07: 4 Steps to Build Your Futuristic Story and to Inspire Your Readers

“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 will: 

1. Identify new methods to inspire future writing ideas.
2. Discover how you can incorporate the acronym STEEP+V into your Science Fiction writing.
3. Learn how to create positive futures to excite readers.

Tips for fiction writers from a fiction writing teacher!

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.

Tips for fiction writers!

This podcast is for you if you have questions like:

• How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?
• How do I figure out what's not working if my story feels flat?
• How do I make my story more interesting and alive?

This podcast is for readers too if you’re at all curious about the future of humanity.

ABOUT BETH BARANY

Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist, master neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers, and a workshop leader & keynote speaker. Beth has published books in several genres including young adult fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mystery.

RESOURCES

• Craft Compelling Characters course: https://school.bethbarany.com/p/compelling-characters 
• Amy Webb, The Signals Are Talking: https://books2read.com/thesignalsaretalkingwebb  ; and her organization: Future Today Institute: https://futuretodayinstitute.com/
• School of International Futures: https://soif.org.uk/ 
• STEEP (a few resources out of many) https://fourweekmba.com/steep-analysis/ ; https://www.widenarrow.com/blog/what-is-steep-analysis-5-factors-to-predict-the-future ; https://ivto.org/steep-explained-foresight-cards/ 

SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany

SHOW NOTES SUPPORT from Kerry-Ann McDade

Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

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CONNECT
Contact Beth: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/podcast/#tve-jump-185b4422580
Email: beth@bethbarany.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbarany/

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