{"id":30297,"date":"2026-02-09T05:58:41","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/?p=30297"},"modified":"2026-02-09T05:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T13:58:41","slug":"writing-constraints-the-fast-creativity-reset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/09\/writing-constraints-the-fast-creativity-reset\/","title":{"rendered":"Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30298 size-full\" title=\"Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images.png\" alt=\"Image of pen and caligraphy writing on paper\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-30299 size-full aligncenter\" title=\"Quote from Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset\" src=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images-1.png\" alt=\"Quote from Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images-1.png 300w, https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/HTWTF-Episode-191-Blog-Images-1-80x80.png 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset &#8211; How To Write the Future podcast, episode 191<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cFor me, writing fiction is a place of play. So, yeah, that Aha came to me recently and I thought, okay, I need to dedicate myself to just playing with fiction for the next few days or the next few weeks, not taking everything so seriously. Just have some more fun.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do you get unstuck in your writing? How can you make the process more fun? These are a couple of the questions How To Write the Future host, Beth Barany ask you in this episode titled \u201c<\/span><b>Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset\u201d<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> where she describes overcoming a creative slump using writing prompts to rediscover the joy of writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Platforms the podcast is available on:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/191-writing-constraints-the-fast-creativity-reset\/id1641025914?i=1000748874223\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/2012061\/episodes\/18608345-191-writing-constraints-the-fast-creativity-reset\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buzzsprout<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/0s57F8mLkp1AttrtAgyceL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spotify<\/a>|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/24srAlWq7ZM\" 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\/24srAlWq7ZM?si=XhxoDNWX80NXlJCE\" 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<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10 Ways to Generate Ideas ebook &#8211; get your free copy<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bookhip.com\/JWZVXWP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/BookHip.com\/JWZVXWP<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MYTHULU CARDS &#8211;<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/mythulu.com\/pack-a-intro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/mythulu.com\/pack-a-intro\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS &#8211; BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/apprenticeship\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/bethbarany.com\/apprenticeship\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Support our work for creatives!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Buy me a coffee:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/bethbarany\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/bethbarany<\/span><\/a><\/p>\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 SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany:<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/story-success-clinic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/writersfunzone.com\/blog\/story-success-clinic\/<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b>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 <\/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 episode 191 &#8211; Writing Constraints: The Fast Creativity Reset\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Introduction: Overcoming a Creative Slump\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><b>BETH BARANY:<\/b> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lately I have been in a creative slump. I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s because it&#8217;s been winter here in Northern California or family things or who knows what, but it recently unlocked when a fellow writing teacher who I was hosting in my writing community, Bailey Lang, offered a fabulous little writing prompt during her Habits of Mind workshop.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:29] The Power of Constraints in Writing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What was so great about this prompt is it had constraints. Constraints are such a great thing to do to help you focus. What do I mean by constraints? It means, she gave us a prompt that had requirements that we had to include and therefore other things had to be excluded.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[00:49] Crafting a Unique Writing Prompt\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What I loved about this prompt is it included all the best ingredients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She said, have a strong point of view character, could be yourself. She gave us a setting. In this case it was a busy diner, so that means, it implies there&#8217;s other people around. And then thirdly, she said, only use one of the main senses to describe what&#8217;s going on. That&#8217;s all, whether it&#8217;s sight, smell, sound, hearing, touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[01:15] Exploring Character and Setting\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So I chose touch. And I know from my teachings and experience that touch, well, is more than just that. It&#8217;s all the body senses. So I made it kinesthetic and we had like five, ten minutes for this free write. So I sat down and I worked on this free write, and I surprised myself, which was really great.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My protagonist turned out to be somebody that I often, I like to write about women who are, petty thieves who survive. And I&#8217;ve seen this motif many times and other stories and I really like it. This trope&#8211; trope and motif to me mean the same thing. Motif comes from folklore. Trope is often used in fiction writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then I just started writing, kept writing. I tried to use the constraint of writing her experience through her physicality, which is something I already love to do, but proved challenging. And then I came up with a little romantic backstory. And that surprised me. I don&#8217;t write romance these days.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I write fantasy. I write sci-fi mysteries. I have written romance and I probably will, and I include romance in my work. And it popped out hinting at being a romantasy type story.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[02:28] Rediscovering the Joy of Writing\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I don&#8217;t wanna say anything else about the story, but what was really fabulous about this, is it reminded me how much I need to play with my fiction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I&#8217;ve been so serious with this novel. I&#8217;m revising the fifth book in my Janey McCallister Space Station Mystery series. I&#8217;m also working on a script for my Henrietta The Dragon Slayer Project, which is like a lot &#8217;cause I&#8217;m learning how to write a feature length script.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both these projects are really serious to me. They have a lot of weight, they have a lot of history. I need to turn out something that feels just as good and better than what came before. That&#8217;s a lot of pressure. That&#8217;s a lot of pressure, and it was getting me down.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And I, I, I have confidence I can figure out the problems I&#8217;m having with those stories, but I also need to play.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fiction for me, writing fiction is a place of play.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, yeah, that Aha came to me recently and I thought, okay, I need to dedicate myself to just playing with fiction for the next few days or the next few weeks, not taking everything so seriously.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just have some more fun.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[03:38] Invitation to Play with Fiction\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So this is my invitation to you. If you are stuck in your writing, how can you make the process more fun? Do you need a palette cleanser? Do you need to go and put your creative energy into some creative projects that are completely different and so playful for you?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So for me, playful with fiction writing&#8211; I might continue this prompt. I might play with other prompts. I don&#8217;t know. I might use cards. I love the Mythulu deck for this. Some writers like to pull tarot cards or other cards like it, other, what&#8217;s the word? I&#8217;m spacing on the word right now.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[04:15] Encouragement and Resources\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So yeah, I wanna encourage you to find a way to make your writing playful and even make the process playful, like having someone else give you a writing prompt.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if you need help with writing prompts, let me know. I have written a little ebook on that. In fact, I&#8217;ll put that ebook link in the chat so you could grab the writing prompts book.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And also I just wanna encourage you to be playful. What does playful look like for you? It&#8217;s not gonna look necessarily the same as it does for me.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">[04:50] Conclusion\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So that is this week&#8217;s episode on How to Write the Future. I&#8217;m Beth Barany. Write long and prosper, and that&#8217;s a wrap.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Loved this episode? 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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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