{"id":12927,"date":"2015-06-18T22:47:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T05:47:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=12927"},"modified":"2015-06-18T23:24:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-19T06:24:16","slug":"whats-your-focus-your-passion-in-your-novel-writing-by-beth-barany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2015\/06\/18\/whats-your-focus-your-passion-in-your-novel-writing-by-beth-barany\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s Your Focus + Your Passion in Your Novel Writing? by Beth Barany"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing-.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-12930\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing--300x300.png\" alt=\"What's Your Focus + Your Passion in Your Novel Writing-\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing--300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing--160x160.png 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing--520x520.png 520w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing--720x720.png 720w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Whats-Your-Focus-Your-Passion-in-Your-Novel-Writing-.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>For the last five weeks, I&#8217;ve felt like I was in the middle of something, as if I was unfinished. It made me a bit uncomfortable, but I was also satisfied to be &#8220;in play.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I was writing a new romance novella.<\/p>\n<p>Today a weight lifted off me. I\u00a0finished the first draft of my next story in my Touchstone Series, A Cupcake Christmas (#5) (working title).<\/p>\n<p>Now, the real work begins &#8212; the editing. I look forward to it!<\/p>\n<p>I know my clients do too. I was talking to one of my clients today and he said that he was so happy to have finished his first draft &#8212; over 100,000 words! &#8212; and to be focusing on his edits.<\/p>\n<p>&gt;He got back my edits on his first chapter today and said, &#8220;Wow! Reading your edits is like getting an MFA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>All this to say, I know my stuff. And love helping authors write, polish, publish their novels. If you&#8217;d like to discuss how I can help you, you can <a title=\"Ready to Finish Your Book but not Sure How? Talk to writing coach, Beth Barany\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/talk-to-a-writing-coach\/\" target=\"_blank\">set up a complimentary Discovery call here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I write because I love creating stories.<\/p>\n<p>I coach because I love helping writers get their stories out of their heads and onto the page, polished, and then published and shared with the world.<\/p>\n<p>I love what happens when I step into a story as a reader and come out the other side a changed person, and more of myself.<\/p>\n<p>I believe reading helps us know ourselves better. And I&#8217;m passionate about that too: self-awareness, self-knowledge, and self-compassion.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m also passionate about stretching the edges, adventuring into the new, finding new parts of myself out there at the edges. I&#8217;m curious, I roam, I reach for what&#8217;s out there.<\/p>\n<p>Now your turn&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is your passion + focus in your writing and in your life? What are you passionate about?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Focus on it and act on it. And if you&#8217;d like help with that, let me know. Perhaps I am just the support you need to get your stories out into the world.<\/p>\n<p>Comment below\u00a0and let me know what your passion and focus is.\u00a0I&#8217;m always interested in hearing from you!<\/p>\n<p>All my best,<\/p>\n<p>\u2665<\/p>\n<p>Beth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the last five weeks, I&#8217;ve felt like I was in the middle of something, as if I was unfinished. 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