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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On the Pencils&Lipstick podcast Kat talks to authors, editors and other professionals in the writing and publishing field to learn more about the craft of writing. If you're a writer or just love listening to author interviews about writing, Pencils&Lipstick is about to be your newest favorite podcast.
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Bended Loyalty is up for PREORDER! https://books.katcaldwell.com/loyalty Get Bended Dream here: https://books.katcaldwell.com/bended-prequel Like Substack? Find me at Lessons In Story. https://lessonsinstory.substack.com Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get e…
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116. Bring Improv to Your Life, Interview with Melissa Dinwiddie, Part 1
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“So every day after breakfast, I lead these creative catalyzing sessions, which is basically a bunch of improv games to get people laughing and moving. And people will say often that it's their favorite part of the retreat.“ --Melissa Dinwiddie In this latest How To Write the Future episode, “Bring Improv to Your Life, Interview with Melissa Dinwid…
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115. How to bring magical elements into your contemporary story (Q&A)
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“It's very common in the urban fantasy genre for there to be a group of magical beings of various kinds.” In the latest How To Write the Future episode, host Beth Barany answers a question from a listener on “How to bring magical elements into your contemporary story (Q&A)” and shares what elements to consider. Beth also shares about her gift, the …
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“Do you need to think bigger? Do you need to think of a map that would encompass all of your story worlds, and maybe they're all connected.” In this How To Write the Future episode, “How do I rein in all my ideas? (Q&A),” host Beth Barany answers a listener’s question on how to manage so many ideas for your story and hint: it has something to do wi…
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“You want the reader to experience backstory from the perspective of your point of view character, who is living in the present and responding and going after their goal and accounting obstacles.“ In this podcast episode of How To Write The Future, host Beth Barany answers a question from a listener on where and how to add the backstory in your nov…
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112. How do I know if I’ve added too many details to my novel? (Q&A)
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“How do you tell if there are too many details? It all comes down to the reader experience. What is the reader experience that you want your readers to have?” In this episode of How To Write The Future podcast, host Beth Barany answers a question from a historical romance writer about how to strike the right balance of detail in your novel and how …
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111. The Challenge of Imagining Thrutopias with Jennifer Browdy, Pt. 2 of 2
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“I think maintaining our own individual health is a really important part of being able to contribute to broader social health.” -- Jennifer Browdy In this latest How To Write the Future podcast episode, host Beth Barany continues her conversation with Jennifer Browdy, PhD Professor of Comparative Literature & Media Arts, publisher of Green Fire Pr…
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110. The Challenge of Imagining Thrutopias with Jennifer Browdy, Pt. 1 of 2
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“Human creativity, the amazing thing about it is that we can come up with a thought that's never been thought before. We have these dreams that come to us that are totally unique and nobody but each one of us can have that particular perspective tied into our life experience and our culture and our location and who we are uniquely.“ — Jennifer Brow…
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109. Interview with Michael Kilman, Co-Author of Build Better Worlds, part 2 of 2
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“Every culture is telling different stories to some degree. And when we share our each other's stories and we read and learn and engage and practice empathy, then we stand a better chance of understanding the ways in which our diversity is a tool for the future.” --Michael Kilman Follows on from the mini-series where host of the How To Write The Fu…
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108. Interview with Michael Kilman, Co-Author of Build Better Worlds, part 1 of 2
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“I think if you're writing truthfully, because that's what we're trying to do a lot of times as author, telling a good story, but being honest in our writing and in terms of the human experience, I think it really helps to have some sort of guidepost for how do we build these human experiences?” -- Michael Kilman Following on from the mini series w…
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“I want to encourage you to have it rooted in heart. In fact, I bet you, it already is. What you care about is what you're writing about. So, Where is the heart in your work?” In “The Name of the Game is Change” episode, novelist and podcaster, Beth Barany, reflects on her two-year anniversary of How To Write the Future podcast and shares what she …
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“Humans have been shaping culture from the very beginning. And we are obviously continuing to do so even today. And. I really believe that through the stories we tell ourselves, through the stories we tell each other through our art and all the mediums of art, we're actually impacting what is possible for the human race, for human culture, and in a…
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“All this to say, exercise your creativity. Find ways to put disparate things that don't normally go together, put them together and see what happens. Ask yourself: "What if...?" Such a powerful question. Every day find ways to learn something new, do something new, go someplace new.” In “Your Creativity vs. ChatGPT” How To Write the Future podcast…
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Summer is here! Which can mean a complete disruption to our writing routine. Whether you're continuing a novel, starting a new one or wondering how to keep creative this summer, this episode is for you! The BookTribe podcast: https://thebooktribe.podbean.com/ Bended Loyalty is up for PREORDER! https://books.katcaldwell.com/loyalty Get Bended Dream …
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“I will invite you to bring all the parts of you into creating an author marketing goal or goals. And a plan, a plan that is doable, sustainable, and oh my gosh, fun.” In this episode, “Upcoming Writerly Events, June 2024” How To Write The Future podcast host, Beth Barany, shares with listeners the online events she’s taking part in this month, Jun…
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Mary is a bestselling and award-winning author of 14 books in 3 genres, chef and former cooking school instructor. Her latest novel, A Woman's Guide To Search & Rescue (Oct24, 2023), is a cross-genre literary thriller that details a woman's escape for survival and how she flees to her estranged sister...who doesn't even know she exists.Her latest b…
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103. Economics: More Than Money and Markets (Build Better Worlds, 4 of 4)
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“My point here is I want to encourage you that even if you don't see anybody else crafting the kind of story, or living the kind of life that you are, that number one, you're actually not alone because all artists are trying to do that. Uh, or those of us who are on the edge. Uh, a cutting edge. And, it's important, the work you're doing, so please…
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Have you ever wanted to make your story into a movie? Beth Barany dreamed about it for years and is now making her dreams come true! In this episode we talk about moving making, about Kickstarters, about novel writing and editing and so much more! If you want to find out more about Beth, go to BethBarany.com. You can follow her film making process …
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102. The Sacred: Religion and Mysticism (Build Better Worlds, 3 of 4)
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“So how does religion or mysticism fit into your story and how can you make it complex and nuanced and not homogeneous, which is the authors here say is one of the biggest problems they see in people's fictional worlds.” In this episode, “The Sacred: Religion and Mysticism (Build Better Worlds, 3 of 4),” podcast host of How To Write The Future, Bet…
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Today I speak with Chelle Honiker of Indie Author Magazine. We talk about the origins of the magazine, where it started and where it's going, what attending a writing conference can gain you and much more! Find the magazine here: https://indieauthormagazine.com/ Find the courses here: https://indieauthortraining.com/ Bended Loyalty it up for PREORD…
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101. Myth, Imagined Past, and Cultural Purity in Fiction (Build Better Worlds, 2 of 4)
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“So I lived in France. After the meal, we would have cheese for dessert. That was a common dessert. And when I was in the country, outside of Paris in the Dijon area, dessert was pears and cheese. That was like, oh, the best dessert to be paired with the venison that we had. So of course the French are very keen on pairing their desserts and their …
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I have return guest Claire Taylor back to talk about her new book Sustain Your Author Career. We talk about the changes already happening in the book and publishing industry and what we can do to not freak out about them. Find out more about Claire Taylor here: https://www.ffs.media/about Find the book here: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/sustain…
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100. What is Cultural Context? (Build Better Worlds, 1 of 4)
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“Assumptions are great. What are our conscious and subconscious assumptions of the culture?” In this episode of How To Write the Future, podcast host Beth Barany celebrates her 100th episode with a special thanks to listeners and then dives into a discussion of the book Build Better Worlds by Michael Kilman and Kyra Wellstrom, with a focus on the i…
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For most of her life, Pacific Northwest naturalist, photographer, poet, and author Cheryl Grey Bostrom has lived in the rural and wild lands that infuse her writing. Her work has appeared in a variety of print and online publications, currently including the American Scientific Affiliation’s God and Nature Magazine (for which she’s a regular photo …
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“When it comes to telling a story or crafting or condensing it into a book or a film, what kind of story do you want to tell? And I think that first question is, do I wanna tell an allegorical tale? Or what I'll call a world building tale, just for simplicity between the two.” -- Andrew Zimba In “World Building with Andrew Zimba,” How To Write the …
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Karyn Fischer has extensive experience in the publishing and story world. She has worked behind the scenes at publishing house, as children's book and YA literary agent and now is a story coach helping writers get their stories crafted how they envision them. Listen to this episode to find out more about the details of the publishing and literary w…
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98. Feminine Sovereignty, Envisioning Positive Futures, and Revolution with Maggie Ostara (part 2)
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“We are the culture makers. And your book, I feel, really invites people into that in such a beautiful way. “ -- Beth Barany In this episode of How To Write the Future, podcast host Beth Barany talks with Amazon bestselling author, Maggie Ostara about the concept of feminine sovereignty, the evolution of sovereignty, and about Thrutopia as a way to…
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You can find out more about Jeanne and get her book from your favorite bookstore at https://jeanneblasberg.com/ Be sure to sign up for her reader's newsletter! The classes she mentioned are from https://grubstreet.org/ Sign up for my writers' newsletter to learn more about the craft of writing, know when my workshops are and be the first to get exc…
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97. Storytelling to Share Complex Ideas with Maggie Ostara (part 1)
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“Human brains work. We live in story.” -- Maggie Ostara In this episode of How To Write the Future, podcast host Beth Barany talks with Amazon Bestselling author, Maggie Ostara. Together they discuss the concept of Feminine Sovereignty explored in Maggie's book “Feminine Sovereignty: 8 Pillars for Regenerating Ourselves and Our World.” They delve i…
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Discover more about Lynn, her freelance writing company, her love for dogs and all her books at https://www.lynnbohart-author.com. Find Lynn's marketing book, The Little Book of Unconventional Marketing Ideas for Self-published Authors: Or How to Sell Books with Little to No Marketing Savvy on Amazon https://a.co/d/aPy6vVN Sign up for my writers' n…
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96. Confidence and Purpose with Writing Coach, Kirsten McNeill
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“I really wanna be able to help writers focus on themselves, be themselves, figure out what they wanna write, and create, a community and a, a library of fiction novels or any kind of novels that they've written and live life and have fun because we need more of that positivity and that sunshine in the world.” In “Confidence and Purpose with Writin…
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Steven James is a critically acclaimed author of eighteen novels and numerous nonfiction books that have sold more than 1 million copies. His books have won or been shortlisted for dozens of national and international awards. In addition, his stories and articles have appeared in more than eighty different publications, including the New York Times…
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“Editing is challenging. So whenever you get lost, feel overwhelmed, confused, just in a state about the editing process, come back to your goal, motivation, conflict about why you write. " “Know Yourself” In episode 95 of the How To Write the Future podcast, Beth Barany explains the importance of knowing why you write, focusing on your strengths, …
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At Golden May, we offer one-on-one coaching, a life-time access writing program, and regular workshops/events. We love working with fiction writers in MANY genres—especially those who write in fantasy, romance, sci-fi, historical, and contemporary works for all ages. If you’re ready to stop fighting what your writing life ‘should’ look like and sta…
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94. Tropes for Fiction Writing with Jennifer Hilt
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“I'm trying to be creative and original and all that and so I was like, thinking, yes, but how come we need to have these words in common in order to build a story?” -- Jennifer Hilt In this episode of How To Write the Future, podcast host Beth Barany talks with USA Today Bestselling author of The Trope Thesaurus, Horror Trope Thesaurus, and Trope …
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If you're looking for an expert course on this the one I took was the WriterMBA course found here: https://courses.writermba.com/p/the-kickstarter-accelerator Novel Marketing (Thomas Umstad) also has a course. I have not taken it but have heard good things about it. You can find that here: https://training.authormedia.com/p/the-ultimate-crowdfundin…
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93. Know Your Genre and Characters, part 3 of 4
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“Take the expectations of the genre and spin it. That's our job, is to take what's expected and play around and work through multiple iterations.” Know Your Genre and Characters. In episode 93 of the How To Write the Future podcast, host Beth Barany explains the importance of knowing your genre, shares about reader expectations and tropes, and abou…
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92. Creative Writing and AI with Adam Fleming
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"You can tell them what a brain freezes, but they'll never feel it. That's right." -- Adam Fleming In “Creative Writing and AI,” How To Write the Future podcast host Beth Barany talks to author, leadership coach, and hybrid publisher, Adam Fleming about the positives and negatives of using AI for creative writing, the origins for Adam’s fantasy ser…
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Ep 222 Reviving a Book with Sher Davidson
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Sher Davidson is an author of many genres. Her memoir, Europe with Two Kids and a Van, came out 50 years ago but is still relevant today. Now the travel guide has also launched. You can find out more about Sher at https://sherdavidson.com/ Be part of the Kickstarter at https://katcaldwell.com/bended-duology-kickstarter Sign up for my writers' newsl…
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91. Transform Your Novel with These 7 Editing Tips for Bestselling Success, part 2 of 4
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“Creativity is our superpower. With the power of our imagination and bringing in curiosity, courage, compassion, and connection.” Transform Your Novel with These 7 Editing Tips for Bestselling Success, part 2 of 4, in episode 90, of the How To Write the Future podcast. Host Beth Barany talks about what it takes to be a bestseller, why not every wri…
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90. How do I not overload background into my stories? Story Success Clinic
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“Stories are dynamic. Stories need to have action, movement. Stories need to have goals that the character is trying to pursue.” In this Story Success Clinic session, How To Write Future podcast host, Beth Barany, answers one the biggest questions she’s often asked as a writing coach “How do I not overload background into my stories?” and uses the …
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Check out ReamStories.com PublishDrive.com Look into IndieAuthorTraining.com Be an early reader of the Bended Duet by supporting the Kickstarter here: https://katcaldwell.com/bended-duology-kickstarter Join my writer's newsletter here: https://katcaldwell.com/writers-newsletter Join my reader's newsletter here: https://katcaldwell.com/fans-of-good-…
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89. Transform Your Novel with These 7 Editing Tips for Bestselling Success, part 1 of 4
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“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 B…
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88. Exciting news! Fun Changes to the podcast!
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“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 novel…
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WRITEDAY is a subscription box program that delivers curated products from authors, creators, and small businesses to writers and readers in the US. It’s unique in that many products are sourced from writers who are also crafters and artisans. Each bi-monthly box delivers a writing craft book of the month and 3-7 items associated with the key conce…
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87. Special Sneak Peek! The Henrietta The Dragon Slayer film!
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“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 WRIT…
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Brooke Adams Law is an award-winning author and founder of the Writing Brave movement. Brooke helps creative, intuitive women claim their author identity so that they can start, finish and publish brave, dazzling books. Brooke’s debut novel Catchlight won the Fairfield Book Prize, was named a Best Indie Book of 2020 by Kirkus Reviews, and was featu…
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“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 D…
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Today my guest is Paula Judith Johnson. She's a historical romance writer and the creator of the Writing Romance Mastery Summit held twice a year. While involved in mountain man-era black powder clubs, Paula Judith Johnson regularly participated in shooting reproduction muzzleloading rifles, pistols, and shotguns. She also enjoyed activities that i…
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85. Collaborative Writing, Story Success Clinic
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“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 …
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