed this exercise, and all the ones before, you\u2019ll have a good sense of your entire story, and can sit down to write your novel with excitement and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSign up by Sept. 30, 2017 and get the bonus course, “Create Compelling Characters.” ($80 value)<\/h5>\n
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<\/span>quote-left\u201cBeth & Ezra are super accessible\u2026 & they have great ideas for guiding an author\u2019s success. It\u2019s been fun to virtually meet other creative writers as well. The support is fabulous \u2026 a real community.\u201d \u2013\u2013 Tricia Riel, author of the Zephrum Gates<\/em> series<\/span><\/p>\nIf you’ve always wanted to write a novel, but never knew where to start…If you’ve started a novel, but got stuck in the middle…If you’ve finished a novel, but the story didn’t turn out the way you’d envisioned it……this course will teach you everything you need to get your novel written the right way for you.<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nWith this live course, you’ll get:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n- Weekly email prompts to get you writing. <\/span><\/li>\n
- 5 live video group teaching webinars with the instructors (5 Tuesdays in October 2017)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n
- Step-by-step instructions and examples<\/strong> <\/strong>\ufeff– \ufeffHandouts, Templates, Checklists, Videos, Audios, and Quizzes (Lifetime access!)<\/span><\/li>\n
- A private Facebook group with the students and instructors for community, support, and accountability <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSign up by Sept. 30, 2017 <\/span>and get the bonus course, “Create Compelling Characters.” ($80 value)<\/h5>\n<\/span><\/p>\nOnce you sign up, you’ll get instructions on how to access the weekly calls, the course curriculum, and the private Facebook group. Be sure to check your inbox!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n
Christie Maurer, Author<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\u201cYour class was VERY helpful. I listened to your presentation again and went over your tips. What helped me the most was your character development questions.\u201d \u2014 Christie Maurer, author of The Dark Lady\u2019s Stone<\/em><\/p>\n If you’re planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo), this course will get you ready and give you everything you need to write a novel in 30 days.<\/span><\/p>\n NaNoWriMo<\/span> stands for National Novel Writing Month and takes place every November. A free event, writers use NaNoWriMo to \u201cwin\u201d the challenge of writing a 50,000-word novel. \u201cWinners\u201d get a certificate and the pride in completing a manuscript.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n We run the class via a few mediums:<\/span><\/p>\n This Course is For: <\/span><\/p>\n We know you\u2019re busy with other obligations AND you want to be writing.<\/span><\/p>\n Well, you can, in small, manageable bite-sized pieces.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n Each lesson in this course can be done in as little as 15-20 minutes.<\/span><\/p>\n You can plan your novel in a way that fits into your life.<\/span><\/p>\n We know, because we\u2019ve done it, multiple times!<\/span><\/p>\n This is our fourth year running this course. We have had hundreds of authors go through this course and have seen them complete the course and get ready to write <\/span>their<\/span> novel<\/span>. Of course, you need to put in the time!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n You\u2019ll put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and write in specific ways, with specific focuses. Writing is thinking! <\/span>Words will pile up, along with ideas, story questions, and scenes.<\/span><\/p>\n In other words, you\u2019ll be invited to read short lessons<\/span>, watch some video<\/span> or listen<\/span> to the lessons, then write<\/span> \u2014 put pen to paper, or fingers to keyboard, and actually do some thinking<\/span> of your story on the page.<\/span><\/p>\n \u200b<\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n …you have never written a novel<\/strong>, and have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n …you\u2019re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels<\/strong> under your bed, and you\u2019re stuck somehow. You may find this course structured in a way that\u2019s new to you and yet familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n …If you have 5 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer<\/strong>, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to the resolution of the story.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n THIS COURSE IS FOR AUTHORS WHO WRITE:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n A bonus day this year!\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n A 30-day course, structured so you can do it at your own pace.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span>Your time commitment: <\/span>All told, if you follow the curriculum, you will probably spend 4 \u2013 20 hours or more over the month to follow through on the assignments and exercises, all designed to help you plan your novel, so that you are prepared and can just sit down and write. Of course, some of you will spend less, and some may spend more time on this course. <\/span><\/p>\n This course is designed with the understanding that you have a busy life, full of commitments \u2014 family, job, second job, pets, friends, and oh yeah, sleep.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Beth and Ezra Barany are award-winning, best-selling novelists, who have worked with hundreds of writers to help them get their novels written and published. <\/span><\/p>\n Happily married for over 17 years, we\u2019re passionate about writing, story telling, and guiding authors to achieve your dreams. <\/span><\/p>\n Together we have written and published 25 books, plus 3 audio books. We even have books coming in translation. Together and separately, we have taught thousands of students over the years, in both the public and private sector, including overseas in Paris, France, and locally in the San Francisco Bay Area. We both teach (and in Beth\u2019s case, coach) and are working on writing and publishing our novels.<\/span><\/p>\n We will help you write the 1-2 paragraph story blurb, also known as the elevator pitch, that you can later use in a query letter. Next, we\u2019ll cover the 5-6 paragraph story synopsis that can form the basis of a synopsis agents and editors request. We\u2019ll also touch on the story\u2019s theme and genre to help you have a better idea of the focus of your story and your audience\u2019s expectations.<\/span><\/p>\n We cover getting to know your main characters. Great stories start with great characters that you love! We\u2019ll have lots of useful character questions to share with you and special exercises to help you get to know your characters so you can bring them to life when you write your novel.<\/span><\/p>\n We will help you design the story\u2019s main plot points and get to know the world of your story better, in other words, world building. Plot comes from characters and from knowing your story world and from asking some good questions. We will help you design a plot that will keep readers at the edge of their seats turning pages deep into the night.<\/span><\/p>\n We guide you through the final preparation step of building your story scene-by-scene. We help you create an organic outline from all the notes and thinking that have gone before and also provide tips on a more linear approach to plotting your story. Once you have completed this exercise, and all the ones before, you\u2019ll have a good sense of your entire story, and can sit down to write your novel with excitement and confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n If you’ve always wanted to write a novel, but never knew where to start…If you’ve started a novel, but got stuck in the middle…If you’ve finished a novel, but the story didn’t turn out the way you’d envisioned it……this course will teach you everything you need to get your novel written the right way for you.<\/p>\n <\/a> With this live course, you’ll get:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n <\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n Once you sign up, you’ll get instructions on how to access the weekly calls, the course curriculum, and the private Facebook group. Be sure to check your inbox!<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\nThis course is designed for the writer with a life \u2014 you have other activities that you\u2019re committed to in addition to writing.<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWe run this course fromOctober 1-31, 2017.<\/h2>\n
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<\/span><\/p>\nWho is this course for?<\/h2>\n
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We know that you have other activities in your life besides writing, and that writing your novels is important to you.<\/span><\/h3>\n
With this course, you\u2019ll be able to:<\/span><\/h3>\n
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What you can expect:<\/h3>\n
This class is good for you if:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSign up by Sept. 30, 2017 and get the bonus course, “Create Compelling Characters.” ($80 value)<\/h5>\n
<\/span><\/span>quote-leftI want to thank Beth Barany and Ezra Barany for taking the time \u2026 Their encouragement helped to get me on the stick and get ready to write my novel.\u201d \u2014 Carol Malone, author of Ladies Night<\/em> & <\/strong>Ladies Night: Christmas, Fight-Card<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\nDuration<\/h1>\n
Date: October 1-31, 2017<\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nABOUT THE INSTRUCTORS<\/h2>\n
Why work with Beth and Ezra:<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Beth Barany\u2019s YA fantasy novels and contemporary fantasy romances on Amazon<\/span>.<\/span>com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n
<\/span>Ezra Barany\u2019s thrillers on Amazon<\/span>.<\/span>com<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/span><\/p>\nThis course will cover:<\/h1>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 1: Elevator Pitch & Short Synopsis<\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 2:<\/span>Get to Know Your Main Characters<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 3:<\/span>Story Plot & World Building<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/p>\nWeek 4:<\/span>Scene-by-Scene Outline & Plotting<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\nSign up by Sept. 30, 2017 and get the bonus course, “Create Compelling Characters.” ($80 value)<\/h5>\n
<\/span><\/span>quote-left\u201cBeth & Ezra are super accessible\u2026 & they have great ideas for guiding an author\u2019s success. It\u2019s been fun to virtually meet other creative writers as well. The support is fabulous \u2026 a real community.\u201d \u2013\u2013 Tricia Riel, author of the Zephrum Gates<\/em> series<\/span><\/p>\n<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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Sign up by Sept. 30, 2017 <\/span>and get the bonus course, “Create Compelling Characters.” ($80 value)<\/h5>\n