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āThat ties into your whole theme ā because the theme of my novels is āLose yourself in the fiction. Find yourself in the truth.āā - Brownell Landrum
Do you know what sciences we use in making a wish? When blowing out the candles become more than a birthday moment?
In this captivating How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āTurn Your Wish Into Story Fuel with Brownell Landrumā host Beth Barany interviews storyteller and inventor Brownell Landrum where together they discuss Brownellās novel where she shares the science exploration behind making a wish and how she researched over 70 scientists calling it a ācosmic whack-a-mole.ā
ABOUT BROWNELL LANDRUM
Brownell Landrum is a storyteller, speaker, inventor, and change catalyst. She's the author of over a dozen books, including The Art & Science of Wishing and the upcoming The Art & Science of Wishing at Work. She got curious about the sciences involved in wishing while writing a novel entitled A Love Story to The Universe. Brownell combines her corporate and entrepreneurial background and logical, business-oriented skills with a compelling storytelling style. The motto for her stories is āLose yourself in the fictionā¦ Find yourself in the truth.ā
Site: https://brownelllandrum.com/
Here's the link to Chapter 1 of the Art & Science of Wishing
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Hereās the link to Part 1 of A Love Story to the Universe
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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@brownell.landrum
ABOUT THE HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
The How To Write The Future 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 and get curious about the future of humanity.
ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. They help novelists write, revise, and publish stories that matterāblending practical craft guidance with a big-picture commitment to imagination, meaning, and possibility.
GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH
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āRead through the checklist, put it in your mind, and let it just float there. Don't be so restrictive about it. You can always revisit it whenever you want.ā - Beth Barany
In this episode of How To Write The Future, Beth Barany walks you through the first step of revision: the first read-through, with no editing.
Youāll learn how to use the Edit Your Novel Checklist as a simple guide for reading your draft like a reader, so you can spot whatās working, whatās unclear, and what you want to revise next.
Titled āEdit Your Novel Checklist: First Read, No Edits,ā this episode helps you choose the best way to read your manuscript, decide how much distance you need from the draft, and capture observations without getting pulled into fixing sentences too soon.
Be sure to get your Edit Your Novel Checklist here: https://bethbarany.com/eyncklst.
ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. They help novelists write, revise, and publish stories that matterāblending practical craft guidance with a big-picture commitment to imagination, meaning, and possibility.
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āAmlet AI creates a tool that allows authors to make it known to machine to developers that their work can be licensed and is available and that they expect to be compensated.ā - Julie Trelstad
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āAI Content Licensing for Authors: Julie Trelstad,ā host Beth Barany interviews publishing professional, Julie Trelstad. Julie shares her publishing journey, what AI content licensing is, and how authors and publishers can protect themselves against copyright or AI theft by using the newly created Amlet AI.
Amlet AI is a platform where authors can register books with machineāreadable metadata to enable licensing, compensation, and control over AI training use; it covers European deadlines, optāout options, ISCC standards, metadata enrichment.
ABOUT JULIE TRELSTAD
Julie Trelstad is the founder of Paperbacks & Pixels, where she coaches authors on building publishing platforms with AI as a collaborator. She has been in publishing since 1989. Originally trained as an architect at Columbia and Parsons, she ran the Architectural Graphic Standards franchise at John Wiley & Sons, acquired Sarah Susanka's The Not-So-Big House at The Taunton Press, served as Director of Digital Rights at Writers House, and led US Publishing at StreetLib. She is also Head of US Publishing at Amlet AI, an AI rights registry helping authors and publishers participate in AI licensing on fair terms.
https://paperbacksandpixels.com
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julietrelstad
ABOUT THE HOW TO WRITE THE FUTURE PODCAST
The How To Write The Future 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 and get curious about the future of humanity.
ABOUT BETH BARANY
Beth Barany is an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist and creativity coach for writers. They help novelists write, revise, and publish stories that matterāblending practical craft guidance with a big-picture commitment to imagination, meaning, and possibility.
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
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āOne thing I recommend is that if you're really sure about something look it up cause you're probably wrong.ā - Sue Burke
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled, āGoal-Based Sci-Fi Research With Sue Burke,ā host Beth Barany talks to author and translator Sue Burke on the importance of goal-based research and how it can help generate conflict in your stories and avoid clichĆ©s.
ABOUT SUE BURKE
Sue Burke is an author and translator. Her novel Semiosis was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Locus Best First Novel Award. Its sequels are Interference and Usurpation. She has also written the novels Immunity Index and Dual Memory, short stories, poetry, journalism, and essays, and she won the 2016 Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation from the American Translators Association. She was born in the Milwaukee, lived in Texas and Spain, and is now in Chicago.
Website: https://sueburke.site/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burke.sue
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LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sueburke/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sueburkespain/
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āFiction is a wonderful arena for dealing with some really complex topics and some difficult issues in a safe space.ā - Alex Kingsley
In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode titled, āAlex Kingsley: Writing Speculative Futures,ā host Beth Barany chats with Alex Kingsley, a science fiction writer, playwright, game designer, and more exciting roles that inform their fiction writing.
Together they talk about AI cognition, the importance of human intelligence in creating for the future, how speculative fiction can help readers cope with complex issues, and why compassion matters in sci-fi.
ABOUT ALEX KINGSLEY
Alex Kingsley (they/them) is a writer, comedian, game designer, and playwright. They are a co-founder of the new media company Strong Branch Productions. They are the author of Empress of Dust, Relic of Haven and The Strange Garden and Other Weird Tales, as well as short fiction appearing in Translunar Travelers Lounge, Radon Journal, Sci-Fi Lampoon, and more. Alexās sci-fi plays have been produced in LA, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Alexās SFF-related non-fiction has appeared in Interstellar Flight Magazine and Ancillary Review of Books. Their games can be downloaded pay-what-you-will at alexyquest.itch.io. Alex is currently a graduate student studying speculative fiction at the University of Illinois, Chicago.
Website: http://alexkingsley.org
Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hitchhikersguidetothealexy
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kingsley-56342a139/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexyquest
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Newsletter: Newsletter: https://alexkingsley.substack.com
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
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āI'm trying to make sure we have artists, the next generation people who can get to the open mic for the first time and learn how to hold a microphone.ā - Khafre Jay
In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āHip Hop for the Futureā host Beth Barany interviews hip hop organizer Khafre Jay where they discuss the importance of hip hop as a culture within the San Francisco Bay Area and his plans for the future to get more community members involved.
From his business creating slogan clothing, to building local creative spaces to his beliefs on public health and the impact live music can have on an audience, this episode is sure to broaden your horizons on the entire hip hop culture.
ABOUT KHAFRE JAY
Hailing from Hunters Point, San Franciscoāa city with the highest income inequality in the nationāKhafre Jay has dedicated his life to fighting for socioeconomic justice and empowering his community through Hip Hop organizing.
Now leading Hip Hop For The Future SPC, Khafre is pioneering the use of Hip Hop to reimagine public healthcare, aiming to increase Black life expectancy and bring transformative resources to marginalized populations.
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiphopforthefuturespc
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khafrej/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khafrejay/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khafrejay/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunapologeticblackguy
Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/critical-race-hip-hop/1757033018
Website: http://www.hiphopforthefuture.org
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
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āI was a science fiction reader from the beginning, and I continued to identify myself as a science fiction writer. However, a lot of my stuff would have to be classified as fantasy.ā
- David D. Levine
In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āRead, Write, Repeat with David D. Levineā host Beth Barany talks to science fiction author David D. Levine about his career path, the challenges of history research, and how he uses it in his novels, including gender throughout the ages.
ABOUT DAVID D. LEVINE
David D. Levine is the author of Andre Norton Nebula Award winning novel Arabella of Mars, sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus and Arabella the Traitor of Mars, space-opera caper novel The Kuiper Belt Job, and over sixty SF and fantasy stories. His story āTkāTkāTkā won the Hugo, and he has been shortlisted for awards including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, and Sturgeon. Stories have appeared in Asimovās, Analog, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Tor.com, numerous Yearās Best anthologies, and his award-winning collection Space Magic.
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.d.levine.sf
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daviddlevine/
Website: https://daviddlevine.com
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āOh my goodness. Sue has so much to say about research and how to use research strategically about finding conflicts and problems and learning as much as you need to know to be able to move forward. So be sure to listen to our conversation. It was really fun talking with her. I so admire her.ā - Beth Barany
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, ā5 Upcoming Inspiring Interviewsā host Beth Barany shares with listeners upcoming interviews for the podcast including with a fellow science fiction and fantasy author, hip hop organizer, novelist and Masters student, award-winning science fiction novelist, creative nonfiction author, and a long-time publishing professional.
Youāre also invited to be interviewed on the podcast which Beth explains how to do.
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āWhat is creativity? Here's the short of it. For me, creativity is about combining disparate elements, elements we might not even think of putting together. For us, for us as science fiction and fantasy writers, what might this look like? Well, this will be a fusion of tropes and genres and settings and your own personal spin.ā - Beth Barany
In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode titled āUncertain Times: Five Creative Superpowersā host, Beth Barany shares what creativity means to her and what the five āsuperpowersā are that writers can use to enhance their writing.
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FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS
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GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH
Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
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āIf you need help with ideas, if you want to play with randomness, to inspire you, to jumpstart your creativity, to come up with new ideas that you wouldn't have ordinarily thought of.ā - Beth Barany
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In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āUse Divination Cards to Spark Stories,ā host Beth Barany shares her personal journey with Tarot, plus how you can use Tarot and the Mythulu Desk for your science fiction and fantasy stories.
Discover practical tips for writers, including how to develop your characters using these decks.
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Books and products mentioned in this episode:
Mythulu deck: https://mythulu.com/pack-a-intro/Crowley Thoth deck by Aleister Crowley and painted by Lady Frieda HarrisMirrors of the Soul: Handbook for the Aleister Crowley Tarot Paperback by Gerd ZieglerWriterās Adventure Guide by Beth BaranyStory Grid by Shawn CoyneShop here: https://bookshop.org/lists/writing-resources-mentioned-on-how-to-write-the-future-podcast
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āLife is messy. Life is unpredictable, and so is creating. Make room for that. Create compassion.ā - Beth Barany
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āBeginning, Middle, End ā And Messā host Beth Barany shares why embracing the mess in creativity can have powerful results.
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āTraditionally, at least for the last 200 years, there's been a cultural divide between being in business and being a creative, which is born out of a lot of images of the starving artist and really different movements that thought being an artist is totally different from being in business.ā - Beth Barany
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode titled āBusiness Advice Creatives Can Actually Useā host Beth Barany shares business advice for creative entrepreneurs and creative writers. From pitching your work, filtering advice that suits you, as well as Beth sharing an early business struggle of hers, this episode will inspire you to get creative in your marketing.
What is your Creative Business Style? Take the quiz!
https://bethbarany.com/quiz/
Risk Taking Without Desperation: Write From Trust
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2026/03/02/risk-taking-without-desperation-write-from-trust/
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ā I care very much about your success and I really believe that our future is in our hands and as creatives, we have some incredible skill sets we get to bring to that.ā - Beth Barany
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āFun Values Check-In for Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers,ā host Beth Barany shares what values are most important to her, why that matters, how values can guide the choices we make, and about an upcoming creative business training. Beth also reveals how she found inspiration for her current work in progress, something about marinating.
RESOURCES
FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS
Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.
https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/
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GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE
Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/
GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST
Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/
GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH
Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
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āIn difficult days when I'm struggling with my story or I'm struggling with my creative entrepreneur business. I turn to what I know and to what I trust, which is my emotions, my breathing, my physical body, and often it's a sign I need to do a bunch of self-care.ā - Beth Barany
What can you trust? Who do you trust? How To Write the Future host, Beth Barany asks you these questions in her latest episode, titled āTrust Your Creative Processā where she shares how learning to trust her emotions lead to understanding her creative process, plus she invites you to the Find Your Creative Entrepreneur Niche Bootcamp which Beth is co-hosting with Gala Russ.
This bootcamp will provide you with support, guidance, and how to discover your strengths to help you take steps towards being a creative entrepreneur.
Find Your Creative Entrepreneur Niche Bootcamp: March 20-24, 2026 online event
https://bethbarany.thrivecart.com/findyourniche
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FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS
Get your Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success:
https://bethbarany.com/quiz/
Support our work for creatives!
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany
GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE
Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/
GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST
Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/
GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH
Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
https://bethbarany.com/
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
CONNECT WITH BETH
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āEvery creative project involves risk, whether you are writing a novel, creating a play, a film, or starting your own creative entrepreneur business.ā
-- Beth BaranyIn the this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, titled āRisk Taking Without Desperation: Write From Trust,ā host Beth Barany discusses how taking risks is unavoidable in both the realm of storytelling and being a creative entrepreneur.
She shares her own business growth and future plans including different ways she thinks about risks.
RESOURCES
FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS
Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.
https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/
Support our work for creatives!
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany
GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE
Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/
GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST
Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/
GET SUPPORT FOR YOUR FICTION WRITING BY A NOVELIST AND WRITING TEACHER AND COACH
Schedule an exploratory call here and see if Beth can support you today: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
https://bethbarany.com/
Questions? Comments? Send us a text!
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
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āMarketing and selling, especially learning how to do it in written form, is also a form of magic. It's just using words in a different way.ā ā Beth Barany
Are you ready to learn the skills needed to market your novel?
In this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, titled āMarketing and Selling Tips for Sci-Fi & Fantasy Writersā Beth takes listeners on an encouraging journey to guide you over the fear of marketing your novel.
From crafting effective marketing hooks to using emotional tropes to how your own writing can market itself.
Own your fear and get marketing ready with the supportive guidance from host and award-winning science fiction and fantasy author Beth Barany.
FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS
Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.
https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/
Support our work for creatives!
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany
GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE
Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/
GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST
Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
https://bethbarany.com/
Questions? Comments? Send us a text!
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
CONNECT WITH BETH
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āIf you start asking for feedback too soon, it can really destroy the creative process for you. It can make you doubt the direction you're going in. There's all kinds of reasons why I recommend that you get feedback after you finish your first draft.ā - Beth Barany
Do you want feedback on the first page of your manuscript?
Need to know if thereās something just missing?
In āLevel Up with Writer Feedback,ā this How To Write the Future podcast episode, host Beth Barany guides you through receiving creative writing feedback, with tips on joining local or online groups, reaching out to developmental editors, or potentially receiving feedback from Beth herself as she also explains the importance of finishing your first draft.
RESOURCES
Get your Page One Assessment here:
https://bethbarany.com/page-one-assessment-for-novelists/
FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS
Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.
https://bethbarany.com/quiz/
GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE
Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/
GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST
Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/
Support our work for creatives!
Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
https://bethbarany.com/
Questions? Comments? Send us a text!
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
CONNECT WITH BETH
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āFor 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.ā
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 āWriting Constraints: The Fast Creativity Resetā where she describes overcoming a creative slump using writing prompts to rediscover the joy of writing.
RESOURCES
10 Ways to Generate Ideas ebook - get your free copy
https://BookHip.com/JWZVXWP
MYTHULU CARDS - https://mythulu.com/pack-a-intro/
SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
https://bethbarany.com/
Questions? Comments? Send us a text!
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
CONNECT WITH BETH
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āI think that if you sit on the sidelines and you choose to ignore these tools, you have no chance to compete in this new marketplace. You have no chance. I'm not gonna sugarcoat it. These tools can help you do structure, do deep thinking, do critical thinking very quickly and very, very good, and you're gonna be competing with very hungry writers that wanna learn craft, that have incredible tools in their hands.ā āAna del Valle
In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled āEthical AI for Writers with Ana del Valleā host Beth Barany interviews a leading authority in ethical AI for creative writing on tips on how to get the most out out your chat GPT questions plus predictions on the future of AI and how it will affect traditional publishers in 2026.
ABOUT ANA DEL VALLE
Award-winning novelist and technologist, Ana Del Valle is a recognized authority on AI in fiction writing, host of The Novelist Studio Podcast & YouTube channel, and founder of the AI Creative Writing Academy ā the first AI-Assist Writing system recognized by the U.S. Copyright Office. Through her AI-Assist framework, she transforms the way writers approach fiction ā harnessing AI as a creative ally to build complex, compelling novels, without ever losing their voice, their copyright control, or publishing rights.
Website: https://www.thenoveliststudio.com/
Story Spark Bootcamp: https://www.thenoveliststudio.com/story-spark-bootcamp-2dfc8808-f331-459f-8eba-27e82535328f
AI Creative Writing Academy: https://www.thenoveliststudio.com/ai-creative-writing-academy
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sevennblue
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thenoveliststudio/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anadistasio/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@noveliststudio
Ebook: https://www.thenoveliststudio.com/ebook
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
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ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
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ā I really recommend you write your book anyway. Let it be as messy and chaotic as first drafts are.ā - Beth Barany
Hooking a reader in at the beginning without overwhelming them with information is essential, which is why in this How To Write the Future podcast episode, āWorld-Building Without Information Dumpingā host Beth Barany breaks down how to draw your reader in by starting with your main characterās perspective, introducing key elements and essential details gradually.
MORE RESOURCES
3 Powerful Techniques to Weave Backstory Into Your Novel by Beth Barany
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2024/12/12/3-powerful-techniques-to-weave-backstory-into-your-novel/
Where to insert backstory (Q&A)
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2024/08/12/where-to-insert-backstory-qa/
Search Result Resources on Writers Fun Zone
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/?s=podcast+world+building
Decode The Obsidian Towerās Setting
https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2026/01/12/decode-the-obsidian-towers-setting/
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SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth BaranySHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDadeEDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompartc. 2026 BETH BARANY
https://bethbarany.com/
Questions? Comments? Send us a text!
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ā¦ļø JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?
Join the Edit the Future: SciāFi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe
ā„ļø FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel ChecklistHelps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing.
Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.
ā” SHOP: SciāFi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74
ā¤ļø Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!
CONNECT WITH BETH
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