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Beth Barany

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June 17

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Romance, Young Adult

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Award 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.

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	Henrietta the Dragon Slayer (Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, #1) 3.96 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 2011 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book 3.83 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2009 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! by Beth Barany (Goodreads Author), Ezra Barany (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 44 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henrietta and The Dragon Stone (Henrietta the Dragon Slayer, #2) 4.47 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Christmas Fling (Touchstone, #2) 4.29 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Cupcake Christmas 4.21 avg rating — 29 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lured By Light (Janey McCallister Mystery Book 2) 4.50 avg rating — 26 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Henrietta The Dragon Slayer: A Very Short Prequel 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Twitter for Authors: Social Media Book Marketing Strategies for Shy Writers 3.91 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2012 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Touchstone of Love (Touchstone, #1) 3.65 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Henrietta The Dragon Slayer (3 books)
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Janey McCallister Mystery (4 books)
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Truth Unveiled (Dr. Samantha Jenkins #1)

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Mouthy, Bright, Gutsy Heroine, Plus Time Travel, Romance, and Real Stakes - I really enjoyed this book. Well-written, Beryl Blue is a heroine I can root for. She feels real, I love that. Love time travel and Janet Raye Stevens pulls off the craziness ...more
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Mouthy, Bright, Gutsy Heroine, Plus Time Travel, Romance, and Real Stakes - I really enjoyed this book, as well as the first in the series. Well-written, Beryl Blue is a heroine I can root for. She feels real, I love that. Love time travel and Janet ...more
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“Lastly, notice your level of enthusiasm. If you had to decide right now how enthusiastic you are about being a writer, on a scale from one to ten, where one is not at all enthusiastic, and ten is extremely enthusiastic, what is your level of enthusiasm about writing?”
― Beth Barany, The Writer's Adventure Guide: 12 Stages to Writing Your Book

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“The Writer’s Oath By Beth Barany, c. 2007-2011 I will show up. I will write. I will let myself shine. I will honor the story and allow the words to serve the story. I write in the present because writing happens now.”
― Beth Barany, Overcome Writer's Block

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“One's first love is always perfect until one meets one's second love”
― Elizabeth Aston, The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy

tags: first-love

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“You know how you have a good meal and you got gravy left on the plate. The gravy was so good that you don’t want to leave it on the plate but you don’t want to be a pig about it? So you take your bread and use it to sop up the rest of the gravy. That guy is totally soppable!”
― Erin Jamison, Better Than 8: Fantasy

tags: erotic-romance, romance

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“He reached out and intertwined our hands. Gently urging me forward he whispered, “Have I lost you love?”
― Erin Jamison, Better Than 8: Fantasy

tags: ex-boyfriends, relationships, risk, trust

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“I’m in the habit of employing either sharks or mice.”
― Erin Jamison, Better Than 8: Fantasy

tags: arrogant, cocky, confident

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“Authors go on writing books, and so we go on reading them. It is a sad state of affairs.”
― Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters

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