How To Write The Future

“To me, when you're writing anything with science fiction, the best way to present that is remembering your human foundation.” In “Episode 62. Science Fiction Romance and AI Tools with Keri Kruspe,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, talks to science fiction romance author Keri Kruspe about both the positives and negatives of using Chat G...

“If it is your dream to write a novel this year, then I invite you into our plan your novel material.” “I'm asking you to think about the kind of story that you want to write: the genre-- the kinds of things that you customarily see in your genre.” In Ep. 61, “ The Power of Nanowrimo, ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist shares how writing...

“Because I think like so many of us need to unlearn things. And also the process of saying Yes to material and opening the top of your head is, it is a gift, I think, to learn to come to creativity in that way.” In “ Episode 60, Permission to be Creative with Nina Hart (part 2 of 2), ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, talks to writer, perfor...

"So, I decided I would go back to beginner's mind. I would stop taking classes. I would throw out all of the rules. The hooligan got to come into play at that time, my inner teenager or troublemaker." In “ Episode 59, Bring Playfulness to your Writing with Nina Hart, Part 1, ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, talks to writer,...

“My motto for myself around research specifically is: if it's not fun, stop doing it.” In “ Episode 58, What Is ‘Enough Research’ for a Science Fiction Novel? ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist answers a question from a listener on research for their current novel and shares what she has planned for upcoming episodes on How To Write the Future. ABOU...

“What are you deeply inspired about, are you doing the research on it? Have you figured out who the players are in the current world who are talking about those things, discussing them, studying them, putting out reports on them?” In “ Episode 57, How Space Debris Inspires My Current Novel” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist discusses one of the things tha...

“Find your audience and announce your creation to the world. Let your light shine. Enlighten us with your beauty, truth, and masterfulness.” In “ The Creative Process: Beginnings, Middles, and Ends ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist reads from her book ‘Overcome Writer’s Block’ where she explains how knowing your creative process and the stage you’re in...

“One thing we're not super good at as humans is how to be happy, how to plan for the best, how to design for the best.” “-Stories allow us to think about what could be in a positive way and to ask those what-if questions a bout how our civilizations, our cultures, could be designed differently.” In “ Get Writing: Seven Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and...

"You can spend as little or as much as you want, and it's really a time and money equation.” In “ Self-Publish Your Novel in a Nutshell ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist shares a short summary of the key elements you need to self-publish your novel including resources that can help prepare you for your publishing journey. ABOUT THE HOW TO WRIT...

“To be an artist, we must step away from the norm to be able to see it for what it is. A collection of rules past generations used to navigate their world.” In “ The Risk of Living a Creative Life: Should vs. What? ” host Beth Barany, creativity coach, and science fiction and fantasy novelist shares how to have the courage to step away from your past into a creative new world and shares some actio...

“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...