{"id":11499,"date":"2019-05-01T03:00:38","date_gmt":"2019-05-01T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=11499"},"modified":"2025-09-04T16:16:04","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T23:16:04","slug":"3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29820 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png 640w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel-80x80.png 80w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel-320x320.png 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on planning your novel.<\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos on preparing for NaNoWriMo or any time.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you missed it:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the <strong>first<\/strong> step in your novel planning is <a title=\"Start Your Novel Preparation with the Elevator Pitch\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/13\/start-novel-preparation-elevator-pitch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>your elevator pitch<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>the <strong>second<\/strong> step is <strong><a title=\"Novel Preparation with Story Synopsis, Prepare Your Novel for Nanowrimo #30DayWC\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/20\/novel-preparation-with-story-synopsis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">crafting your story synopsis<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li>the <strong>third<\/strong> post on <a title=\"Character Development for NaNoWriMo Prep\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/27\/character-development-for-nanowrimo-prep\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>preparing your characters<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>the <strong>fourth<\/strong> post is here<strong><a title=\"Prepare Your Novel for NaNoWriMo with World Building\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/03\/prepare-your-novel-for-nanowrimo-with-world-building\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> on world building<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>fifth<\/strong> post on <strong><a title=\"Plot and Story Building Tips to Prepare Your Novel for NaNoWriMo\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/10\/plot-and-story-building-tips-to-prepare-your-novel-for-nanowrimo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">plot and story building tips<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>sixth<\/strong> post is\u00a0<strong><a title=\"A Unique Way to Develop Conflict in Your Novel for Pantsers by Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/17\/unique-way-develop-conflict-novel-pantsers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a unique way to develop conflict in your story for pantsers<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>the <strong>seventh<\/strong> post on <strong><a title=\"a simple tool to design your plot called \u201cProblem-Solution\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/04\/24\/a-simple-tool-to-design-your-plot-for-novelists\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a simple tool to design your plot called \u201cProblem-Solution<\/a><\/strong>.&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All the posts are <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/06\/8-tips-planning-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here. You can download a handy checklist there of all 8 tips.<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Write a Novel &#8212; Part 1<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/to9KgG-fh5Y?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Write a Novel &#8212; Part 2<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R5uqPKjFEDE?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How to Write a Novel &#8212; Part 3<\/h2>\n<div align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qRpFTT069UI?rel=0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\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-20604 size-full\" title=\"Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth and Ezra Barany, Available where all books are sold!\" 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, Available where all books are sold!\" 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><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">NEW! PLAN YOUR NOVEL LIKE A PRO<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>You can also check out our newest book, <\/strong><strong><em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/em>,<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/pynlap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\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. <em>Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It!<\/em> is for organic writers and pansters who want a roadmap to follow, so that they can let their creativity loose.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cBeth\u2019s book is like plotting for pantsers!\u201d<\/em>\u2014Tess Rider, Science Fantasy Romance Author<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">ABOUT BETH &amp; EZRA BARANY<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-28682 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px-300x240.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/BETHEZRA-BARANY_512-\u00d7-409-px.png 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Beth Barany<\/strong>, an award-winning novelist and certified Creativity Coach for Writers, runs Barany Consulting, a coaching and consulting firm dedicated to helping novelists write, publish, and market their books. She&#8217;s the author of the award-winning young adult fantasy series, <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2yopLkb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Henrietta The Dragon Slayer<\/em><\/a>, and the paranormal sweet romance collection,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2fhE3OL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Touchstone Series<\/em><\/a>. She&#8217;s currently working on a science fiction mystery series.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ezra Barany<\/strong>, an award-winning novelist and the bestselling author of <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2xks6y5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Torah Codes<\/em>\u00a0series<\/a>, is also a teacher and mentor.<\/p>\n<p>Together they help authors get their books out into the world.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/03\/06\/8-tips-planning-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">List of all 8 tips here. You can download a checklist for all 8 tips here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on planning your novel. In today&#8217;s post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos on preparing for NaNoWriMo or any time.\u00a0 If you missed it: the&#46;&#46;&#46;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":29820,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2173,380,20],"tags":[2093,495,452,2178,592,2346,3649,2950,11],"class_list":["post-11499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prepare-for-nanowrimo","category-video","category-writing-tips","tag-amwriting","tag-ezra-barany","tag-nanowrimo","tag-novel-preparation","tag-novels","tag-plan-your-novel","tag-plan-your-novel-like-a-pro","tag-pyn","tag-writing"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today&#039;s post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos to plan for NaNoWriMo.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today&#039;s post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos to plan for NaNoWriMo.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Writer&#039;s Fun Zone\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-05-01T10:00:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-09-04T23:16:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"640\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Beth Barany\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@bethbarany\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BethBarany\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Beth Barany\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Beth Barany\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9716e70facf67ac5be22883cfdbc684b\"},\"headline\":\"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-01T10:00:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-04T23:16:04+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":361,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\",\"keywords\":[\"#amwriting\",\"ezra barany\",\"nanowrimo\",\"novel preparation\",\"novels\",\"plan your novel\",\"Plan Your Novel Like A Pro\",\"PYN\",\"writing\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Plan Your Novel\",\"video\",\"Writing Tips\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/\",\"name\":\"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-05-01T10:00:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-09-04T23:16:04+00:00\",\"description\":\"Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today's post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos to plan for NaNoWriMo.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png\",\"width\":640,\"height\":640},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/01\\\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Writer's Fun Zone\",\"description\":\"where we go to the edge to play and become better writers\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Beth Barany Productions\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/cropped-cropped-WFZ_BANNER_DRAFT_NEW_mock_1C_w_edits.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/cropped-cropped-WFZ_BANNER_DRAFT_NEW_mock_1C_w_edits.jpeg\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":246,\"caption\":\"Beth Barany Productions\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/bethbarany\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/BethBarany\",\"http:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/bethbarany\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/c\\\/BethBarany\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/bethbarany\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9716e70facf67ac5be22883cfdbc684b\",\"name\":\"Beth Barany\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2fb0bef9fd3da8d545d88eab8bead7ebb0c95120246ccc8674f6112cd945a6b8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2fb0bef9fd3da8d545d88eab8bead7ebb0c95120246ccc8674f6112cd945a6b8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/2fb0bef9fd3da8d545d88eab8bead7ebb0c95120246ccc8674f6112cd945a6b8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Beth Barany\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/bethbarany.com\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/bethbarany\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/writersfunzone.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/beth-barany\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone","description":"Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today's post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos to plan for NaNoWriMo.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone","og_description":"Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today's post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos to plan for NaNoWriMo.","og_url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/","og_site_name":"Writer&#039;s Fun Zone","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\/","article_published_time":"2019-05-01T10:00:38+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-09-04T23:16:04+00:00","og_image":[{"width":640,"height":640,"url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Beth Barany","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@bethbarany","twitter_site":"@BethBarany","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Beth Barany","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/"},"author":{"name":"Beth Barany","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9716e70facf67ac5be22883cfdbc684b"},"headline":"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel","datePublished":"2019-05-01T10:00:38+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-04T23:16:04+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/"},"wordCount":361,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png","keywords":["#amwriting","ezra barany","nanowrimo","novel preparation","novels","plan your novel","Plan Your Novel Like A Pro","PYN","writing"],"articleSection":["Plan Your Novel","video","Writing Tips"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/","url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/","name":"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel &#183; Writer&#039;s Fun Zone","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png","datePublished":"2019-05-01T10:00:38+00:00","dateModified":"2025-09-04T23:16:04+00:00","description":"Today is the eighth and last in an 8-post series on preparing your novel for Nanowrimo. In today's post, Ezra shares 3 fun videos to plan for NaNoWriMo.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/PYN-8_-3-Fun-Videos-on-Planning-Your-Novel.png","width":640,"height":640},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/01\/3-fun-videos-preparing-nanowrimo\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"3 Fun Videos on Planning Your Novel"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/","name":"Writer's Fun Zone","description":"where we go to the edge to play and become better writers","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Beth Barany Productions","url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cropped-cropped-WFZ_BANNER_DRAFT_NEW_mock_1C_w_edits.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/cropped-cropped-WFZ_BANNER_DRAFT_NEW_mock_1C_w_edits.jpeg","width":1024,"height":246,"caption":"Beth Barany Productions"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\/","https:\/\/x.com\/BethBarany","http:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/BethBarany","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/9716e70facf67ac5be22883cfdbc684b","name":"Beth Barany","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2fb0bef9fd3da8d545d88eab8bead7ebb0c95120246ccc8674f6112cd945a6b8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2fb0bef9fd3da8d545d88eab8bead7ebb0c95120246ccc8674f6112cd945a6b8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/2fb0bef9fd3da8d545d88eab8bead7ebb0c95120246ccc8674f6112cd945a6b8?s=96&d=identicon&r=g","caption":"Beth Barany"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/","https:\/\/x.com\/bethbarany"],"url":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/author\/beth-barany\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11499"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29834,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11499\/revisions\/29834"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29820"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11499"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11499"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11499"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}