So you want to write a novel?

This is a course in the basics of writing your first novel. It's aimed at people who may have dabbled, but never quite managed to get beyond the first 10 or 20,000 words, who want to understand the basics of how to plan and plot, avoid the pitfalls of a soggy middle and deliver a tightly plotted, exciting end product.

£75.00 - Purchase So you want to write a novel?
Module 1 What sort of writer are you?
Unit 1 So you want to write a novel?  
Unit 2 Make your mind up  
Unit 3 What about literary fiction?  
Unit 4 Finding your voice  
Unit 5 Read like a writer  
Unit 6 ACTIVITY: Read like a writer  
Unit 7 Video: Five Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me Before I Became An Author  
Module 2 What do you want to write about?
Unit 1 What story do you want to tell?  
Unit 2 Exercise: "Finding Your Story Idea"  
Unit 3 Plotter or pantser  
Unit 4 ACTIVITY: See how you're feeling right now  
Unit 5 Podcast: How to structure a novel  
Unit 6 Exercise: Structure your novel  
Module 3 Genres
Unit 1 How to figure out the genre of your book  
Unit 2 Different Genre Characteristics in Fiction  
Unit 3 Know your reader: deciding on genre  
Unit 4 Wait ... there are subgenres?  
Unit 5 Exercise: Help deciding your genre  
Unit 6 Breaking the Rules in Genre Fiction  
Unit 7 Exercise: Identify the best genre for your book  
Module 4 Cracking characters
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Module 5 Planning and plotting techniques
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Module 6 Chapter One
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Module 7 Settings
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Module 8 Description and dialogue
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Module 9 Chapter Two
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Module 10 Do the research
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Module 11 Messy first drafts
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Module 12 Chapter Three
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