Beth Barany (she/her/they)
@bethbarany.bsky.social
🎙️Writing Teacher & Speaker
🚀 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novelist #kickassheroines
💫 Creativity Coach, specialized in Science Fiction & Fantasy
❤️ https://bethbarany.com
🎧 How To Write The Future podcast https://bethbarany.com/howtowritethefuturepodcast
🚀 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novelist #kickassheroines
💫 Creativity Coach, specialized in Science Fiction & Fantasy
❤️ https://bethbarany.com
🎧 How To Write The Future podcast https://bethbarany.com/howtowritethefuturepodcast
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What makes spec fic more attractive to me than litfic? Find out as I chat with @bethbarany.bsky.social on her wonderful "How to Write the Future" podcast -- out now!
Blog post: writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...
YT Link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnF...
Blog post: writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...
YT Link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnF...
Future Fantasy, Real-World Resilience with Randee Dawn · Writer's Fun Zone
Future Fantasy, Real-World Resilience with Randee Dawn delves into how writers use imagination to explore endurance and connection.
writersfunzone.com
November 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
What makes spec fic more attractive to me than litfic? Find out as I chat with @bethbarany.bsky.social on her wonderful "How to Write the Future" podcast -- out now!
Blog post: writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...
YT Link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnF...
Blog post: writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...
YT Link:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvnF...
#NowMoreThanEver we need stories that illuminate, inspire, and imagine pathways to a better future. Join me in supporting @FilmFatalesOrg, a non profit that advocates for underrepresented directors sharing their stories. bit.ly/fatales-now
Doing my bit by sharing!
Doing my bit by sharing!
"Now More Than Ever" Fundraiser | Film Fatales NYC Inc (Powered by Donorbox)
Because films have the power to create a better future.Movies are a powerful connecting force. They can help people relate to those they’ve never met, inspire dreamers who finally see themselves on sc...
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November 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
#NowMoreThanEver we need stories that illuminate, inspire, and imagine pathways to a better future. Join me in supporting @FilmFatalesOrg, a non profit that advocates for underrepresented directors sharing their stories. bit.ly/fatales-now
Doing my bit by sharing!
Doing my bit by sharing!
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If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
November 21, 2025 at 12:14 AM
If you receive an illegal order, you have a duty to disobey.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
This isn’t controversial.
A President calling for the execution of anyone who reminds service members of this oath is showing us why the duty to disobey illegal orders is so important in the first place.
We've all experienced writer's block. So, let's focus on the solutions.
What's in your Writer's Flow Toolkit?
The next time you're stuck you can pull out your handy [fill in the blank] + find your way back to your book.
Writers get writing when they know how to handle all the hurdles.
What's in your Writer's Flow Toolkit?
The next time you're stuck you can pull out your handy [fill in the blank] + find your way back to your book.
Writers get writing when they know how to handle all the hurdles.
November 19, 2025 at 12:13 AM
We've all experienced writer's block. So, let's focus on the solutions.
What's in your Writer's Flow Toolkit?
The next time you're stuck you can pull out your handy [fill in the blank] + find your way back to your book.
Writers get writing when they know how to handle all the hurdles.
What's in your Writer's Flow Toolkit?
The next time you're stuck you can pull out your handy [fill in the blank] + find your way back to your book.
Writers get writing when they know how to handle all the hurdles.
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #novel
November 15, 2025 at 4:45 AM
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #novel
Get your readers to fall in love with your story! Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #novels
November 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Get your readers to fall in love with your story! Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #novels
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #AMwriting
November 14, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #AMwriting
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While farmers in California continue to struggle, Trump is amping up Argentinian beef imports and abandoning American products.
We need to pass @rokhanna.bsky.social’s bill to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling and help ensure a fairer marketplace for farmers and ranchers.
We need to pass @rokhanna.bsky.social’s bill to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling and help ensure a fairer marketplace for farmers and ranchers.
November 13, 2025 at 9:11 PM
While farmers in California continue to struggle, Trump is amping up Argentinian beef imports and abandoning American products.
We need to pass @rokhanna.bsky.social’s bill to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling and help ensure a fairer marketplace for farmers and ranchers.
We need to pass @rokhanna.bsky.social’s bill to restore mandatory country-of-origin labeling and help ensure a fairer marketplace for farmers and ranchers.
Check out PHANTOM FUN ARCADE - (Pilot) | Animated Horror Series by Daniel Murillo on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
PHANTOM FUN ARCADE - (Pilot) | Animated Horror Series
Enter the arcade, where the fear is real and the spirits never rest.
www.kickstarter.com
November 14, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Check out PHANTOM FUN ARCADE - (Pilot) | Animated Horror Series by Daniel Murillo on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/pha...
Get your readers to fall in love with your story! Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #author
November 13, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Get your readers to fall in love with your story! Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #author
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #novelist
November 13, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #novelist
Get your readers to fall in love with your story! Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #stories
November 12, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Get your readers to fall in love with your story! Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #stories
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #writingtips
November 12, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ. Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET tinyurl.com/ms9sfsjk #writingtips
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Join the IncSpec Writers Discord Server!
A server for writers of any kind of speculative fiction / SFF to form community! There's particular emphasis in this server toward being inclusive of marginalized writers. Welcom to IncSpec (Inclusive...
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June 25, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Theo Snapdragon: he/they, colorful creative, #QueerWritersChat cohost. Intro to my works in replies! Links:
Discord: discord.gg/d4uJDY37
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Kofi: ko-fi.com/transcendrag...
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Happy Halloween one and all! Wherever the celebratory spirit finds you, remember to watch out for each other and keep warm (unless you're in antipodean places.)
Also: places that needs a few treats:
give.propublica.org
give.feedingamerica.org
wck.org/relief/shutd...
www.unicef.org/sudan/
Also: places that needs a few treats:
give.propublica.org
give.feedingamerica.org
wck.org/relief/shutd...
www.unicef.org/sudan/
October 31, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Happy Halloween one and all! Wherever the celebratory spirit finds you, remember to watch out for each other and keep warm (unless you're in antipodean places.)
Also: places that needs a few treats:
give.propublica.org
give.feedingamerica.org
wck.org/relief/shutd...
www.unicef.org/sudan/
Also: places that needs a few treats:
give.propublica.org
give.feedingamerica.org
wck.org/relief/shutd...
www.unicef.org/sudan/
Writer beware. I get at least 1 of these a day. 😡https://writerbeware.blog/2025/10/20/army-of-bots-deeper-into-the-vortex-of-nigerian-marketing-scams/
Army of Bots: Deeper Into the Vortex of Nigerian Marketing Scams - Writer Beware
I’ve published a couple of posts now about the tidal wave of AI-driven marketing scams from Nigeria that has swept over the writing world in the past year or so. A hallmark of these scams has been how...
writerbeware.blog
November 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Writer beware. I get at least 1 of these a day. 😡https://writerbeware.blog/2025/10/20/army-of-bots-deeper-into-the-vortex-of-nigerian-marketing-scams/
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..you're either writing or you're thinking about writing..all the time.
~ #itswhatwedo
~ #itswhatwedo
November 9, 2025 at 8:40 AM
..you're either writing or you're thinking about writing..all the time.
~ #itswhatwedo
~ #itswhatwedo
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ.
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Romancing the Subplots Fall 2025 masterclass
Checkout page for Romancing the Subplots Fall 2025 masterclass.
bethbarany.thrivecart.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Romantic subplots can make or break your story. Learn how to write relationships that feel real and drive your plot forward in Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Masterclass with book coach Gala Russ.
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT / 12–4pm ET bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Get your readers to fall in love with your story!
Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story.
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story.
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Romancing the Subplots Fall 2025 masterclass
Checkout page for Romancing the Subplots Fall 2025 masterclass.
bethbarany.thrivecart.com
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Get your readers to fall in love with your story!
Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story.
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Join Romancing the Subplot: A Weekend Writing Retreat for fiction writers to craft authentic, emotionally resonant romantic arcs to strengthen your story.
Nov 15–16, 2025; 9am–1pm PT bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
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Oscar Isaac says he's 'not so open to working with Disney' right now
"If they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great"
(via GQ)
"If they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great"
(via GQ)
November 10, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Oscar Isaac says he's 'not so open to working with Disney' right now
"If they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great"
(via GQ)
"If they can kinda figure it out and, you know, not succumb to fascism, that would be great"
(via GQ)
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Keeper of ghost stories.
November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Keeper of ghost stories.
I talked with @bethbarany.bsky.social about how curating an exhibition got me into monsters; on what makes a good #SFF monster; #StarTrek’s Borg Collective; and lessons from Monsters, Inc. Listen wherever you get your podcasts! 1/
💙📚 🗃 #histsci #politics #HAMH
writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...
💙📚 🗃 #histsci #politics #HAMH
writersfunzone.com/blog/2025/11...
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Please mosey on over to Wil Wheaton's Halloween podcast. I am co-producing the podcast and directing all the stories @SkyboatMedia Spooky story this week: The Dark House by A.C. Wise. Delightful way to set the mood for Halloween. BOO! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
"The Dark House" by A.C. Wise - It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton - Apple Podcasts
Podcast Episode · It's Storytime with Wil Wheaton · 10/29/2025 · 1h 2m
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October 31, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Please mosey on over to Wil Wheaton's Halloween podcast. I am co-producing the podcast and directing all the stories @SkyboatMedia Spooky story this week: The Dark House by A.C. Wise. Delightful way to set the mood for Halloween. BOO! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
"Romantic subplots can feel like magic when they work."
Learn the secrets to crafting authentic love stories in your fiction.
Join book coach Gala Russ for a hands-on workshop, Nov 15–16 9am PT.
Sign up: bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Learn the secrets to crafting authentic love stories in your fiction.
Join book coach Gala Russ for a hands-on workshop, Nov 15–16 9am PT.
Sign up: bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Romancing the Subplots Fall 2025 masterclass
Checkout page for Romancing the Subplots Fall 2025 masterclass.
bethbarany.thrivecart.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 AM
"Romantic subplots can feel like magic when they work."
Learn the secrets to crafting authentic love stories in your fiction.
Join book coach Gala Russ for a hands-on workshop, Nov 15–16 9am PT.
Sign up: bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
Learn the secrets to crafting authentic love stories in your fiction.
Join book coach Gala Russ for a hands-on workshop, Nov 15–16 9am PT.
Sign up: bethbarany.thrivecart.com/romancingthe...
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May I offer you some space news in these trying times? 🧪
Our universe's oldest galaxies were hot messes
Our universe's oldest galaxies were hot messes
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November 4, 2025 at 4:43 AM
May I offer you some space news in these trying times? 🧪