How To Write The Future

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  • 205. Goal-Based Sci-Fi Research With Sue Burke

    “One thing I recommend is that if you're really sure about something look it up cause you're probably wrong.” - Sue Burke

    In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled, “Goal-Based Sci-Fi Research With Sue Burke,” host Beth Barany talks to author and translator Sue Burke on the importance of goal-based research and how it can help generate conflict in your stories and avoid clichés.

    ABOUT SUE BURKE

    Sue Burke is an author and translator. Her novel Semiosis was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award, and the Locus Best First Novel Award. Its sequels are Interference and Usurpation. She has also written the novels Immunity Index and Dual Memory, short stories, poetry, journalism, and essays, and she won the 2016 Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation from the American Translators Association. She was born in the Milwaukee, lived in Texas and Spain, and is now in Chicago.

    Website: https://sueburke.site/

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/burke.sue

    X: https://x.com/SueBurkeSpain

    LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/sueburke/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sueburkespain/

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/sueburke.bsky.social


    RESOURCES

    FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS

    Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.

    https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/

    Support our work for creatives!

    Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany

    GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE

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


    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    15 min
  • 204. Alex Kingsley: Writing Speculative Futures

    “Fiction is a wonderful arena for dealing with some really complex topics and some difficult issues in a safe space.” - Alex Kingsley

    In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode titled, “Alex Kingsley: Writing Speculative Futures,” host Beth Barany chats with Alex Kingsley, a science fiction writer, playwright, game designer, and more exciting roles that inform their fiction writing.

    Together they talk about AI cognition, the importance of human intelligence in creating for the future, how speculative fiction can help readers cope with complex issues, and why compassion matters in sci-fi.

    ABOUT ALEX KINGSLEY

    Alex Kingsley (they/them) is a writer, comedian, game designer, and playwright. They are a co-founder of the new media company Strong Branch Productions. They are the author of Empress of Dust, Relic of Haven and The Strange Garden and Other Weird Tales, as well as short fiction appearing in Translunar Travelers Lounge, Radon Journal, Sci-Fi Lampoon, and more. Alex’s sci-fi plays have been produced in LA, Philadelphia, and Chicago. Alex’s SFF-related non-fiction has appeared in Interstellar Flight Magazine and Ancillary Review of Books. Their games can be downloaded pay-what-you-will at alexyquest.itch.io. Alex is currently a graduate student studying speculative fiction at the University of Illinois, Chicago.

    Website: http://alexkingsley.org

    Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hitchhikersguidetothealexy

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alex-kingsley-56342a139/

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alexyquest

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/alexyquest.bsky.social

    Newsletter: Newsletter: https://alexkingsley.substack.com

    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    25 min
  • 203. Hip Hop for the Future

    “I'm trying to make sure we have artists, the next generation people who can get to the open mic for the first time and learn how to hold a microphone.” - Khafre Jay


    In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled “Hip Hop for the Future” host Beth Barany interviews hip hop organizer Khafre Jay where they discuss the importance of hip hop as a culture within the San Francisco Bay Area and his plans for the future to get more community members involved.

    From his business creating slogan clothing, to building local creative spaces to his beliefs on public health and the impact live music can have on an audience, this episode is sure to broaden your horizons on the entire hip hop culture.

    ABOUT KHAFRE JAY

    Hailing from Hunters Point, San Francisco—a city with the highest income inequality in the nation—Khafre Jay has dedicated his life to fighting for socioeconomic justice and empowering his community through Hip Hop organizing.

    Now leading Hip Hop For The Future SPC, Khafre is pioneering the use of Hip Hop to reimagine public healthcare, aiming to increase Black life expectancy and bring transformative resources to marginalized populations.

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hiphopforthefuturespc

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/khafrej/

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/khafrejay/

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khafrejay/

    TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunapologeticblackguy

    Album: https://music.apple.com/us/album/critical-race-hip-hop/1757033018

    Website: http://www.hiphopforthefuture.org


    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    19 min
  • 202. Read, Write, Repeat with David D. Levine

    “I was a science fiction reader from the beginning, and I continued to identify myself as a science fiction writer. However, a lot of my stuff would have to be classified as fantasy.” 

    - David D. Levine 

    In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled “Read, Write, Repeat with David D. Levine” host Beth Barany talks to science fiction author David D. Levine about his career path, the challenges of history research, and how he uses it in his novels, including gender throughout the ages.

    ABOUT DAVID D. LEVINE

    David D. Levine is the author of Andre Norton Nebula Award winning novel Arabella of Mars, sequels Arabella and the Battle of Venus and Arabella the Traitor of Mars, space-opera caper novel The Kuiper Belt Job, and over sixty SF and fantasy stories. His story “Tk’Tk’Tk” won the Hugo, and he has been shortlisted for awards including the Hugo, Nebula, Campbell, and Sturgeon. Stories have appeared in Asimov’s, Analog, Clarkesworld, F&SF, Tor.com, numerous Year’s Best anthologies, and his award-winning collection Space Magic.

    Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.d.levine.sf

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daviddlevine/

    Website: https://daviddlevine.com

    Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/daviddlevine.com


    RESOURCES

    GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE

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


    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    16 min
  • 201. 5 Upcoming Inspiring Interviews

    “Oh my goodness. Sue has so much to say about research and how to use research strategically about finding conflicts and problems and learning as much as you need to know to be able to move forward. So be sure to listen to our conversation. It was really fun talking with her. I so admire her.” - Beth Barany


    In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, “5 Upcoming Inspiring Interviews“ host Beth Barany shares with listeners upcoming interviews for the podcast including with a fellow science fiction and fantasy author, hip hop organizer, novelist and Masters student, award-winning science fiction novelist, creative nonfiction author, and a long-time publishing professional. 

    You’re also invited to be interviewed on the podcast which Beth explains how to do.

    RESOURCES

    Podcast presskit: https://bethbarany.com/podcastpresskit

    FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS

    Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success. https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/

    GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST

    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
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    8 min
  • 200. Uncertain Times: Five Creative Superpowers

    “What is creativity? Here's the short of it. For me, creativity is about combining disparate elements, elements we might not even think of putting together. For us, for us as science fiction and fantasy writers, what might this look like? Well, this will be a fusion of tropes and genres and settings and your own personal spin.” - Beth Barany

    In the latest How To Write the Future podcast episode titled “Uncertain Times: Five Creative Superpowers” host, Beth Barany shares what creativity means to her and what the five “superpowers” are that writers can use to enhance their writing. 


    RESOURCES

    EDIT YOUR NOVEL CHECKLIST

    http://edityournovelchecklist.com

    FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS

    Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success. https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/


    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
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    11 min
  • 199. Use Divination Cards to Spark Stories

    “If you need help with ideas, if you want to play with randomness, to inspire you, to jumpstart your creativity, to come up with new ideas that you wouldn't have ordinarily thought of.” - Beth Barany

    ***

    In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled “Use Divination Cards to Spark Stories,” host Beth Barany shares her personal journey with Tarot, plus how you can use Tarot and the Mythulu Desk for your science fiction and fantasy stories. 

    Discover practical tips for writers, including how to develop your characters using these decks. 

    RESOURCES

    Books and products mentioned in this episode:

    • Mythulu deck: https://mythulu.com/pack-a-intro/
    • Crowley Thoth deck by Aleister Crowley and painted by Lady Frieda Harris
    • Mirrors of the Soul: Handbook for the Aleister Crowley Tarot Paperback by Gerd Ziegler
    • Writer’s Adventure Guide by Beth Barany
    • Story Grid by Shawn Coyne

    Shop here: https://bookshop.org/lists/writing-resources-mentioned-on-how-to-write-the-future-podcast


    ***

    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    6 min
  • 198. Beginning, Middle, End — And Mess

    “Life is messy. Life is unpredictable, and so is creating. Make room for that. Create compassion.” - Beth Barany

    In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled “Beginning, Middle, End — And Mess” host Beth Barany shares why embracing the mess in creativity can have powerful results.


    GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE

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



    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    5 min
  • 197. Business Advice Creatives Can Actually Use

    “Traditionally, at least for the last 200 years, there's been a cultural divide between being in business and being a creative, which is born out of a lot of images of the starving artist and really different movements that thought being an artist is totally different from being in business.” - Beth Barany

    In this How To Write the Future podcast episode titled “Business Advice Creatives Can Actually Use” host Beth Barany shares business advice for creative entrepreneurs and creative writers. From pitching your work, filtering advice that suits you, as well as Beth sharing an early business struggle of hers, this episode will inspire you to get creative in your marketing. 

    What is your Creative Business Style? Take the quiz!

    https://bethbarany.com/quiz/


    Risk Taking Without Desperation: Write From Trust

    https://writersfunzone.com/blog/2026/03/02/risk-taking-without-desperation-write-from-trust/


    GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE

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


    GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST

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


    ***

    Support our work for creatives!

    Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany

    ***


    • SHOW PRODUCTION BY Beth Barany
    • SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    9 min
  • 196. Fun Values Check-In for Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers

    “ I care very much about your success and I really believe that our future is in our hands and as creatives, we have some incredible skill sets we get to bring to that.” - Beth Barany

    In this How To Write the Future podcast episode, titled “Fun Values Check-In for Sci-Fi/Fantasy Writers,” host Beth Barany shares what values are most important to her, why that matters, how values can guide the choices we make, and about an upcoming creative business training. Beth also reveals how she found inspiration for her current work in progress, something about marinating.

    RESOURCES

    FOR CREATIVE WRITING PROFESSIONALS - BUILD YOUR BUSINESS SERVING WRITERS

    Sign up to be notified when our training opens and get a short Creative Business Style Quiz to help you create success.

    https://bethbarany.com/apprenticeship/

    Support our work for creatives!

    Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/bethbarany

    GET HELP WITH YOUR WORLD BUILDING - START HERE

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

    GET SOME FREE WRITING COACHING LIVE ON THE PODCAST

    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
    • EDITORIAL SUPPORT by Iman Llompart

    c. 2026 BETH BARANY

    https://bethbarany.com/


    Questions? Comments? Send us a text!

    Support the show

    ---

    ♦︎ JOIN THE MEMBERSHIP: For fiction writers! You've finished your first draft! Congrats! Now what?

    Join the Edit the Future: Sci‑Fi/Fantasy Revision Lab. Get premium weekly lessons and a monthly Q&A on Zoom. Subscribe: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2012061/subscribe


    ♥︎ FREE: Sign up here for the Edit Your Novel Checklist

    Helps writers revise faster with less overwhelm by focusing first on diagnosis, not fixing. 

    Get yours at http://edityournovelchecklist.com.

    ♡ SHOP: Sci‑Fi & Fantasy 24 Writing Prompts: https://ko-fi.com/s/4ac9160a74

    ❤️ Want to be interviewed on the podcast? => Email us!

    CONNECT WITH BETH

    • via email
    • via LinkedIn


    CREDITS

    EDITED WITH DESCRIPT (Affiliate link)
    MUSIC: Uppbeat.io
    DISTRIBUTED BY BUZZSPROUT: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=1994465

    8 min

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How To Write The Future is a podcast for science fiction and fantasy writers who want to imagine better worlds—and write stories that bring those futures to life. Each episode offers…

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