{"id":28957,"date":"2024-11-11T05:57:16","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=28957"},"modified":"2024-11-11T05:57:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T13:57:16","slug":"you-are-here-take-an-assessment-and-clarify-your-goals-step-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/11\/you-are-here-take-an-assessment-and-clarify-your-goals-step-1\/","title":{"rendered":"You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify your goals (Step 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28958 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify Your Goals (Step 1) \" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images.png\" alt=\"You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify Your Goals (Step 1)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28959 size-full\" title=\"Quote from You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify Your Goals (Step 1) \" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images-1.png\" alt=\"Quote from You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify Your Goals (Step 1) \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images-1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Episode-126-Blog-Images-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">How To Write the Future podcast, episode 126 &#8211; You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify Your Goals (Step 1)<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI help you go from idea to finished science fiction or fantasy novel that you are proud of.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Write the Future host, Beth Barany kicks off her first episode based on her *Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap* method called, \u201c**You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify your goals (Step 1)\u201d** where she explains why it\u2019s important to clarify your goals, and asks you two key questions to help get you started.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Work the roadmap! Sign up and receive a copy of Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap workbook: <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/trust-your-creative-heart-roadmap-workbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/trust-your-creative-heart-roadmap-workbook\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Platforms The podcast is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/126-you-are-here-take-an-assessment-and-clarify\/id1641025914?i=1000676463636\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\/episodes\/16081520-126-you-are-here-take-an-assessment-and-clarify-your-goals-step-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsprout<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/09Eznegows1r3UO2iVAusq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/episode\/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.buzzsprout.com%2F2012061%2Fepisodes%2F16081520-126-you-are-here-take-an-assessment-and-clarify-your-goals-step-1.mp3&amp;podcastId=4025186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/ca590618-5630-4450-aa17-7e2f35359a76\/episodes\/f7aa478a-7db3-4cfd-a569-a9441a218c22\/how-to-write-the-future-126-you-are-here-take-an-assessment-and-clarify-your-goals-step-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/s1J73J4lBDU?si=SS-TbmFUcXsyWU0M\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s1J73J4lBDU?si=QJ6Kz-Um-TwkqOzc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><script type='text\/javascript' charset='utf-8' src='https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061.js?container_id=buzzsprout-large-player&#038;player=large'><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><b>RESOURCES\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING &#8211; START HERE<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/world-building-resources\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Get support for your fiction writing by a novelist and writing teacher and coach. Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/discovery-call\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/discovery-call\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the How To Write the Future podcast<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The *How To Write The Future* podcast is for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to write positive futures and successfully bring those stories out into the marketplace. Hosted by Beth Barany, science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. We cover tips for fiction writers. This podcast is for readers too if you\u2019re at all curious about the future of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This podcast is for you if you have questions like:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I figure out what&#8217;s not working if my story feels flat?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; How do I make my story more interesting and alive?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This podcast is for readers too if you\u2019re at all curious about the future of humanity.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transcript for episode 126 &#8211; You are Here: Take an Assessment and Clarify Your Goals (Step 1)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hey, everyone. I am Beth Barany of how to write the future podcast. I am here to share with you my Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap, helping writers go from idea to finished science fiction or fantasy novel. Now of course you can apply this material to any creative process.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because I am a science fiction and fantasy writer. I am talking to science fiction and fantasy writers. And that is who I help.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0I help you go from idea to finished science fiction or fantasy novel that you are proud of, and that you&#8217;re ready to share with the world; that you&#8217;re ready to publish. And you&#8217;re ready to send it out into the world and move on to the next one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I created an eight-step process &#8211; a roadmap that takes you all the way through that process. And if you want to hear the overview, go ahead and check out the overview that I created on this process.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[01:00] Step One: You Are Here<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Today we&#8217;re going to go through step one. And then you can go and listen to all the other steps that will be released soon. All right.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, step one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you actually take a step on a journey. You want to know where you&#8217;re going. You want to clarify your goals. And you want to take stock of your strengths and what you would like more of.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[01:23] Clarify Your Goals<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So, I encourage you to think about what is it that you really want. What does that look like? Do you want to have a finished book in your hand? Do you want to be able to hand it to your friends and family? Do you want to sell it all across the internet? On Amazon, on the other vendors? Do you want to sell it direct to readers online? Or in person or both?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then do you want to go on and write more books?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, I am talking to beginners, but also if you are an experienced writer and you&#8217;ve been writing some books, I also encourage you to take stock of your goals, as well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[02:02] Workbook<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And just so you know, there is a little workbook that comes with the series.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So be sure to check that out in the link, or go ahead and put into the comments, if you&#8217;re listening to this on YouTube and say, &#8220;Send me the workbook.&#8221; There is a workbook that comes along with this roadmap.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[02:19] Assessment Questions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So, where are you? Where are you now? And where do you want to go?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[02:23] Two Key Questions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And there are two questions that I like to ask when I&#8217;m talking to writers at the beginning when I&#8217;m getting to know you. I start by looking at: what is working.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think it is really important to notice what is already working in your life around your goal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example, if you&#8217;ve never written a full-length novel before, but you keep a journal. And maybe you&#8217;ve written some papers for school.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So those are things that are working. You&#8217;re able to sit down and get to your writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or if you are an avid reader, that is also what is working, or you watch a lot of TV and film and you love story. Those things are working for you. What else might be working for you?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0I call them strengths. And it could also be the fact that you might have a space where you can work or that you have some time that you can put into writing. Those are also working for you plus other skills that come from other parts of your life. Those things are working for you too. So, all of the things that are working for you that can support you as you do this new thing, as you do this new thing of writing a novel.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[03:28] What would you like more of?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And then the second question to ask before we start on the journey, before we start on the road and the adventure to get you to that amazing, finished place, finished goal. with a book in your hand with being so proud of it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing to ask yourself because, and we all go there is: what would you like more of?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m not asking what&#8217;s wrong or what&#8217;s broken, or what needs fixing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m actually looking at it a little differently. It&#8217;s another way, instead of saying what&#8217;s lacking, we&#8217;re going to ask: what would you like more of?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, this is your desire and you&#8217;re like, ah, I want this thing, but I don&#8217;t have this thing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, something, for example, that I noticed when I was struggling as a beginning writer is I wanted more time to put into my writing. And that&#8217;s what I wanted more of. I wanted more time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meaning I realized I needed to dedicate more time to the writing itself because, my writing sessions were very sporadic and I wasn&#8217;t actually sitting down on a regular basis and I realized, oh, that&#8217;s really what I&#8217;m craving. I am craving that dedicated almost daily time that I sit down at the cafe as it was, and I work on writing that first draft.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Another thing that you might want more of is more feedback. Wow. That&#8217;s really great to know. Are you ready for feedback? Maybe you are. Maybe you&#8217;re not. If you don&#8217;t have anything written, then you don&#8217;t have anything to share with anyone yet, but it&#8217;s good to know.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, notice, what is it that you would like more of?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I asked one of my clients this, he told me he wanted longer blocks of time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was writing daily, but he didn&#8217;t want to write for 20 minutes or 30 minutes. He wanted three hours or a day where he would be uninterrupted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When I asked another client what she wanted more of she realized that she needed more understanding of story structure. And so, it was like, oh, okay, great. So that&#8217;s an area where she can go and learn more about.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, it could be a knowledge thing. It could be skills, it could be time. It could be support. What would you like more of?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[05:40] Wrap-up: You Are Here<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So today we talked about step one in my Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap. It is an assessment. It is that moment before you go on the journey where you look at the map and it says You Are Here. We&#8217;re looking at where you are right now. You are here. And looking at what are your goals? What is the specific goal that you want right now? And, asking two questions: what&#8217;s working? And what would you like more of?<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[06:08] Let me know if you have questions!<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> That&#8217;s it for this episode. And if you have any questions, please write me, post them in the chat. Reach out to me. And if you would like the workbook that comes with this series, then go ahead and use the link in the description.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also, you can write me; post in the comments. &#8220;Send me the guide.&#8221; That&#8217;s it for this week, everyone Write long and prosper.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Need instructions on how to leave a review? <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/leave-a-podcast-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Go here.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ABOUT BETH BARANY\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BETH-BARANY_2023_300px_01-e1701116328224.webp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-27766 size-full\" title=\"Image of Beth Barany\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/BETH-BARANY_2023_300px_01-e1701116328224.webp\" alt=\"Image of Beth Barany\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beth Barany teaches science fiction and fantasy novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor. She\u2019s an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and runs the podcast, \u201cHow To Write The Future.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn more about Beth Barany at these sites:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/author.bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Author site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/\u00a0 <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/bethbarany.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coaching site<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/baranyschooloffiction.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">School of Fiction<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \/ <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.writersfunzone.com\/blog\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writer\u2019s Fun Zone blog<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CONNECT<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact Beth: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/#tve-jump-185b4422580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/podcast\/#tve-jump-185b4422580<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email: beth@bethbarany.com<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LinkedIn:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IG: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TT: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@bethbarany\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">FB: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bethbarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">X: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/BethBarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CREDITS\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EDITED WITH DESCRIPT:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/www.descript.com?lmref=_w1WCA <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Refer-a-Friend link)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MUSIC CREDITS : Music from Uppbeat (free for Creators!):<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/uppbeat.io\/t\/soundroll\/fuzz-buzz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> https:\/\/uppbeat.io\/t\/soundroll\/fuzz-buzz<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> License code: UMMKDRL02DFGKJ0L. \u201cFuzz buzz\u201d by Soundroll. 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