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From Idea to First Draft!
A 12-week, interactive novel-writing course led by an industry pro
From Idea to First Draft!
A 12-week, interactive novel-writing course led by an industry pro
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Author, editor, and writing coach Alicia Dean teaches From Idea to First Draft
Want to whip your ideas into shape and turn them into an exciting novel? Develop habits that will increase your productivity as you learn the secrets even the biggest names use to write their stories? All this and much more in this 12-week, interactive course for beginners and seasoned authors alike. Each week, you'll have the chance to ask questions. You'll also have 3 opportunities during the course to brainstorm with Alicia or submit scenes to her for feedback. Week 1 is all about PREPARING TO WRITE. In just the first week, you'll learn:
After you complete Week 1, you're invited to take the rest of the course, where you'll learn so much about what it takes to write a fantastic novel. Here's what you'll learn after the first week: Week 2: CHARACTER How to create an overview of your main character(s) and their role in the story Week 3: STORY QUESTIONS Questions to answer that will lay a solid foundation for your novel Week 4: OUTLINE/SCENE LIST The Inciting Incident, turning points, middle twist, black moment and climax. Even pantsers will benefit from sketching out these story parts, and plotters can go a step further and actually write out a list of scenes. Week 5: SCENE CRAFTING Elements to include in a scene Week 6: SPRINTS How to conduct successful writing sprints to increase productivity Week 7: WRITER'S BLOCK Tips to defeat writer's block Week 8: OPENING HOOK What is needed in your opening scene and what is not Week 9: THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF YOUR NOVEL Learn which parts of your novel are most important and how to make them shine Week 10: THE CRAFT OF WRITING Learn about showing vs. telling, head hopping, and more Week 11: SELF EDITING Tips on polishing and revising Week 12: WHAT NOW? An overview of what steps need to be taken, depending on your goal, once you finish your novel |
