You Can Write a Book! Family-Friendly Fiction Writing
Write what you love, and you'll love to write! Instruction and ecouragement for aspiring fiction writers, teen to adult.
Description
My goal in this course is to encourage and inform aspiring fiction writers by passing on information and techniques I've learned since 2008 when I began writing and self-publishing my ten-book Sonrise Stable series.
Although my books are Christian and about horses, good writing techniques are the same regardless of subject matter. Don't worry. I won't force anyone to write horse stories. In fact, I encourage students to write about what they love! When you're writing about things you enjoy, writing doesn't feel like a chore.
There's a lot of information packed into this course. First, the content is wholesome and family-friendly, making it suitable for aspiring writers of a variety of ages, from teen to adult. Encouraging and inspiring quotes from other authors reinforce the lesson topics. Videos cover software tools that make the writing and editing process easier. An entire section is devoted to writing Christian fiction - and what that even means!
Comprehensive course coverage includes story ideas if you're stuck for a topic, structuring the story/novel, character development, how to develop interesting dialog, various story elements, learning to welcome critiques, and how to edit and revise your own work.
Drawing from my experience of self-publishing since 2008, I give an overview of how to self publish, including factors to consider to make your book business profitable.
I don't believe there's any secret formula to becoming a successful author, no X number of steps to publishing success. But I believe, with study and practice, every motivated writer can improve. Students may approach this course in a variety of ways - whatever suits your learning style and current writing ability.
What You Will Learn!
- Experience a family-friendly writing course suitable for teens to adults who love to write.
- Understand the basic story elements that are the building blocks for all fiction as well as how to structure them into a novel.
- Create well-rounded characters your readers will relate to and root for. Write interesting dialog that advances your story.
- Learn from clean writing examples with a section devoted to writing Christian fiction.
- Learn about software that can streamline your writing and help with self-editing.
- Understand the basics of the self-publishing process with a realistic look at what it takes to be successful.
Who Should Attend!
- Beginning writers who would like to turn their idea into a completed novel
- Suitable for teens to adults, clean, wholesome writing examples used throughout the course