How To Write The Future

“As fiction writers, we are sharing parts of ourselves onto the page, and that can be very scary.” In “ The Benefits of Working with a Fiction Writing Coach ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist discusses the benefits and outcomes of working with her as a fiction writing coach that will help you get to know your own creative process, plus she shares a speci...

“Write with all your senses and let your mind wander far and deep and into the past. Or far into the future for inspiration. The universe is the limit.” “What is the next riskiest thing you can do with your writing? Do it.” “Instead of talking about how stuck you are and analyzing the causes, turn and face yours. And know that you are not alone. ” In “ Your Creativity Spark: Passion to Write ” hos...

“I'm making it up. And that's part of my job as a fiction writer. And also it's part of what's fun.” In “ Rules of Magic and Science Fiction Assumptions” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist talks about the rules of magic and poses a series of questions to help you develop magical systems inside your stories, plus covers making assumption...

“Now more than ever, we need to bring our humanity to our work, which includes the truth of our emotions.” In “ Your Creativity Spark: Fierceness of Intent: The Writer’s Oath” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, shares a writer’s oath that she carries with her, what the work of an artist looks like, and encourages you to show up for yourself and bring your...

“Find the people who are familiar with the history and culture of the tribe you're wanting to focus on or tribes and how to respectfully approach them.” - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer In “ Represent Native Peoples Accurately in Your Fiction with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, Part 3” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist chats with author, writing instructor, and tri...

“The more you do your research and do things like hopefully go to native events or watch 'em on YouTube, powwows and things like that, those things will start standing out.” - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer In “ Represent Native Peoples Accurately in Your Fiction with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, Part 2” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist chats with author, writin...

“I really encourage authors to do deeper research so that they're getting to know the real people behind this one dimensional wall that we often have when we're doing native characters.” - Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer In “ Represent Native Peoples Accurately in Your Fiction with Sarah Elisabeth Sawyer, Part 1 ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist chats...

“Everybody can find a place to fit in there - the big thing is keep writing because we love to read.” - Ana Brazil Writing is a very solitary activity, but relationships are what sells books. - Linda Ulleseit  In “Paper Lantern Writers, A Book Marketing Collective, Part 3” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist chats with the founding members of the Paper Lant...

“I really do firmly believe that if you just put your work out there, you can get eyeballs on it, which is the hardest part. Eventually, they're gonna read it.” - Edie Cay In “Episode 44. Paper Lantern Writers, A Book Marketing Collective, Part 2,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist chats with the founding members of the Paper Lantern Writers Collecti...

“When you're writing a book, you don't realize how much marketing is gonna fall to you.” - Linda Ulleseit In “43. Paper Lantern Writers, A Book Marketing Collective, Part 1,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and science fiction and fantasy novelist chats with the founding members of the Paper Lantern Writer’s Collective — Ana Brazil, Edie Cay, and Linda Ulleseit — where they discuss th...

“Give it specific instructions, ask it to use the voice or persona of another author, if you're going do it with writing styles.” In “ Use Chat GPT to Experiment with Fiction Style, Part 2 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and science fiction and fantasy novelist continues her demonstration on how you can use Chat GPT to edit your fiction and shares examples using the styles of famous wri...

“I realized I had to be more specific. And you may notice you need to be very specific in your prompts to get the results you want.” In “ Use Chat GPT to Experiment with Fiction Style, Part 1 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and science fiction and fantasy novelist, demonstrates how you can use Chat GPT to edit your fiction and shares examples using the styles of famous writers. RESOURCES Fre...

“The best time to do it was yesterday, and the second best time is today.” In “ Email Marketing and List Building for Authors with Philip Duncan, Part 3 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, chats with Philip where he recommends how frequently authors should send out email newsletters to readers and explains what a “reader magnet” means, plus how you can...

“They need to know who I am as a real person behind the keyboard, which is hard to do.” In “ Email Marketing and List Building for Authors with Philip Duncan, Part 2 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, chats with Philip where he shares 3 tips on how to connect with readers on a personal level and how sharing can resonate with them so they respond to you...

“It's how you connect with people on a more intimate and personal level, you get to control what you say. Nobody gets to take your list away.” In “ Email Marketing and List Building for Authors with Philip Duncan, Part 1 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, chats with Philip where they discuss the creative benefits of having a newsletter, including...

“Art making is our path back to our true selves. If we have gotten off track and our lives are in our businesses, that will bring us right back.” In “ Change Your Book Marketing Mindset, Interview with Susie deVille, Part 3 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, chats with Susie in this final part of their discussion into her Buoyant Liberation Quadrants s...

I'm always writing, writing fiction, writing non-fiction, all the things I write, all the curriculum, and all of that. I really love that. That's what really came to mind when I thought of what I'm excellent at, what I love that crosses over from the creative stuff right into marketing.” In “ Change Your Book Marketing Mindset, Interview with Susie deVille, Part 2 ,” host Beth Baran...

“You are now the Energy Manager In Chief of your body, of your brain, of your soul, and we're going to learn concepts for how to take marketing and understand it from a position of what brings your energy up and what feels insanely in alignment with you.” In “ Change Your Book Marketing Mindset, Interview with Susie deVille, Part 1 ,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction an...

“There's all these different ways that we can look into the future and if you want to speak to some of the major things that you see coming that we might all go, oh yeah, totally understand. And then some surprising things. If there's like a top three list or a top five list, maybe a global scale, but of course root it in what you know for your region.” In “Three Cultural Trends about th...

“I've seen so many different stories use science fiction to explore where we are today. And, there's something always very surprising about them. I just really enjoy them.” In this episode, “Your Orientation toward Time and Why I Write Science Fiction, Conversation with Melissa Clark-Reynolds,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, continues her co...

“All good stories are about people who want something so badly, they're willing to face seemingly unsurmountable challenges to reach their goal.” In this episode, “World Building for Foresight Practitioners: How To Make Your Scenarios Come Alive,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, shares the six-step process that she uses when collaborating with for...

“It is very different than how novelists usually think about their stories set in the future or in an alternative time. Usually, we are thinking of only one kind of story in one kind of direction. Whereas futurists and foresight practitioners think about multiple opportunities that might present themselves going forward. And I find this mental exercise really eye-opening as a science fiction write...

“When we vision what is possible and we put that into our fiction, we actually help make it happen in the world because our readers read them, feel it, and it can change their outlook. When your outlook changes, you can change how you operate in the world, how you behave, and how you think.” In this episode, “Where to Start with the How To Write the Future podcast,” host Beth Barany, creativity co...

“Stories can both be cautionary tales as well as directions on where we could go as humanity.” In this episode of How To Write The Future, titled “ChatGPT and Creating Fiction" Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, talks about one of the latest AI tools to grab the public imagination, Chat GPT, and discusses some ways you can use it for your story developmen...

”We all have blind spots. Our weaknesses and our strengths. And we need to hear about those weaknesses and strengths from other people who understand what we're up to because they too are up to the same thing as we are.” In this episode of How To Write The Future, titled “The Key To Creative Success: The Three-Legged Stool; Getting the Support You Need," Beth Barany, creativity coach, an...