{"id":29088,"date":"2024-12-30T03:00:09","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T11:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=29088"},"modified":"2025-01-14T06:29:33","modified_gmt":"2025-01-14T14:29:33","slug":"you-did-it-youve-a-finished-science-fiction-or-fantasy-novel-youre-proud-of-step-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2024\/12\/30\/you-did-it-youve-a-finished-science-fiction-or-fantasy-novel-youre-proud-of-step-8\/","title":{"rendered":"You did it! You&#8217;ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29089 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"You did it! You've a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8)\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133.png\" alt=\"Image of 2 Sparklers celebration for You did it! You've a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8) \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-29090 size-full\" title=\"Quote from You did it! You've a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8)\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133-1.png\" alt=\"Quote from You did it! You've a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8) \" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133-1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/HTWTF-Blog-Images-Episode-133-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You did it! You&#8217;ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8) <\/span>\u2013 How To Write the Future podcast, episode 133<\/h2>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI want you to really deepen into what this experience could be like. What would it be like to hold the book in your hands?\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This episode is last part of a 9-part mini-series based on the \u201cTrust Your Creative Heart Roadmap\u201d where Beth Barany discusses her method to help writers go from idea to published science fiction and fantasy novel.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this final episode of this 9-part mini-series, <\/span><b>&#8220;You did it! You&#8217;ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you&#8217;re proud of! (Step 8),&#8221;<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> How To Write The Future podcast host Beth Barany encourages writers to celebrate completing their novels, guides listeners through connecting with the sensory details of the publishing process, and offers valuable resources, including free downloadable workbooks and opportunities for personal coaching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Work the roadmap!<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sign up and receive a copy of Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap workbook: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/trust-your-creative-heart-roadmap-workbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/trust-your-creative-heart-roadmap-workbook\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Platforms The podcast is available on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/133-you-did-it-youve-a-finished-science-fiction-or\/id1641025914?i=1000682109028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsprout<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/76ALKSY0gAyETnEoxlYSEK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/how-to-write-the-future\/4025186\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Podcast Addict<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/ca590618-5630-4450-aa17-7e2f35359a76\/how-to-write-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon Music<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/klm2iWY1gtA?si=uYs9-aLUxJFsDlLY\" 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\/klm2iWY1gtA?si=UfhJL1fchKYMhGdR\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RESOURCES\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Work the roadmap! Sign up and receive a copy of Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap workbook:<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/trust-your-creative-heart-roadmap-workbook\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/trust-your-creative-heart-roadmap-workbook\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<h3><b>GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING &#8211; START HERE<\/b><\/h3>\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 from 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\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How To Write The Future<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> 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 You did it! You&#8217;ve a finished science fiction or fantasy novel you\u2019re proud of (Step 8)\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:00] Celebrating Your Achievement\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> You did it. Woohoo. You did it. You did. Oh my God. You did it. Oh, my God. You have published a novel. You have published a science fiction and fantasy novel that you feel so proud of. So proud of. So excited that it&#8217;s out in the world, you&#8217;ve worked so hard and now, everybody else gets to enjoy it. It is your gift to the world. I just want to say congratulations. You did it. That&#8217;s awesome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:34] Envisioning Your Success\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ah, now. If you haven&#8217;t done this yet, if you have not yet published the novel, if you haven&#8217;t had that experience, that&#8217;s okay.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:44] Sensory Details of Your Book\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> This stage, this step in the process in the Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap is here so that you can envision what it&#8217;s like, you can feel into it. I invited you to do this in step one. And now here we are in step 8.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want you to really deepen into what this experience could be like.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would it be like to hold the book in your hands?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would it be like to see the look of satisfaction and just complete enthrallment of a reader reading your book?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or when they pick up your book at a book fair, and they&#8217;re like, oh, when they like hugged the book to their chest.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Or when you have bookmarks That you&#8217;re really excited to hand out. Or you see your book up on Amazon and you see the numbers lined up so that you&#8217;re making sales or you see your book on a bestsellers list. Or you have lots of fans writing you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So what would let you know that your book is something that you are proud of?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it the way the cover is designed?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it the way that the book feels in your hand? Is it the way that the pages smell? Is it the way that it sounds when you read your book aloud at a book talk?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are all the different sensory details I want you to front-load. I want you to think about. And really imagine and feel on: what it would be like to have your finished science fiction and fantasy novel that you are proud of?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it can even be before it&#8217;s published. It could be you&#8217;re holding the manuscript in your hand. It could be that you&#8217;re looking at mock-ups of your cover. It could be that you share that manuscript with a loved one who holds it in their hand and has a look of realization on their face that, wow, I get it. You&#8217;re a writer. This is what you care about. I had that experience. It was so wonderful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So at this finishing phase, I want you to really take some time to envision this moment for yourself and make notes of that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, I have a workbook that goes along with this series, this Trust Your Creative heart roadmap series to help you go from idea to finished science fiction and fantasy novel that you are so proud of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[03:04] Introducing Beth Barany<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> If I haven&#8217;t introduced myself in this episode, I think I forgot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;m Beth. Barany. I am a science fiction and fantasy novelist. And filmmaker and podcaster. But not only that. I&#8217;m also a writing teacher and coach. I consider myself a creativity coach, meaning I&#8217;m super interested in the creative process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And if you want to take what I&#8217;ve been sharing in this series, and you want to activate it, you want to put it into practice, the best way to do that is to take notes. And if you would like some help in that, I have a workbook. So be sure to check out the link in the description that shows how you can get your free PDF workbook with lots of blank space. So you can write your answer to the questions I&#8217;ve been asking and to the two main questions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The two. Key questions that I ask at every stage, which I&#8217;m going to ask you in a minute for the stage, but I just want to draw your attention to the fact that I help writers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[04:03] Programs and Resources for Science Fiction and Fantasy Novelists\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And if you would like to work with me, there are multiple ways to do that. I have two programs at this recording. I have two programs and check back, get on my list, see if my other programs. I have two programs.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One is Start and Finish Your Novel one-on-one mentorship. And that is for people who are at the early stages of writing their novel and want help starting their novel, developing a writing practice perhaps, and finishing that first draft.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then I also work with people one-on-one and in a small group to edit their novel, get it ready for publishing, and publish.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that is our group mastermind program for folks who have finished first draft. And they&#8217;re ready. They&#8217;re ready to edit and revise and market and think about all the things. And we do it in a small group and I also work one-on-one with people at that level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now if you are starting out and you&#8217;re in the story development phase, which I talked about, earlier in Step Three. We talked about story development.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So you can go back and listen to that if you want. I also have a book that you can go and purchase online, at many online libraries, you can also borrow it. And it&#8217;s called <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plan Your Novel Like A Pro<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. And it&#8217;s there for you to read. It has a digital workbook and it will help you think through from idea and bring you all the way to finished plan, so that you can write your book with confidence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I have some other freebies that you can check out and I list them in the workbook.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So be sure to get the workbook for this series so you can see what my other resources are.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[05:38] Reflecting on the Finishing Phase<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> And lastly, but not leastly, I want to bring your attention back to this finishing phase. And I want you to think about: there you are. You are so proud of your book. And it&#8217;s something you&#8217;re just ready to share with the world. Wonderful. Congratulations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I want you to know for yourself: what is working in this phase, at this step, at this stage?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the eighth stage of the Trust Your creative heart Roadmap.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is really working for you?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you are so excited and you want to do it again, and it just confirms that you&#8217;re a storyteller and this is what you love to do.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe also what&#8217;s working is that all the nitty gritty of editing a novel and getting ready to publish and all of that is fascinating. And you love it. And again, you want to do that again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What would you like more of?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That&#8217;s the second question. What would you like more of?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you would like more support?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you would like more time.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maybe you would like more feedback from readers earlier in the process.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So maybe what you would like could be from something earlier along the road and that&#8217;s fine too. All information is useful.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All right.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So those are the two questions: What&#8217;s working? And what would you like more of?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[06:57] Final Thoughts and Series Conclusion<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Hey everyone. This is the last episode in this Trust Your Creative Heart Roadmap series. If you missed any of the episodes or you want to listen to the, to them again, they&#8217;re all there for you. If you&#8217;re on YouTube, there will be a link for the playlist.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you come to my website, I&#8217;ll also have a playlist link where you can access all of them. If you are on my list and you got the workbook for this series, we will be reminding you also of all the episodes. And everything will be in, in one place. If you have any questions at all, please let me know. I always love talking to writers. I help writers. That&#8217;s my day job. And I really, really love it. So that&#8217;s it for this week and that&#8217;s it for this series. Stay tuned till next week, when I will talk about something else that will help writers, I&#8217;m sure. All right, everyone. Happy writing. And write long and prosper.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loved this episode? Leave us a review and rating here:\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<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">***<\/span><\/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=\"wp-image-27766 size-full alignleft\" 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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