{"id":18475,"date":"2018-02-24T01:00:52","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=18475"},"modified":"2018-02-22T23:59:03","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T07:59:03","slug":"messy-creative-process-new-mini-course","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/24\/messy-creative-process-new-mini-course\/","title":{"rendered":"The Messy, Creative Process + New Mini-Course"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WFZ_The-Messy-Creative-Process-New-Mini-Course-by-Beth-Barany.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-18483\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WFZ_The-Messy-Creative-Process-New-Mini-Course-by-Beth-Barany-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WFZ_The-Messy-Creative-Process-New-Mini-Course-by-Beth-Barany-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WFZ_The-Messy-Creative-Process-New-Mini-Course-by-Beth-Barany-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WFZ_The-Messy-Creative-Process-New-Mini-Course-by-Beth-Barany-320x320.jpg 320w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/WFZ_The-Messy-Creative-Process-New-Mini-Course-by-Beth-Barany.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The other day, I start editing the third book in my science fiction mystery series, but first I fiddle with my favorite game, <a href=\"https:\/\/king.com\/game\/diamonddigger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diamond Digger<\/a>, on my iPhone, then check email, then stare at the passersby at the outdoor cafe. Then I consider playing the game again.<\/p>\n<p><em>But then I remember<\/em>: this is my hour to write. I set aside this hour in the afternoon nearly every day to work on my current WIP (work in progress.)<\/p>\n<p>I have to psych myself up to start.<\/p>\n<p>Like a painter losing the light, this is my one shot during the day to do the work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I know what to do.<\/strong> I know the drill. This is the third book in my four book series, after all. And the third series I&#8217;ve worked on.<\/p>\n<p>I have a pattern. Maybe you have it too.<\/p>\n<h2>Starting is Hard<\/h2>\n<p>I find starting hard. Really hard.<\/p>\n<p>But I have something in my back pocket, my how-to-get-started-even-when-it&#8217;s-hard card.<\/p>\n<h2>The Creative Process<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s this: <strong>This is my process<\/strong>. This hard-to-start phase, the reluctance, then delaying tactics &#8212; they are all part of my messy, creative process. I&#8217;ve accepted it.<\/p>\n<p>Remembering that this messy, hard start is my process triggers my next habit: the tiny start.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>I tell myself, &#8220;Just do five minutes. Just get started.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then I get into it.<\/p>\n<p>Ezra calls me when I&#8217;m on page 4, and I want to keep going. After checking in with him, I end the call and keep editing. My goal was to get to page 5, and I get there.<\/p>\n<p>My day&#8217;s writing work is done and I feel invigorated by a strong start. Later this afternoon, I&#8217;ll do another 5 pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This is my creative, messy process.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>All this to say your creative process is your own, and may look and feel similar to my own, or may be very different. That&#8217;s okay, because that&#8217;s what shows up for you.<\/p>\n<h2>My Question For You<\/h2>\n<p><strong>My question for you is:<\/strong> Are you on friendly terms with creative process?<\/p>\n<p>If not, how can you appreciate your creative process as it is and not make yourself wrong for how messy or chaotic it may be?<\/p>\n<p>If you are on friendly terms, yay!<\/p>\n<p>A place to start getting to know your writing process is a new free mini-course I recently created called <strong>&#8220;A Writer Discovery Mini-Course.&#8221;<\/strong> It&#8217;s designed to bring you clarity and inspiration to your writer\u2019s life.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a deceptively simple course, but writers have told me that answering these 5 questions has been extremely helpful, enlightening, and even fun. I hope you find it useful too.<\/p>\n<p>For those who haven&#8217;t taken it yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/14\/free-writer-discovery-mini-course-start\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click here to join this course.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(I know some of you have taken this course and shared your answers with me; thanks, and I replied to everyone, pretty sure! A new course is coming to you soon!)<\/p>\n<p>\u2665<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s to your creativity! Happy writing!<\/p>\n<p>\u2665<\/p>\n<p>Best,<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>Beth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>PS. <strong>Webinar soon!<\/strong> I&#8217;ll be sharing about the &#8220;6 Types of Writer Pain and How To Resolve Them&#8221; in a <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/webinar-6-types-writer-pain-resolve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">free webinar here<\/a>.\u00a0Want a sneak peek?\u00a0Check out the 2-part articles\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/01\/31\/6-types-of-writer-pain-you-could-be-in-by-beth-barany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here (part 1)<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2018\/02\/07\/6-types-of-writer-pain-and-how-to-resolve-them-part-2-by-beth-barany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here (part 2)<\/a>\u00a0on Writer&#8217;s Fun Zone.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/school.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"http:\/\/school.bethbarany.com\/ noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-18487 size-medium\" title=\"Barany School of Fiction, Courses for Dedicated Novelists, Let's Do This Together, with Beth and Ezra Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BSOF-banner-300x84.png\" alt=\"Barany School of Fiction, Courses for Dedicated Novelists, Let's Do This Together, with Beth and Ezra Barany\" width=\"300\" height=\"84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BSOF-banner-300x84.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/BSOF-banner.png 696w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>QUIZ from Barany School of Fiction<\/h2>\n<p>Not sure which of our many home study self-paced courses are right for you?<\/p>\n<p>Start <a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/4-stages-writing-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a> with a short quiz to discover which stage of writing your book you&#8217;re in and that will guide you to which of our courses can help you at the stage you&#8217;re in with your book. You can also contact me for a Discovery call.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/4-stages-writing-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Take this short quiz.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>You may share this content intact and with no changes with this attribution:<\/p>\n<p>c. 2007-2018 Beth Barany, Creativity Coach for Writers, www.BethBarany.com<\/p>\n<h3>Not sure which program or course is right for you?<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Contact Beth for a short chat.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>BTW, I&#8217;m a working novelist too, with two series published in two genres, and more on the way. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<h2>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<\/h2>\n<p><strong><i>Who am I?<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-17301\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BETH-BARANY_mg_6953_1824x2736_square_drop-shadow-300x300-320x320.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a>Hi! I&#8217;m Beth Barany,\u00a0an award-winning novelist, master neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers.<\/p>\n<p>Through my courses, programs, workshops and consultations, I specialize in helping writers experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers.<\/p>\n<p>All my courses are packed with useful hands-on information that you can implement right away. I run an online school for fiction writers\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/school.bethbarany.com\/\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>\u00a0and a 12-month group coaching program to help novelists get published\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/coaching.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wizard-1.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1287 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/wizard-1.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/contact-beth\/#signup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SUBSCRIBE TO THIS BLOG for articles like this one<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, I start editing the third book in my science fiction mystery series, but first I fiddle with my favorite 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