{"id":21055,"date":"2019-03-15T16:00:40","date_gmt":"2019-03-15T23:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?page_id=21055"},"modified":"2025-01-10T17:06:36","modified_gmt":"2025-01-11T01:06:36","slug":"plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a name=\"top\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-21831\" title=\"Plan Your Novel Like a Pro by Beth and Ezra Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PYN-PRO_3D-3-IMAGES-1-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra Barany\" width=\"500\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PYN-PRO_3D-3-IMAGES-1-1024x694.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PYN-PRO_3D-3-IMAGES-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PYN-PRO_3D-3-IMAGES-1-768x521.jpg 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/PYN-PRO_3D-3-IMAGES-1-640x434.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Available here: <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<a name=\"about\"><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#about\">ABOUT THE BOOK<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#readers\">WHAT READERS ARE SAYING<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#buy\">HOW TO GET YOUR OWN COPY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#excerpt\">AN EXCERPT: INTRODUCTION<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#review\">ARE YOU A BOOK REVIEWER, BLOGGER, OR PODCASTER?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#authors\">ABOUT THE AUTHORS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#other\">OUR OTHER BOOKS FOR WRITERS<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#resources\">MORE STORY PLANNING RESOURCES<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It!<\/h1>\n<p>This book will help you get excited to plan your novel. The tools shared here are designed to spark your muse and give you confidence when you sit down to write your story.<\/p>\n<p><i>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It!<\/i>\u00a0is for organic writers and pansters who want a roadmap to follow, so that they can let their creativity loose.<\/p>\n<h3>Why we created this book<\/h3>\n<p>Based on our popular courses, <strong>Plan Your Novel self-paced course<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>60-Day Novel live course (both no longer available to the public)<\/strong>, we wanted to make our material accessible to as many people as possible in book form.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p><a name=\"readers\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>WHAT READERS ARE SAYING<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;This book is simple, engaging, and full of insightful tips and exercises! Beyond just strategies and &#8216;how-to&#8217; advice, this book also trains your brain to think a new way, so that you can effectively bring your novel to life! Reading this book and applying its principles will transform your approach to writing and what it means to be an author.&#8221; <strong>&#8212; Jon Low (NLP Coach, Author, Writer, Copywriter)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This book is a practical guide for writing a novel. Many of my questions about novel writing were answered. At the same time, it is enjoyable to read with many examples. This will be my main go-to book in the future, especially when I&#8217;m feeling like I&#8217;m stuck.&#8221; <strong>&#8212; Gary Lea, Fiction Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Having been a student of Beth Barany for many years, I was excited to read a distillation of Beth and Ezra&#8217;s extensive experience in a rich but uncomplicated guide. I don&#8217;t know what I would have done all this time without those techniques to guide me. If you are confused about how to get a novel going, need an overhaul of your current project, or just think it&#8217;s just too perplexing, let this book help you to become to the novelist you&#8217;ve always wanted to be.&#8221; &#8212; <strong>Hugh Tipping, Upcoming Fantasy Novelist<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Plan Your Novel Like a Pro&#8221; is one of the best tools a writer can have in their toolbox. Beth and Ezra&#8217;s no-nonsense, gentle approach is efficient as well as inspiring. Their practical techniques in getting to know your characters at a deep level will propel your storyline into depths even seasoned writers dream about. And, using your book, I&#8217;ve already begun to plot (insert creepy Halloween music and a villain&#8217;s &#8220;bru&#8230;ha&#8230;ha&#8221; here) my next story!&#8221;&#8211; <strong>Keri Kruspe, Author of Otherworldy Romantic Adventures, <em>An Alien Exchange<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s very approachable and easy to understand. I can actually do it.&#8221;<span class=\"im\"><br \/>\n<strong>&#8212; 13 year-old fantasy writer<\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a name=\"buy\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#top\">top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">HOW TO GET YOUR OWN COPY!<\/h2>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-20604 size-full\" title=\"PLAN YOUR NOVEL LIKE A PRO: AND HAVE FUN DOING IT! by Beth and Ezra Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro_beth-barany_ezra-barany_200x318.jpg\" alt=\"PLAN YOUR NOVEL LIKE A PRO: AND HAVE FUN DOING IT! by Beth and Ezra Barany\" width=\"200\" height=\"318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro_beth-barany_ezra-barany_200x318.jpg 200w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro_beth-barany_ezra-barany_200x318-189x300.jpg 189w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>To choose your favorite vendor, go here:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Or use these links:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Amazon:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2R1dJWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2S0PJTO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">print<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geo.itunes.apple.com\/us\/book\/id1447700696?at=1010l9S2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Apple Books<\/a> |<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-beth-barany\/1130033610\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nook<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/plan-your-novel-like-a-pro-and-have-fun-doing-it\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kobo<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/book\/396123869\/Plan-Your-Novel-Like-A-Pro-And-Have-Fun-Doing-It-Barany-School-of-Fiction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Scribd<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Get <em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/em> from your local library app<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/libbyapp.com\/interview\/welcome#doYouHaveACard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Libby app<\/a><\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<a name=\"excerpt\"><\/a><br \/>\n<em>For an excerpt, read on&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>INTRODUCTION<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWriting a novel isn\u2019t easy. If it were, everyone would be doing it.\u201d \u2014Anonymous<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It\u2019s your dream to be a novelist, to touch readers\u2019 hearts and minds, to excite and wow them, to transport them. And to build a career with your books.<\/p>\n<p>But you don\u2019t know where to begin. Starting is hard. Things like creating an outline, scenes, or conflict may be confusing or strange or no fun at all. Perhaps crafting compelling three-dimensional characters stumps you.<\/p>\n<p>Or maybe you\u2019ve been stuck in the middle of writing your first novel (or fifth) for way too long.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s hard.<\/p>\n<p>We know. As working novelists, we\u2019ve been there many, many times.<\/p>\n<p>But there is hope.<\/p>\n<h2>Who This Book is For<\/h2>\n<p>This book is for you if you want to work on your novel while managing the rest of your life. We know you have other activities and people you are committed to. Your life doesn\u2019t stop just because you want to create art. You may feel like your daily life is an obstacle, but it can enhance your storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>This book is also for you if you have tried writing without any guidelines but didn\u2019t get very far. It can be hard to write when you don\u2019t know what you\u2019re writing about, how to develop a story, or why your writing means so much to you.<\/p>\n<p>You may have tried planning your novel by following rules set out by other writing teachers and found that they didn\u2019t work for you. Some writing instructors insist that their way is the only way, the best way, but in fact, there is no best way. There is only the way that gets you writing and that is different for every writer.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/strong><\/em> is designed to help you discover your very own creative process for planning your novel. The only way you\u2019ll uncover what works for you is to experiment with different tools. Try everything, discard what doesn\u2019t work for you, and keep what does. We offer plenty of strategies and tools in this book. Above all, this book is for you if you\u2019re looking for a way to listen to yourself, whether that\u2019s listening to the whispers of your gut, your heart, your intuition, or some other creative part of you.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/em><\/strong> focuses on genre fiction, genres such as romance, mystery, thrillers, science fiction, and fantasy. We focus on these types of stories since they are the kind both of us (Beth and Ezra) write and know the most about, but we imagine that writers of other kinds of stories will find helpful exercises and advice among these pages.<br \/>\n<a name=\"authors\"><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT THE AUTHORS<\/h1>\n<h2>About Beth Barany<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BETH-BARANY_2023_300px_01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27411 size-full\" title=\"Beth Barany, Award-winning fantasy novelist, Master Teacher, Creativity Coach for Writers, BaranySchoolofFiction.com\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/BETH-BARANY_2023_300px_01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist, master neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers. She specializes in helping writers experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers. Her courses are packed with useful hands-on information that you can implement right away. She runs an online school for fiction writers and a 12-month group mastermind program to help them get published. Beth also hosts the podcast, <em>How To Write The Future<\/em>, available on Apple and everywhere you get your streaming, for science fiction and fantasy authors and for anyone who cares about the future. More resources on publishing, book marketing, and novel writing are on her blog, Writer&#8217;s Fun Zone. When she&#8217;s not helping writers, Beth <a href=\"https:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">writes<\/a> magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.<\/p>\n<h3>CONNECT WITH BETH<\/h3>\n<p>IG: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/<\/a><br \/>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/profile.php?id=799399464\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Profile<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Page<\/a><br \/>\nTwitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany<\/a><br \/>\nLinkedIn: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/<\/a><br \/>\nTikTok: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/<\/a><br \/>\nYouTube: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BethBarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BethBarany<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bethbaranyschooloffiction.teachable.com\/p\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">School<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blog<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>About Ezra Barany<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EZRA-BARANY_2023_300px_01.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27412 size-full\" title=\"Ezra Barany, Award-winning, Bestselling Thriller Author, thetorahcodes.com\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EZRA-BARANY_2023_300px_01.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EZRA-BARANY_2023_300px_01.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/EZRA-BARANY_2023_300px_01-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Ezra Barany loves riveting readers with thrillers, but by order of the Department of Motor Vehicles he must place a warning on every book cover, &#8220;Do not read while driving.&#8221; His first two books in <em>The Torah Codes<\/em> series were award-winning international bestsellers. The second two books in the 4-book series wowed readers too! In his free time, he has eye-opening discussions on the art of writing novels with his wife and book coach Beth Barany. A high school physics teacher, Ezra lives in Oakland with his beloved wife and two cats working on the next book in <em>The Torah Codes<\/em> series. Ezra, not the cats. For a free short story in <em>The Torah Codes<\/em> series, \u201cThe Mourner\u2019s Kaddish,\u201d do please go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetorahcodes.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.thetorahcodes.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>The Creative Process<\/h2>\n<p>Creating art can be hard and frustrating. It may require you to stretch in ways you never have before. We all start in a place of not knowing. Yet, we humans have been creating art for more than 100,000 years, the age of the oldest art found. (Painted on cave walls in Spain. See citation in the Resources section.)<\/p>\n<p>There is hope.<\/p>\n<p>The friction between the desire to create and the challenge of creating assists our art making and is often what allows us to create our best work.<\/p>\n<p>Start with breathing and noticing what you are feeling, whatever those feelings are. It can be healing to allow yourself to notice and feel whatever it is. Feelings are not good or bad, but rivers of energy that flow through our bodies. We can harness those feelings for our storytelling, but only if we feel them first.<\/p>\n<p>Next, take a breath, or several, and appreciate all the work you\u2019ve done to get to this place. Appreciate your passion, your focus, and your love of story, and whatever else excites you about writing a novel.<\/p>\n<p>Likewise, appreciate the pain, frustration, disappointment, and even hopelessness you\u2019ve experienced to get to this point. Without the effort, how would you know if the work was worthwhile?<\/p>\n<p>When we appreciate our current experience, what\u2019s happening now, we can choose a new present. What new present do you choose?<\/p>\n<p>You can choose by asking: What would I like? Or, what do I want? Perhaps,<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u2022 A completed novel that you can hold in your hands?<br \/>\n\u2022 A creative process or model you can use again and again?<br \/>\n\u2022 An author career you\u2019re happy about and proud to be building?<\/p>\n<p>If you said yes to any of these three things, or to something similar, or even if you\u2019re not sure what you would like, then you are in the right place. We are here to help you discover your creative process and lay the foundation for your writing goals.<\/p>\n<p>This book is designed to guide you through the process of planning of your novel. It\u2019s a road map to follow, so you can focus on creating.<\/p>\n<h2>Planning with a Purpose: Stories Matter<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cStory evolved as a way to explore our own mind and the mind of others, as a sort of dress rehearsal for the future. As a result, story helps us survive not only in the life-and-death physical sense but also in a life-well-lived social sense.\u201d \u2013 Lisa Cron, <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2DxxmS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Wired For Story: The Writer\u2019s Guide to Using Brain Science to Hook Readers from the Very First Sentence<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This isn\u2019t an ordinary book on novel planning. While it contains many of the ingredients you may have seen in other writing guide books, it\u2019s different because we focus on your creative soul, your heart, and your sense of self and story.<\/p>\n<p>The world needs your stories. Your stories matter.<\/p>\n<p>Your readers are waiting for your unique voice. You matter.<\/p>\n<p>Like many writers, you may have been deeply touched by stories told to you or books you read when you were young, and now you want to influence readers yourself.<\/p>\n<p>Stories are how we make sense of the world and prepare for any potential scenario we may face. They are a form of mental rehearsal. They are how we teach life lessons. As Lisa Cron says so aptly, based on neuroscientists\u2019 understanding, \u201chumans are wired for story.\u201d I\u2019d even say that it\u2019s the most powerful way we learn how to be human, how to ask and answer the questions about how we want to live in the world, and how we can shape our world.<\/p>\n<p>Your stories can influence the fate of future generations, the fate of humanity, and the fate of our planet.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>Excerpted from the Introduction of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2R1dJWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong><em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It!<\/em><\/strong><\/a> by Beth and Ezra Barany.<br \/>\n<a name=\"review\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-21829\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1-267x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1-267x300.png 267w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1-768x862.png 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1-912x1024.png 912w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1-640x718.png 640w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/mockupshots-freeimage-mock-00054-1.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 267px) 100vw, 267px\" \/><\/a><\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ARE YOU A BOOK REVIEWER, BLOGGER, OR PODCASTER?<\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to feature Beth and\/or Ezra on your platform, <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>contact Beth<\/strong><\/a> to schedule a time and get a review copy.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<a name=\"other\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GR-CS-newsletter-our-writing-books.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23514\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GR-CS-newsletter-our-writing-books.png\" alt=\"our writing books by Beth and Ezra Barany\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GR-CS-newsletter-our-writing-books.png 970w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GR-CS-newsletter-our-writing-books-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GR-CS-newsletter-our-writing-books-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/GR-CS-newsletter-our-writing-books-640x165.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra Barany<\/h2>\n<p><em>Published by Writer&#8217;s Fun Zone Publishing<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 200px;\">Our Other Books for Writers<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/mastering-deep-point-of-view-by-alice-gaines\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mastering Deep Point of View<\/a> (editor\/publisher)<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/7essentialkeys\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">7 Essential Keys to Planning Your Novel<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/resources\/twitter-authors-social-media-book-marketing-strategies-shy-writers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter for Authors<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/writersadventureguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Writer&#8217;s Adventure Guide<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/owb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Overcome Writers Block<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<br \/>\n<a name=\"resources\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#top\">top<\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left; padding-left: 200px;\">More Story Planning Resources<\/h2>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 200px;\"><a title=\"8 Tips to Plan Your Novel to Write With Confidence and Clarity\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/06\/8-tips-planning-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Free and ready to consume! 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