{"id":28970,"date":"2024-11-18T10:54:11","date_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=28970"},"modified":"2024-11-18T10:54:42","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T18:54:42","slug":"writing-practice-i-can-do-this-step-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/18\/writing-practice-i-can-do-this-step-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing practice. &#8220;I can do this.&#8221; (Step 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-28971 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Writing practice. &quot;I can do this.&quot; (Step 2)\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images.png\" alt=\"Image of someone writing for Writing practice. &quot;I can do this.&quot; (Step 2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-28972 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Quote from Writing practice. &quot;I can do this.&quot; (Step 2)\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images-1.png\" alt=\"Quote from Writing practice. &quot;I can do this.&quot; (Step 2)\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images-1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/HTWTF-Episode-127-Blog-Post-Images-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How To Write the Future podcast, episode 127 &#8211; Writing practice. &#8220;I can do this.&#8221; (Step 2)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo write a novel, you really need to be able to already be able to sit down and write. Even if it&#8217;s just a little bit at a time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">*This episode is part of a mini-series based on the \u201cTrust Your Creative Heart Roadmap\u201d where Beth Barany discusses the method she developed to help writers go from idea to published science fiction and fantasy novel.*<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In \u201c**Writing practice. \u2018I can do this.\u2019&#8221; (Step 2)** How To Write the Future podcast host, Beth Barany continues her exploration of the roadmap where she asks two questions to help you assess where you are with your writing practice and shares why it\u2019s important to focus on all aspects of writing.<\/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\/127-writing-practice-i-can-do-this-step-2\/id1641025914?i=1000677294751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\/episodes\/16123284-127-writing-practice-i-can-do-this-step-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsprout<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/4IR8pHK3QceynGyGIzeJwW?trackId=6XaRzGJgCgh7XHl5vnYbEW\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/how-to-write-the-future\/episode\/186300109\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/ca590618-5630-4450-aa17-7e2f35359a76\/episodes\/f265d812-e4b5-451b-8141-a749fc84a45a\/how-to-write-the-future-127-writing-practice-i-can-do-this-step-2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/8OgWzjqJdXo?si=m30_DuQb5RwxPe_E\" 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\/8OgWzjqJdXo?si=X4UBqZSXgnk3C8rO\" 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 Writing practice. &#8220;I can do this.&#8221; (Step 2)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hey, everyone. Welcome to How To Write the Future. I&#8217;m Beth Barany, your host, creativity, coach writer, novelist, podcast, host filmmaker, all the things, and writing teacher. I\u2019m with you here sharing my Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And today we&#8217;re doing step two. So, if you missed the overview where I go through all eight steps very quickly. Or you missed step one, go ahead and check out those episodes.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[31] Step Two: Your Writing Practice<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> So today, I am queuing up my stuff here. Today, I am going to talk about what I&#8217;m calling step Two. Step One was an assessment, and a clarification and clarifying your goals.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step Two is focusing on your writing practice, getting your writing practice going.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, maybe you already have a writing practice because you&#8217;ve been keeping a journal for a long time, or maybe you write non-fiction, or you write for work, and you know how to get yourself to the writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I&#8217;ve noticed, over the years of working over two decades with writers is that to write a novel, you really need to be able to already be able to sit down and write. Even if it&#8217;s just a little bit at a time. That&#8217;s really all that you need to get going into learn how to get better at writing on a regular basis.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because a big part of being able to write long form, being able to write fiction, being able to have a career where you write a lot of books is the ability to know how to get yourself to the writing. I liken it to coming up to the trough and then drinking. It&#8217;s a two-step process. And what I mean by that is setting up the conditions In terms of your environment, in terms of blocking off time in your schedule, and then also it&#8217;s how do you get yourself past some resistance past the blank page, past the doubts and the fears and the worries. There is a thing I like to say, which is writing begets writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once we get started, it&#8217;s easy to keep going, but getting started is often the hardest part. So, building that writing habit and knowing how to start by putting words on a page that will take you halfway there. So, there&#8217;s several things that can help you do that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One is an attitude of, &#8220;I can do this. \u201cAnd I&#8217;m going to tell you right now, &#8220;You can do this. \u201cIf you can sit down and write a few sentences, then you can sit down and learn how to write scenes and learn how to write books. So, the trick is start writing. Because writing begets writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0And I will clue you in, onto my very favorite tool to do this, which is timed writing. Timed writing is a great way that I get started, that my husband, who is also a writer, gets started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And between the two of us, we&#8217;ve each written several dozen novels. I think I&#8217;m on novel number 16 at this recording. And I think my husband is on like novel number 20. Yah, we still use timed writing to get ourselves started. And sometimes, we use a variation of that. Like I&#8217;ve heard my husband say things like, I\u2019m just going to write five words. That\u2019s awesome.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And sometimes when I&#8217;m really tired and feeling very drained, but I want forward momentum, I will say, I&#8217;m just going to look at my story. So that means I have to open it up and look at it. or open up my story notes. I&#8217;m just going to look at my story notes. That gets me going every single time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Even if it&#8217;s for five or 10 minutes. Afterwards, I feel so much better that I focused on my writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[03:55] The Two Questions<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Now there&#8217;s two questions I like to ask to help you assess where you are with your writing practice. And that is: What is already working for you? What is working? That could be that you already know how to sit down and get started.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That could be that you have so many ideas, you don&#8217;t know what to do with them. And so, you have a lot to say. That could be you love working in certain mediums. You love writing in your notebook or you love typing into Microsoft Word or Scrivener or another writing program. Or you love the research phase and writing things down and organizing your notes. So, what in your writing practice right now is working for you? I\u2019d love to know. And it would be good for you to know most importantly. And then the second question, and if you&#8217;ve listened to step one, this will be familiar. It\u2019s: What would you like more of? So, when you think of your writing practice, and I&#8217;m just gonna use myself as an example right now, when I think of my writing practice, what is it that I would like more of. And actually, I&#8217;m at the phase where I&#8217;m doing a lot of dictation. So, I want to practice more dictation, not dictation of fiction, per se, but dictation of my creative process notes, more on the journaling side. That\u2019s what I&#8217;m thinking about when I think of my writing practice right now. I actually, Can sit down, and I can get to work. But it took a lot of practice. It wasn&#8217;t easy at first.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[05:21] One more component about the Writing Practice<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Now there&#8217;s one more component about the writing practice is, I remember when I first started, I didn&#8217;t know what to write.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I knew I wanted to write fiction, but I didn&#8217;t know what to say, even though the desire was there. So, part of having a writing practice is having something to say. So, part of the practice is the saying what you can say and putting it down on the page.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0So, the other very important tool that I use is free writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So often when I\u2019m doing timed writing, I&#8217;m actually doing free writing because that is very much being in the present with my thoughts and my ideas. And my doubts and my worries and my fears and just writing them down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then from there, I can ask myself questions about the story, which we&#8217;re going to touch on starting in Step Three. We&#8217;re going to start to talk about story development. So, stay tuned for that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today we talked about step two in my Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap, helping you go from idea to finished science fiction and fantasy novel that you are so proud of, that you are publishing, that you are marketing, that you are so excited that readers can find your book.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[06:33] STAY TUNED FOR STEP THREE<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> All right. Stay tuned for step three, where I will talk more about story and story development.\u200b<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>[06:39] 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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So that\u2019s it for this week. Write long and prosper.<\/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<\/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\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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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