{"id":26098,"date":"2022-11-03T15:35:39","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T22:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?page_id=26098"},"modified":"2026-04-05T17:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T00:15:00","slug":"world-building-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"World Building Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"\">Free Download | PRINTABLE | WRITING PROMPTS<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"\">Sign up here to get your World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers<\/h3>\n<p style=\"\">Overwhelmed by world-building for your science fiction or fantasy novel?<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Use these prompts to brainstorm your story\u2019s world.<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">AMAZING information and not at all what I expected. You&#8217;ve given me the tools and courage to go back to my finished drafts and make them much better. Thank you!!<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"\">Jan Dunkin<\/h4>\n<p style=\"\">Writer<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Very useful tool. Much appreciated.<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"\">G SMITH<\/h4>\n<p style=\"\">Writer<\/p>\n<p style=\"\">Thank you for all your hard work on it. It really helped to organize and get my story on track.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"\">Ann O. Heberlein<\/h4>\n<p style=\"\">SF novelist (fingers crossed)<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"27792\" width=\"1080\" data-init-width=\"2300\" height=\"423\" data-init-height=\"900\" title=\"WORKBOOK-HEADER-WORLD BUILDING TOOLS LOGO-HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE_v02 (2300 \u00d7 900 px)\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/WORKBOOK-HEADER-WORLD-BUILDING-TOOLS-LOGO-HOW-TO-WRITE-THE-FUTURE_v02-2300-\u00d7-900-px.png\" data-link-wrap=\"true\" data-width=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: auto 2300 \/ 900;\" data-height=\"423\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"color: rgb(61, 24, 0) !important; --tcb-applied-color:rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important;\">About Beth Barany<\/h3>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>Beth Barany<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"> is an award-winning science fiction and fantasy novelist, and certified creativity coach for writers, and runs the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\" style=\"outline: none;\">podcast<\/a>, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"outline: none;\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><strong>How To Write The Future<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(61, 24, 0);\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0) !important;\"> She specializes in helping writers experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(61, 24, 0);\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0) !important;\">Her courses and programs are packed with useful hands-on information that you can implement right away.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(61, 24, 0);\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0) !important;\">Her transformational consulting sessions help you step into the author life you want with ease and joy.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"color: rgb(61, 24, 0);\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0) !important;\">She runs<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: rgb(61, 24, 0);\"><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0) !important;\">&nbsp;a 12-month group mastermind&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/coaching.bethbarany.com\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">program<\/a> to help them develop an editing practice and get published.&nbsp;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">More resources on publishing, book marketing, and novel writing are on her blog, for and by creative writers, <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Writer&#8217;s Fun Zone<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">When she&#8217;s not helping writers, Beth writes <a href=\"https:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\" style=\"outline: none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure<\/a>&nbsp; that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">For fun, Beth loves walking her hilly neighborhood, puttering in her garden, and watching YouTube videos about the space industry. <\/span><br \/><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\"><\/span><br \/><span style=\"--tcb-applied-color: rgb(61, 24, 0)  !important; color: rgb(61, 24, 0); font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif;\">Beth lives in Oakland, California with her husband, Ezra Barany, also a novelist, and their cats.<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"icon-linkedin\"><span> <\/span><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-dynamic-link=\"thrive_global_fields_url\" data-shortcode-id=\"t\" data-id=\"icon-twitter\"><span>                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"icon-facebook\"><span>                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@BethBarany\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"icon-youtube\"><span>                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"icon-pinterest\"><span>                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"icon-instagram\"><span>                     <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" data-id=\"icon-link\"><span>                     <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>c. 2023 &#8211; 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