How To Write The Future

“I write to have an impact on readers, just like I was impacted and continue to be so as a reader.” In this Story Success Clinic interview on the podcast, creativity coach and science fiction/fantasy novelist Beth Barany talks to science fiction novelist Madeleine McLaughlin about how to create individual traits to make characters unique, how to deal with the challenges of writing about creatures,...

“There are still parts of us that are yearning for adventures at an age that we didn't have.” In the latest Story Success Clinic on the podcast, creativity coach and science fiction/fantasy novelist Beth Barany talks to writer Katie Willem where they discuss how sharing the tropes featured in your story on social media can help you gain exposure in your writing and grow your readership. Conte...

“When you're giving other people feedback, you learn how to articulate what's working and what's not working.” In the first Story Success Clinic feature, creativity coach and science fiction/fantasy novelist Beth Barany talks to author and educator, Ann Berlak , where they discuss ways to write about different cultures with sensitivity, how to write characters readers will relate to...

“There is a growing evidence of the huge untapped innate capacity in all humans to learn and come to grips with how complex living systems change.” In this episode, Beth Barany shares a review of the book, LIMITS AND BEYOND, and discusses possible future episode topics. RESOURCES Limits And Beyond: 50 years on from The Limits to Growth, what did we learn and what’s next? https://books2read.com/u/4...

“Some days the thing that is successful is taking a break, is doing something fun, or inspiring.” In today’s podcast episode titled “Story Success Clinic,” Beth invites you to sign up for her 30-minute Story Success Clinic which will help you gain exposure in your fiction and feature you on an upcoming podcast episode. Beth also shares why she’s offering this service to help writers. In the Story...

“This process does require you to be adventurous, to dare, to come from a risky place. Stretch a little bit to attempt to blow the minds of your readers.” In today’s podcast episode titled “4 Steps to Build Your Futuristic Story and to Inspire Your Readerss,” Beth invites you to step out of your comfort zone and shares ways you can do to nourish your creative mind and work. In this episode you wil...

“You're here because you're starting out. Everybody starts here. Everybody. Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and maybe how to overcome some procrastination.” In today’s podcast episode titled “Story Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In,” Beth Barany discusses the 5 main stages of building a story world that are based on her experience as a writ...

“What about the future are you trying to determine? Is it a specific kind of technology? A cultural behavioral pattern? A system of running companies? A way of feeding people? Language evolution? Where in society today are people asking the hard questions or making some new discoveries?” In high school, I would spend every week reading Omni magazine in the school library. Today I often read Scienc...

"What if we value the art of conversation and truly listening to other people and valuing what they had to say as one of our primary values? Well, now to me, that would be a positive future. No one would be a loser, and everyone would have their needs met." I'm an eternal optimist who sees the world through rose-colored glasses. I've always been this way, and I've learned...

In this episode you will learn:  1. How Beth Barany builds her science fiction world in her Janey McCallister mystery series. 2. What inspirations Beth draws from when creating her stories. 3. The process she uses to filter her decisions about the worlds she creates and how you can use that process too. Do you want to learn how to build an immersive and believable world for your science fiction no...

I have always been able to see things from other people's perspectives, which helps me be a very good writer and teacher, but when I start taking on their beliefs and habits, it can become a problem. So, I had to learn some tools to help me and that can help you too. In this episode, you will learn: 1. How does Beth Barany's ability to slip into other people's perspectives help her...

Do you find yourself wondering how to write optimistic stories about the future? How to write optimistic stories about the future has been on my mind too, and that's why I created this podcast to share the solutions with you. In this episode, I share the the what and the why of this podcast on how to write optimistic stories set in positive futures. ABOUT THE PODCASTER: BETH BARANY     I have...