{"id":18070,"date":"2017-12-08T01:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T09:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=18070"},"modified":"2017-12-07T22:21:23","modified_gmt":"2017-12-08T06:21:23","slug":"writing-like-garden-plant-plus-looking-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2017\/12\/08\/writing-like-garden-plant-plus-looking-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Writing is Like a Garden Plant, Plus Looking into 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Sometimes I feel stalled out on my writing. I forget about it for a few days and then wake up with the sudden thought: what about my WIP? (Work In Progress)<\/p>\n

First I feel guilty that I forgot about it and mope a little bit.<\/p>\n

And then I make plans to get working on it.<\/p>\n

At first, though, the plans feel overwhelmingly vague, like \u201cI need to edit my book today! Ack!\u201d That kicks me into the doldrums.<\/p>\n

Then I remember that my writing is like a plant. It needs today\u2019s nutrients, like sun and water. No more, no less.<\/p>\n

I wonder\u2026 What is the right amount of nurturing my book needs today<\/strong> so that it\u2019ll be okay and keep growing and thriving, and making oxygen for my heart and soul?<\/p>\n

I sigh as the answer comes to me because the answer is always a reasonable, doable one.<\/p>\n

Here it is: If I spend 20 minutes (at least) working on edits for a few pages, I\u2019ll get momentum and feel satisfied that I\u2019ve wrangled with the material and steeped myself in my story world.<\/p>\n

What about you? What is just the right amount of work your book needs today, so that you can feel good in your heart and keep moving forward?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Comment below and let me know. I’d love to hear your answer.<\/p>\n

It will be different for each of you and that is good. We need everyone\u2019s stories, everyone\u2019s perspectives, and yours is valuable, too.<\/p>\n

This reflection and question is the kind of thing I do in our Group Coaching Program for Genre Novelists, including the encouragement to tailor what we offer to your needs and your life.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not a one-size-fits-all program, but offers foundational principles for you to build your successful author career upon.<\/p>\n

We do offer strategies and tactics too for you to pick from, like from a buffet.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m willing to bet that you know that success is built on hard work and persistence and know that your journey to what you want includes trying and failing and getting up to try again, many times.<\/p>\n

What success looks like for you will look different than for any other person. We invite you to define that too.<\/p>\n

Specially for genre novelists, our 12-month Group Program<\/a> caters to writers who want to work in a small online group and in a private Facebook group and are looking for support from experienced working novelists.<\/p>\n

That’s me and my husband, Ezra Barany, also an award-winning novelist and master teacher.<\/p>\n

Together we make the learning fun (we try!) and robust (we hope!)<\/p>\n

If you\u2019ve never seen us teach, check out this pair of short videos.<\/p>\n

1. In this 18-minute video, I interview Ezra about essential plotting tips: https:\/\/youtu.be\/gOyRnjk6zlQ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

2. In this 14-minute one, he interviews me about essential character development tips: https:\/\/youtu.be\/I4fzqZUI3YM<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re curious to discover more about the Group Coaching Program for Genre Novelists, go here http:\/\/coaching.bethbarany.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The main requirement for this program is that you have completed at least one fiction manuscript, or equivalent. This program is for dedicated novelists.<\/p>\n

Registration is now open for the 2018-2019 program, which officially starts Feb. 1st, 2018.<\/strong><\/p>\n

4 Early Bird Registration Bonuses!<\/h2>\n

We are offering 4 Early Bird Registration Bonuses, and those are here: http:\/\/coaching.bethbarany.com\/#eb2018<\/a><\/p>\n

Here are the 4 bonuses:<\/strong><\/div>\n
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