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August 21, 2023 14 mins

"So, I decided I would go back to beginner's mind. I would stop taking classes. I would throw out all of the rules. The hooligan got to come into play at that time, my inner teenager or troublemaker."

In “Episode 59, Bring Playfulness to your Writing with Nina Hart, Part 1,” host Beth Barany, creativity coach and teacher, and science fiction and fantasy novelist, talks to writer, performer, and fellow creativity coach and creative entrepreneur, Nina Hart, where they discuss how Nina decided to go back to the beginners mind with her writing and how she empowered herself to be her wild creative self.

ABOUT NINA HART

Nina Hart is the founder of "Writing from the Top of Your Head" workshops. She offers writing workshops and 1:1 first draft book coaching, and is a certified KaizenMuse Creativity Coach and Gateless Method writing facilitator. Her first collection of surreal short fictions called “Somewhere in a Town You Never Knew Existed Somewhere” was a finalist in Foreword Reviews’ IndieFab Book of the Year Awards.

Nina spends her time as a right-brained, highly sensitive, creative entrepreneur. She is passionate about helping writers find their voice and reclaim the hooligan kid spirit that most people have buried under an “adult” veneer. Nina considers herself to be an improvisational writer – she was a blocked writer until she rediscovered the curious part of herself who could play, experiment, and explore. She offers online workshops, writing retreats, and 1:1 coaching. She plans to offer a facilitator training in the upcoming year

Connect with Nina

https://www.facebook.com/writingfromthetopofyourhead/

https://www.instagram.com/writingfromthetop/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/writingfromthetop/

Sign up for Nina’s newsletter to join FREE creativity chats + prompts monthly via Zoom. You'll also get other freebies like "16 Writing Prompts to Slay Perfectionism" ebook. https://nina.podia.com/creativitychatsprompts

Nina’s Site: www.writingfromthetopofyourhead.com


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.  We cover tips for fiction writers and get curious about the future of humanity.



RESOURCES

Paulo Freire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paulo_Freire

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

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CONNECT
Contact Beth: https://writersfunzone.com/blog/podcast/#tve-jump-185b4422580
Email: beth@bethbarany.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bethbarany/

CREDITS
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