How To Write The Future

Beth Barany
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How To Write The Future

The How to Write The Future Podcast offers fiction writing tips for science fiction and fantasy authors who want to create optimistic stories because when we vision what is possible, we help make it so. By science fiction and fantasy author and fiction writing coach, Beth Barany.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    124. Interview with BookFunnel creator Damon Courtney, part 2

    “I want you to own the relationship with your reader. It should be your website they're buying on, not mine. So they're buying on your website. They're experiencing your process.”-- Damon Courtney In “Interview with BookFunnel creator Damon Courtney, part 2” How To Write the Future podcast host, Beth Barany continues her interview with Damon Courtney where he explains the importance of direct sales with BookFunnel, explains its features. Plus they discuss how traditional publishing is fo...

    16 min

  2. OCT 21

    123. Interview with Bookfunnel creator Damon Courtney, part 1

    “I set out really just to write myself a set of instructions that I could give to readers who joined my list. And ended up building BookFunnel.”-- Damon Courtney In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, “Interview with Bookfunnel creator Damon Courtney” host, Beth Barany interviews Bookfunnel creator Damon Courtney where Damon shares the inspiration behind creating the author service and why authors need their own mailing list. Together they discuss the many helpful features the platf...

    17 min

  3. OCT 14

    122. Interview with Science Fiction Western novelist, Rachael Clarke, Part 2

    “What I'll tell people is to find your writing group, find your writing family.”-- R.A. ClarkeIn this episode, “Interview with Science Fiction Western novelist, Rachael Clarke, Part 2 Part 2” podcast host Beth Barany continues her interview with Rachael Clarke where they discuss Rachael’s writing process, including one of the biggest points of struggles. Plus, they share why it’s important to be a part of a writing community.Listen to part 1 where they both discuss Rachael's first full-length...

    13 min

  4. OCT 7

    121. Interview with Science Fiction Western Novelist, Rachael Clarke, Part 1

    “I'm passionate about sci-fi and I was thinking, I just I love horses so much, and I started thinking, what would horses be like in the future? What does that look like? What would happen? My brain started like kind of spiraling and brainstorming with this, what would a horse be like in the future?”-- R.A. ClarkeIn this episode, “Interview with Western Science Fiction Novelist, Rachael Clarke, Part 1” podcast host Beth Barany talks to Rachael Clarke where they discuss Rachael's first full-len...

    13 min

  5. SEP 30

    120. Using Games to Design our Futures with Randy Lubin, part 2

    “I know for me what I'm working on, especially at the beginning of creating a story I'm asking, because stories have to have escalating conflict, I ask: What is the worst thing that could happen now to my dear lovely character? And now what?What's worse than that? And what's worse than that? And that's how I build my plot.”-- Beth BaranyIn this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, host Beth Barany continues her interview with game designer and entrepreneur, Randy Lubin. They share...

    16 min

  6. SEP 23

    119. Using Games to Design our Futures with Randy Lubin, part 1

    “I think games are excellent at building intuition for complex systems, and if you're trying to think through the future, trying to get a grasp of the system dynamics and second order effects and points of leverage are all super helpful.”--Randy LubinIn this episode of How To Write the Future podcast, host Beth Barany interviews game designer and entrepreneur, Randy Lubin. They discuss how games can be used as powerful tools for shaping the future and how world building games help you write s...

    13 min

  7. SEP 16

    118. Dealing with Perfectionism, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, part 3

    “If you are having fun and you're playing and you're experimenting, it is all gonna feed into what you're doing.”-- Melissa Dinwiddie In this How To Write the Future episode, “Dealing with Perfectionism, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, part 3” podcast host Beth Barany wraps up her interview with former professional artist and trained improviser, Melissa Dinwiddie, where they discuss the importance of setting “ridiculously achievable” goals to help you succeed in your creative practice ...

    16 min

  8. SEP 9

    117. Let's Play A Game, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, Part 2

    “I'm leading people through some kind of an activity. So often when I tell people that I use play-based methods, or particularly if I tell people that I use improv, they will often jump to the conclusion that I'm doing some kind of role playing.”-- Melissa DinwiddieIn this How To Write the Future episode, “Let's Play A Game, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, Part 2” host Beth Barany continues her interview with former professional artist and trained improviser, Melissa Dinwiddie, where t...

    12 min
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The How to Write The Future Podcast offers fiction writing tips for science fiction and fantasy authors who want to create optimistic stories because when we vision what is possible, we help make it so. By science fiction and fantasy author and fiction writing coach, Beth Barany.

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  • Creator
    Beth Barany
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    124
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Beth Barany
  • Show Website
    How To Write The Future

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