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What's in this episode?
Bethany wrote her first novel at the age of 13 and hasn’t looked back. She cannot imagine a life without writing in her life.
She emphasises that writing is something you have to study, and she has studied it for years at home with all the advice that craft books could give her. She practiced diligently by writing every day.
She advises on how you can write around your other responsibilities. When she worked in Japan she used to cycle to and from work. It was while commuting she would mull on her stories, think about how she might tell them, and at lunchtimes she would take herself to a quiet space to put the words on a paper.
A wonderful tip she gives is to use your NET time to think about your stories. Washing the dishes? Folding laundry? In the shower? Use the time to think about your story.
When it comes to imposter syndrome, she advises that all you can do is try. You turn up to all other aspects of your life imperfect, writing is no different.
While Bethany has an idea of her perfect writing day, she acknowledges she needs to be flexible because she has family responsibilities and must be able to adapt to those demands.
She reminds you it’s easy to let other people take over your writing time, but she urges you to honour your boundaries and treat your writing time with respect.
Bethany used to be a discovery writer but now plots her stories because she sees plotting as ‘discovery writing on fast forward’.
She was once advised to ‘write to the end because only then do you know what the beginner looks like’. She says that changed her life!
Stay tuned until the end because Bethany will give you wonderful advice on how to manage fear, not just in writing but life.
Bethany offers a service call The First Five Package. It’s a critique service for beginner writers. She’ll assess your first 5,000 and send you back a personalised letter with where she thinks you need more guidance and resources you can turn to for that help.
You can find more here: https://theartandscienceofwords.com/author/bethanytuckerwriting/
Bethany writes Young Adult Fantasy under the pen name of Mustang Rabbit.
Not only has Bethany shared with you her years of advice and wisdom, but she is giving you the opportunity to get your hands on a copy of her YA book, Adelaide and the Dragon Castle. To claim your copy go HERE.
Links mentioned:
- Characters and Viewpoint - Orson Scott Card
- Dialogue - Robert McKee
- 52 Weeks of Writing - Mariëlle S. Smith
- The Virgin’s Promise - Kim Hudson
- Story Solution - Platt and Truant
- The Fiction Formula - Platt and Truant
- Deep Point Of View - Marcy Kennedy
- www.critiquematch.com
Associated Blog Article:
- https://emmadhesi.com/bethanytucker
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By Emma DhesiWhat's in this episode?
Bethany wrote her first novel at the age of 13 and hasn’t looked back. She cannot imagine a life without writing in her life.
She emphasises that writing is something you have to study, and she has studied it for years at home with all the advice that craft books could give her. She practiced diligently by writing every day.
She advises on how you can write around your other responsibilities. When she worked in Japan she used to cycle to and from work. It was while commuting she would mull on her stories, think about how she might tell them, and at lunchtimes she would take herself to a quiet space to put the words on a paper.
A wonderful tip she gives is to use your NET time to think about your stories. Washing the dishes? Folding laundry? In the shower? Use the time to think about your story.
When it comes to imposter syndrome, she advises that all you can do is try. You turn up to all other aspects of your life imperfect, writing is no different.
While Bethany has an idea of her perfect writing day, she acknowledges she needs to be flexible because she has family responsibilities and must be able to adapt to those demands.
She reminds you it’s easy to let other people take over your writing time, but she urges you to honour your boundaries and treat your writing time with respect.
Bethany used to be a discovery writer but now plots her stories because she sees plotting as ‘discovery writing on fast forward’.
She was once advised to ‘write to the end because only then do you know what the beginner looks like’. She says that changed her life!
Stay tuned until the end because Bethany will give you wonderful advice on how to manage fear, not just in writing but life.
Bethany offers a service call The First Five Package. It’s a critique service for beginner writers. She’ll assess your first 5,000 and send you back a personalised letter with where she thinks you need more guidance and resources you can turn to for that help.
You can find more here: https://theartandscienceofwords.com/author/bethanytuckerwriting/
Bethany writes Young Adult Fantasy under the pen name of Mustang Rabbit.
Not only has Bethany shared with you her years of advice and wisdom, but she is giving you the opportunity to get your hands on a copy of her YA book, Adelaide and the Dragon Castle. To claim your copy go HERE.
Links mentioned:
- Characters and Viewpoint - Orson Scott Card
- Dialogue - Robert McKee
- 52 Weeks of Writing - Mariëlle S. Smith
- The Virgin’s Promise - Kim Hudson
- Story Solution - Platt and Truant
- The Fiction Formula - Platt and Truant
- Deep Point Of View - Marcy Kennedy
- www.critiquematch.com
Associated Blog Article:
- https://emmadhesi.com/bethanytucker