writing coaching

“We need courage to do anything creative in life. And I invite you to step into your courage. And decide if now is the time to come and edit your novel with us because creativity is our superpower.”


Transform Your Novel with These 7 Editing Tips for Bestselling Success, part 1 of 4, in episode 88, of the How To Write the Future podcast. Host Beth Barany shares about her writing stance, plus information on her group mastermind program including how you can get involved and sign up to be part of a supportive group and focus on editing your novel.


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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.

RESOURCES

12-month Group Mastermind Program for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers - open for enrollment: http://coaching.bethbarany.com/

Start (or Finish!) Your Science Fiction or Fantasy Novel 1-1 Mentorship Program:

https://bethbarany.com/start-your-novel-1-1-coaching/

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Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic with Beth Barany: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/ 

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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/

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• SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
• SHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2024 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes the benefits of having conversations with colleagues about their writing.

Resources 

• TAA Conversation Circles

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!. Try us out in a free consultation.
• Want to tweak your writing sessions? Register for our past  March workshop series Strategies and Tools to Generate More Scholarly Writing and Complete Work. Missed this session? Email christine@defendpublishlead.com
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

“My mission for this podcast is to really empower you with tools and resources so that you can sit down and write your story because I believe that our stories really do shape the world. They shape our readers and they influence our readers.”


How To Write the Future host, Beth Barany, creativity coach, teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, announces exciting news and fun changes she’s making to the podcast, shares who will be joining her for an interview in future episodes plus all about her latest film project for her award-winning series, Henrietta the Dragon Slayer. There’s also information on how to download her free World-building Workbook for Fiction Writers.


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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.

RESOURCES

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

Henrietta the Dragon Slayer trilogy:

https://author.bethbarany.com/ya-fantasy/

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 1-1 or in one of her programs: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/discovery-call/

• SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
• SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2024 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

“I create magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure to empower you to be the hero of your own life.”

In this How To Write the Write Future podcast episode, host Beth Barany shares about her upcoming film project, why she is making the project, plus news of an upcoming Kickstarter fundraiser and how you can get involved.

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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.

RESOURCES

News about the film: https://author.bethbarany.com/henrietta-short-film/

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

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 Barany
• SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2024 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes how to make sure you actually get writing done during a writing session.

Episodes Mentioned

• Episode 157: One January 2024 Writing Goal
• Episode 160: Settling in to Write
• Episode 163: Opening a Writing Session
• Episode 164: Closing a Writing Session

Resources

• What Do Professors DO During a Writing Session?

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!. Try us out in a free consultation.
• Want to tweak your writing sessions? Register for our past  March workshop series Strategies and Tools to Generate More Scholarly Writing and Complete Work. Missed this session? Email christine@defendpublishlead.com
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

“We all have different life paths and goals and strengths and interests. And I think we need to exercise our imagination and talk to each other about what we would really like for the future.”


In the latest How To Write the Write Future podcast episode, host Beth Barany shares an overview of the upcoming event “Teach The Futures for World Futures Day: Young Voices”. Beth shares why she cares about the future for everyone and how you should find ways to lend your voice to the discussion and not wait to be invited as “There's not just one future, there's many futures.”


ABOUT 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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.


RESOURCES

Teach the Future: https://www.teachthefuture.org/event-details/world-futures-day-young-voices-2024

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

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 Barany
• SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2024 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes the importance of closing a writing session for increased productivity in future writing sessions.

Episodes Mentioned

• Episode 157: One January 2024 Writing Goal
• Episode 160: Settling in to Write
• Episode 163: Opening a Writing Session

Resources

• What Do Professors DO During a Writing Session?

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!. Try us out in a free consultation.
• Want to tweak your writing sessions? Register for our past  March workshop series Strategies and Tools to Generate More Scholarly Writing and Complete Work. Missed this session? Email christine@defendpublishlead.com
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

In Spring 2024, we turn our attention to the sabbatical experience in a limited podcast series. These episodes will be in addition to our regular Defend, Publish & Lead podcast. The sole goal of this series is to capture how an actual sabbatical plays out in real time for President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley and to offer time management and writing strategies.

In this episode, Christine describes how to set up a first day of a sabbatical using a time management plan.

Love hearing about sabbaticals? Check out these Defend, Publish & Lead Podcast Episodes.

• Episode 159: The Productive Sabbatical 
• Episode 120: Sabbatical Planning Nine Months Out 

DPL Resources

• Set your own sabbatical plans with us!. Try us out in a free consultation.
• Need more productive writing sessions? Register for our new March webinar series on Strategies and Tools to Generate More Writing.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

In Spring 2024, we turn our attention to the sabbatical experience in a limited podcast series. These episodes will be in addition to our regular Defend, Publish & Lead podcast. The sole goal of this series is to capture how an actual sabbatical plays out in real time for President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley and to offer time management and writing strategies.

In this episode, Christine describes how sabbatical time does not exist in a bubble and how she coped with some unexpected interruptions.

Love hearing about sabbaticals? Check out these Defend, Publish & Lead Podcast Episodes.

• Episode 159: The Productive Sabbatical 
• Episode 120: Sabbatical Planning Nine Months Out 

DPL Resources

• Set your own sabbatical plans with us!. Try us out in a free consultation.
• Need more productive writing sessions? Register for our new March webinar series on Strategies and Tools to Generate More Writing.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. A FREE webinar is posted each month. Missed a workshop? Request a workshop or webinar recording from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

“So conflict is when it's between two very difficult choices that look bad, that feel bad, that are bad, that imply emotional or psychological pain, or of course, physical pain or death. Or conflict can also be between two very good things, but you just can't have one or the other.”
— BETH BARANY


In the latest How To Write the Future episode, host Beth Barany does a Story Success Clinic session with Wattpad and science fiction writer, Annika K.E. Morgan. Together they discuss writing conflict into scenes and the benefits of collaborative writing. Beth also shares how you can sign up to have your very own Story Success clinic session.


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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.

RESOURCES

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

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 Barany
• SHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2023 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes how to open a writing session and to actually get started writing when writing time is scheduled.

Slides shown in this episode

Episodes Mentioned

• Episode 160: Settling in to Write
• Episode 75: I Tried Penzu for Logging Writing 

Resources

• What Do Professors DO During a Writing Session?
• Academic Writing Pregame 11

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

"When you make an appointment with yourself for your writing, put it in your calendar and treat it as sacred.”


In this week’s How To Write the Future podcast episode, host creativity coach for writers, Beth Barany, answers a listener's question: “Why do we procrastinate on our writing?” and shares how to show up for yourself and make writing a priority. Beth also explains the benefits of having a writing community and how to find resources to find one to suit you.


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

This podcast is for you if you have questions like:

• How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?
• How do figure 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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.

RESOURCES

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

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 Barany
• SHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2023 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes the benefits of planning a week ahead to make sure writing time is scheduled and deadlines are met.

EPISODES MENTIONED

• Episode 97: Getting Writing Back after an Interruption
• Episode 16: Use a Writing Session to Plan

RESOURCES MENTIONED

• The Sunday Meeting
• Playlists on Time and Project Management

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

In Spring 2024, we turn our attention to the sabbatical experience in a limited podcast series. These episodes will be in addition to our regular Defend, Publish & Lead podcast. The sole goal of this series is to capture how an actual sabbatical plays out in real time for President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley and to offer time management and writing strategies.

In this episode, Christine describes her first official day on campus at her sabbatical institution (Ohio State University) and makes the case for using the first day for administrative vs. writing tasks.

Love hearing about sabbaticals? Check out these Defend, Publish & Lead Podcast Episodes.

• Episode 159: The Productive Sabbatical 
• Episode 120: Sabbatical Planning Nine Months Out 

DPL Resources

• Set your sabbatical goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

In Spring 2024, we turn our attention to the sabbatical experience in a limited podcast series. These episodes will be in addition to our regular Defend, Publish & Lead podcast. The sole goal of this series is to capture how an actual sabbatical plays out in real time for President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley and to offer time management and writing strategies.

In this episode, Christine describes the first three weeks of her sabbatical taking place from January 1 - July 15. During her sabbatical she has a mix of responsibilities both at her home institution (The University of Findlay) and her new institution (Ohio State University).

Love hearing about sabbaticals? Check out these Defend, Publish & Lead Podcast Episodes.

• Episode 159: The Productive Sabbatical 
• Episode 120: Sabbatical Planning Nine Months Out 

DPL Resources

• Set your sabbatical goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley expands the process of having a singular writing goal for 2024 into having one goal as a top line priority and setting additional goals as needed, and characteristics of realistic writing goals.

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes how to settle in and avoid the temptation of distractions at the start of your writing time. 

DPL Resources

• Set your writing goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

“… I did have that moment like Barbie did, where this existential crisis, this journey to the underworld and I let go of everything and let go of it all. And in the process, I came back to the core and the root of my essence and who I've always been, and it's just one of delight.”  -- Vanessa Sage

In this second part of a two-part interview on How To Write the Future, host Beth Barany continues her conversation with conscious leadership and business mentor, Vanessa Sage about Good-Bad Girls, Barbie, and Other Wild Women Archetypes including listening to the negative opinions and letting women be wild with their own voices.


About Vanessa Sage

Vanessa Sage, Ph.D., is a Cultural Anthropologist with a doctorate from McMaster University. She is a trained mindfulness-based coach, teacher, writer, and conscious leadership and business mentor. Vanessa combines a strong critical mind with a childlike sense of wonder to seek to understand multiple perspectives and remain hopeful in a challenging world. Resilient, determined, and with an incredible ability to step out of her comfort zones, Vanessa is carving a new path for others to feel at ease in their own skins, find joy in the everyday, and live a life of peace and purpose.

https://www.vanessasage.com/

https://www.facebook.com/VanessaElizabethSage/

https://www.instagram.com/dr.vanessasage/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessasage/


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.

RESOURCES

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic here: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/

• SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
• SHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2024 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

In this episode, President and executive writing coach Christine Tulley describes considerations for taking a sabbatical. 

DPL Resources

• Set your sabbatical goals with us!  Try us out in a free consultation.
• Check out the Textbook and Academic Authors Association’s December Month of Motivation.
• Check out our current and past workshops at Eventbrite for writing support content. Missed workshop? Missed one? Request a workshop or webinar from christine@defendandpublish.com
• Don’t forget about the wonderful resources at Textbook and Academic Authors Association. The organization can be found at: https://www.taaonline.net/
• New TAA members can use the coupon code TAADP10 for $10 off an annual membership. You will also receive a copy of the eBook, Guide to Making Time to Write: 100+ Time & Productivity Management Tips for Textbook and Academic Authors.

“It's easy to be dismissed as a woman, but then it's also easy to be dismissed for being a challenging and a strong woman.” - Vanessa Sage


In this exciting first episode of a two-part interview on How To Write the Future, host Beth Barany talks with trained mindfulness-based coach, teacher, writer, and conscious leadership and business mentor, Vanessa Sage about Barbie the movie, the wild woman archetype, and the challenges of the modern era. 



About Vanessa Sage

Vanessa Sage, Ph.D., is a Cultural Anthropologist with a doctorate from McMaster University. She is a trained mindfulness-based coach, teacher, writer, and conscious leadership and business mentor. Vanessa combines a strong critical mind with a childlike sense of wonder to seek to understand multiple perspectives and remain hopeful in a challenging world. Resilient, determined, and with an incredible ability to step out of her comfort zones, Vanessa is carving a new path for others to feel at ease in their own skins, find joy in the everyday, and live a life of peace and purpose.

https://www.vanessasage.com/

https://www.facebook.com/VanessaElizabethSage/

https://www.instagram.com/dr.vanessasage/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessasage/


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, an award-winning fantasy and science fiction novelist, teaches novelists how to write, edit, and publish their books as a coach, teacher, consultant, and developmental editor.

RESOURCES

Free World Building Workbook for Fiction Writers: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources/

Sign up for the 30-minute Story Success Clinic here: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/story-success-clinic/

• SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
• SHOW NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade

c. 2023 BETH BARANY

https://bethbarany.com/

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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/

CREDITS
EDITED WITH DESCRIPT: https://get.descript.com/0clwwvlf6e3j
MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
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