How Do I Begin as a New Writer? - How To Write first A Book
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
In this class, I'll discuss how to get started as a new writer and offer advice to aspiring authors on how to write a book from scratch. Being a beginner writer can be intimidating and overwhelming at times (because it's difficult to know what to expect), but I hope these writing tips and advice for your first book/books are helpful!!
What you'll discover:
- Learn what makes a novel successful.
- Become more familiar with plot and story structure.
- Create a solid revision strategy for an existing novel.
- Find out what's wrong with an existing novel manuscript.
- Apply the storytelling code to successful movies and novels.
Who should take this class:
- Anyone who wants to write a book
- Those who want to learn more about plot or story structure.
- Writers looking for ideas for their next book
- Novelists who require assistance in revising their work
- Writers who need assistance planning out their novel
- Writers who are stuck in the middle of a novel
Syllabus
- Introudaction
- Experiment Practice
- Consume Content
- Publish your novel
- Get feedback
- Market your novel
- Reach Out To Authors
- Start With A Shorter Story
- Write the first draft
- Process of writing a book
- Jump To Section
- Commit to a rewrite
Taught by
Olivia Veenstra
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