How To Take Your Story From Concept To Novel
Offered By: Skillshare
Course Description
Overview
How to plan for writing a book in this class! Let's talk about how to take your story from idea to written novel, or how to plan a book. We'll go over how to generate novel ideas, find time to write, get creative juices flowing, create a memorable book title, hook a reader from page one, choose POV in storytelling, create an overarching plot plan, outline major and minor scenes, construct story conflict, build a setting, write dialogue that engages the reader, write a novel's blurb, self-edit, find beta readers and editors, and publish options.
What you'll learn:
- Prepare the Emotional Story Map for the entire novel by outlining the first few chapters of a romance novel.
- Feel confident about finishing your romance novel.
Who should take this course:
- People who want a simple plan to help them write a novel are welcome to attend.
- Participants may be have already written a novel or multiple, some have never written any fiction before.
Syllabus
- Introudaction
- Research
- How Much Of The Story Do You Want To Know
- Choose your point of view
- Your Outline Should Serve You
- Determine whether you’re an Outliner or a Pantser
- Document Of Snippet Ideas
- Expand your idea into a plot
- Plot Elements
- Create an unforgettable main character
- Nail down a winning story idea
Taught by
Sara Leen
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