WHAT  DOES   A  $14.70 WRITING  MODULE INCLUDE? 

ASTONISHING VALUE !

 

EVERY MODULE INCLUDES:
  • Creative Writing Lesson Material
  • Novel Writing Tips
  • Pertinent Writing Examples
  • Writing Prompts
  • Practice Exercises
  • Written Assignments
  • Speedy Detailed  Feedback One-on-One
  • Q and A and  Discussion Session with Mentor
  • Opportunity to modify difficulty level

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Course Outline 

 NOTE: Major  assessment goal stages  are shown in red.

 

Module 1.            a) Finding Inspiration: writing prompts

                           b) The Opening  Paragraph: Hook the reader

Module 2.            a) Character is everything:  depicting the externals

                            b) Profiling the Externals

Module 3.            a) "Show - Don't Tell"

                            b) Using "Show" to convey emotion and mood

Module 4.            a) Character: the character within

                            b) The Devil's in the detail

Module 5            a) Character: psychology

                            b) Wants, needs and obstacles

                            c) PRESENT STORY CONCEPT AND 2 FULLY ROUNDED CHARACTERS FOR YOUR NOVEL

Module 6.            a) Dialogue: the character-builder and king-maker

                           b) Nuts and bolts of scribing dialogue

Module 7.            a) Dialogue:  Furthering the plot by what's not being said

                           b) Dialogue tags

Module 8.            a) Setting: atmosphere- and mood-maker

                            b) Tapping the Senses

Module 9.            a) Theme  and Tone               

                            b) Metaphor, allusion and  symbolism

Module 10.          a) Tackling the novel -Plan of attack

                            b) Plotting and Work Practices

                            c) DEVISE PLOT SUMMARY FOR YOUR NOVEL

Module 11.          a) Person and tense

                           b) Scene and Story arc

Module 12.          a) Point of view (POV) first person

                           b) Narrative Techniques

Module 13.          a) POV  third person

                           b) Constructing a Plot Timeline

Module 14.          a) Conflict -  external

                           b) Tight writing,  finding your style

Module 15.          a) Conflict - internal

                           b) Conflict in dialogue

                           c) DEVISE STORY ARC AND DETAILED CHAPTER-BY-CHAPTER WORKING SUMMARY

Module 16.          a) Tension and more tension

                           b) Hooks front and back

Module 17.          a) Writer's Block

                           b) Killing your Darlings

Module 18.          a) Letting the characters talk back

                           b) Upsetting the plot applecart

Module 19.          CHOICE 1.  Getting Published and self-publishing Options

                           CHOICE 2. Short story specifics

                           CHOICE 3, Differing genre requirements

Module 20.          a)  Climax and Resolution 

                           b) PRESENT 5 CHAPTERS OF NOVEL FOR ASSESSMENT

                                                 OR

                           PRESENT ANTHOLOGY OF  SHORT STORIES FOR ASSESSMENT

END OF COURSE

Beyond this point, dedicated students who feel that our personal mentoring has proved valuable may go on to chapter-by-chapter mentoring as they continue the throes of the novel-writing process.  A $14.70 fee will apply to chapters of up to 3000 words  (approx. 10-12 pages).  Longer chapters by negotiation, but work on the basis of $1 for every extra 100 words.

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