173. Revisiting Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In?

2025-10-06

“Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and maybe how to overcome some procrastination.” - Beth BaranyRevisit an informative, positive, and uplifting episode with host Beth Barany to help “Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In?” where she will share the five stages of story world building, including common world-building challenges and how to overcome them.In this episode, you will:Be able to identify the main stages of building a story worldGain direction on the symptom...

“Your biggest challenge is how to start, how to overcome confusion and overwhelm, and maybe how to overcome some procrastination.” - Beth Barany

Revisit an informative, positive, and uplifting episode with host Beth Barany to help “Your Story World Diagnosis: What Stage Are You In?” where she will share the five stages of story world building, including common world-building challenges and how to overcome them.

In this episode, you will:

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

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SHOW CO-PRODUCTION + NOTES by Kerry-Ann McDade
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