“You're here because you're starting out. Everybody starts here. Everybody. Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and maybe how to overcome some procrastination.”

In today’s podcast episode titled “Story Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In,” Beth Barany discusses the 5 main stages of building a story world that are based on her experience as a writing teacher and writing coach, and she shares solutions on how you can get your story world to the next level.

In this episode you will:

1. Be able to identify the main stages of building a story world
2. Gain direction on the symptoms to know which stage you are in
3. Learn solutions on how you can progress through each stage.

QUESTIONS TO PONDER

-- Where are you in these storyworld stages? 

-- Which one of these five stages do you find yourself in?”

-- How do you enhance your character's transformation story?

ABOUT BETH BARANY

Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist, master neurolinguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers, and a workshop leader & keynote speaker. Beth has published books in several genres including young adult fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction mystery.

RESOURCES

Plenty of World Building Resources available on Writers Fun Zone. 

https://writersfunzone.com/blog/world-building-resources-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.

Tips for fiction writers!

This podcast is for you if you have questions like:

• How do I create a believable world for my science fiction story?
• How do I figure out 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.

SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany

SHOW NOTES SUPPORT from Kerry-Ann McDade

Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

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CONNECT
Contact Beth: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/podcast/#tve-jump-185b4422580
Email: [email protected]
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbarany/

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