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The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book
Do you have a book inside you that can't find its way out?
Are you having trouble even getting started on your book writing journey?
Inspired by Joseph Campbell's hero's journey, Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Adventure , Julia Cameron's The Artist Way , and the author's own experience as a fiction author, The Writer's Adventure Guide helps you step off into the unknown of a writing project and see it through to its destination--from the first exciting flash of an idea to that dark moment when you think you'll never write a decent paragraph again.
This guide from Creativity Coach and Master NLP Practitioner Beth Barany gives you tips and tools for keeping an eye on your inner landscape so you can achieve your goal of writing a book. In 12 clear, organized steps, find out how you
Preparation Phase of The Writer's Adventure Chapter 1: Start from Where You are Chapter 2: Call to Adventure Chapter 3: But, I Can't Write the Book Because... Chapter 4: It Takes a Village
The Writing Phase of The Writer's Adventure
Chapter 5: Commit to Action Chapter 6: Writing Your The Adventure is Real, so are the Obstacles Chapter 7: Rest and Assess Chapter 8: The Challenge is to Finish the Book
The final phase of The Writer's Adventure , the Finishing Phase Chapter 9: You Did it! A Finished First Draft Chapter 10: Writing is Rewriting Chapter 11: Transforming Your Book Chapter 12: A Polished Book
Appendix
Are you having trouble even getting started on your book writing journey?
Inspired by Joseph Campbell's hero's journey, Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Adventure , Julia Cameron's The Artist Way , and the author's own experience as a fiction author, The Writer's Adventure Guide helps you step off into the unknown of a writing project and see it through to its destination--from the first exciting flash of an idea to that dark moment when you think you'll never write a decent paragraph again.
This guide from Creativity Coach and Master NLP Practitioner Beth Barany gives you tips and tools for keeping an eye on your inner landscape so you can achieve your goal of writing a book. In 12 clear, organized steps, find out how you
Preparation Phase of The Writer's Adventure Chapter 1: Start from Where You are Chapter 2: Call to Adventure Chapter 3: But, I Can't Write the Book Because... Chapter 4: It Takes a Village
The Writing Phase of The Writer's Adventure
Chapter 5: Commit to Action Chapter 6: Writing Your The Adventure is Real, so are the Obstacles Chapter 7: Rest and Assess Chapter 8: The Challenge is to Finish the Book
The final phase of The Writer's Adventure , the Finishing Phase Chapter 9: You Did it! A Finished First Draft Chapter 10: Writing is Rewriting Chapter 11: Transforming Your Book Chapter 12: A Polished Book
Appendix
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First published July 14, 2009
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About the author
Beth Barany
29 books548 followersAward winning author, Beth Barany writes in several genres including young adult adventure fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mysteries.
Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.
For fun, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany.
They live in Oakland, California with a piano, cats, and over 1,000 books.
Beth is also the author of bestselling nonfiction books for authors and aspiring authors and helps novelists through her courses and programs at Barany School of Fiction.
Inspired by living abroad in France and Quebec, she loves creating magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.
For fun, Beth enjoys walking her neighborhood, gardening on her patio, and watching movies and traveling with her husband, author Ezra Barany.
They live in Oakland, California with a piano, cats, and over 1,000 books.
Beth is also the author of bestselling nonfiction books for authors and aspiring authors and helps novelists through her courses and programs at Barany School of Fiction.
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February 6, 2012
This is my book! I'm always consulting it for me and my clients!
You can download if for free onto epub on Goodreads.
You can also get free reports and other goodies at http://www.writersadventureguide.com .
You can download if for free onto epub on Goodreads.
You can also get free reports and other goodies at http://www.writersadventureguide.com .
April 16, 2012
The Writer’s Adventure Guide by Beth Barany is the exact guidance a writer needs to start writing and finish writing their manuscript. Barany’s voice is optimistic and encouraging, and her words make the reader want to act. The book takes the reader through all steps involved in the writing process, with adequate attention on each one. The reader will feel fulfilled and complete after reading, and will likely have something written in the process.
The Writer’s Adventure Guide begins with preparing to write. It gets the reader ready to begin writing and gives them time to reflect on important matters with being a writer, such as goals, motivations, conflicts, and strengths. Each chapter ends with “a writing spark to ignite your creativity.” The book also covers time management, writer’s block, support, “free writing,” rewards, tracking, and accountability.
The Writer’s Adventure Guide is simply that - a guide to a writing adventure. The book helps the reader tackle whatever it is they wish to write. There are assignments that encourage the reader to have a writing schedule and write towards their goal. The book can also be read without doing the assignments, for it is still an enjoyable, educational, and motivating book.
I highly recommend The Writer’s Adventure Guide to all readers that are writers, and for those who don’t consider themselves writers but simply want to complete a writing project. The book is full of motivating suggestions, expert advice, and thorough knowledge about the craft of writing and publishing.
The Writer’s Adventure Guide begins with preparing to write. It gets the reader ready to begin writing and gives them time to reflect on important matters with being a writer, such as goals, motivations, conflicts, and strengths. Each chapter ends with “a writing spark to ignite your creativity.” The book also covers time management, writer’s block, support, “free writing,” rewards, tracking, and accountability.
The Writer’s Adventure Guide is simply that - a guide to a writing adventure. The book helps the reader tackle whatever it is they wish to write. There are assignments that encourage the reader to have a writing schedule and write towards their goal. The book can also be read without doing the assignments, for it is still an enjoyable, educational, and motivating book.
I highly recommend The Writer’s Adventure Guide to all readers that are writers, and for those who don’t consider themselves writers but simply want to complete a writing project. The book is full of motivating suggestions, expert advice, and thorough knowledge about the craft of writing and publishing.
October 16, 2014
I enjoyed Barany's book, in particular, the many thoughtful exercises and the parallels she draws with Chris Vogler's book, The Writer's Journey. By going through her three "act" structure (Preparation, Writing and Completion stages), I feel I have a more solid understanding of Vogler's structure in general, in addition to understanding my own process, blocks, and fears. Barany provides a nice way to look at the writing life, because, after all, we are ALL living our own unique stories with beginnings, middles and ends. Fun adventure.
February 7, 2013
My friend’s guide for beginning writers has much worthwhile advice. I like the way she spreads the learning schedule out to give time to absorb and rethink each step. Also liked her advice re the Inner Critic.
February 23, 2015
Great book to set up your novel, both how to write and how to manage the process. Beth has a great voice and is calm and encouraging to the Newbie Writer.
February 17, 2012
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December 26, 2015
This book really had some practical tips when I was stuck in a rut. Thank you!
June 16, 2024
Guides you through your OWN hero's journey through planning and executing on a full novel. It takes you through how to organize your time and how to track your work and suggests a comprehensive set of stages for getting from draft to finished novel. This is reread worthy.
June 2, 2015
This is quite the pep talk ... if you sort of kind of think you could maybe write down something that might make sense to somebody who knows how to read.
It's much more about writing down your fears and challenges and ways of procrastinating than it is about the actual writing of a book.
Simply put, it's for amateurs. The author even goes so far as to give this confusing yet priceless piece of advice: "if you do not read the kind of books you want to write, then go and read some books in your genre. At the very least, skim them." After I recovered from reading that sentence, I wondered who this book's target audience is, and I lost interest from then on, even though I finished it.
It's much more about writing down your fears and challenges and ways of procrastinating than it is about the actual writing of a book.
Simply put, it's for amateurs. The author even goes so far as to give this confusing yet priceless piece of advice: "if you do not read the kind of books you want to write, then go and read some books in your genre. At the very least, skim them." After I recovered from reading that sentence, I wondered who this book's target audience is, and I lost interest from then on, even though I finished it.
December 15, 2015
I have taken my time to move through this book slowly, doing the exercises and taking the advice.
I found the author open to questions and communications, always helpful.
No book will have all the answers and do the writing for you. Your personal effort is required.
This is the next best thing to having a guru beside you 24 hours a day.
After spending time with this book I contacted with the author on Facebook and spent time with her on livestream discussions.
I have received so much value I am signing up for her clasee next.
I found the author open to questions and communications, always helpful.
No book will have all the answers and do the writing for you. Your personal effort is required.
This is the next best thing to having a guru beside you 24 hours a day.
After spending time with this book I contacted with the author on Facebook and spent time with her on livestream discussions.
I have received so much value I am signing up for her clasee next.
July 6, 2014
Good guide but to write you must just write !
November 18, 2012
This book gives such silly advice as to have your writing utensils in front of you before you write. I always assumed this was a given....
September 17, 2013
More about how to be a writer then how to actually write, but still an interesting read.
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January 3, 2016
Nothing special. All recycled info.
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