Description
Novel Writing 101 is a Step-by-step Guide to the Researching, Writing, Polishing and Editing of Your First Novel.
RESEARCHING Your Novel
The course begins with a very important, but much-overlooked aspect of novel writing, which is the RESEARCHING of your book, and in particular, why you need to take a Commercial Perspective during your research.
Here, I will look at the importance of:
- Researching the best Categories and Sub-categories for your Novel
- Researching the Best-Selling Books in Your Genre
- Researching the Best-Selling Authors in Your Genre
- Researching the Best Keyword Phrases to use within Your Book’s Title, Sub-title and Description, on your Book’s Sales Page
WRITING Your Novel
The class then continues with a look at how you should go about WRITING the first draft of your book.
Here the focus is very much upon:
- Writing quickly
- Writing in a structured and organized manner
- Following the Rules of your book's Genre
- The Setting of Daily Writing Targets
- The philosophy that your First Draft Doesn't Have to Be Perfect
REWRITING Your Novel
The next part of the class looks at the REWRITING of that first draft (or the Polishing of Your Manuscript).
In this section, I also cover:
- The Rules of Writing
- The Elements of a Story
EDITING Your Novel
The final part of the class looks at the all-important Editing of Your Book.
Here I consider the 4 Different Types of Editing that every novel should go through before being published, namely:
- The SELF-editing of Your Book
- The SUBSTANTIVE Editing of Your Book
- The COPY Editing of Your Book
- The PROOFREADING of Your Book
- Finally, the course concludes by taking an in-depth look at the PROCESS you will need to follow if you are unable to afford PROFESSIONAL Editors.
Novel Writing 101 really is a MUST-watch course if you are currently writing your first work of fiction, and may even be of interest if you happen to be writing a non-fiction book.
So why don't you enroll in the class today and learn how to Write, Rewrite and Edit your first novel.
What Will You Learn?
- LEARN how to find those important keyword phrases that readers are searching for in your niche or genre
- UNDERSTAND the importance of outlining your novel
- DISCOVER my philosophy for avoiding Writer's Block and completing the First Draft of your novel
- STUDY the Rules of Writing and the Elements of a Story
- FIND OUT the 4 different types of Editing
Requirements
- A willingness to learn
- A commitment to take action on the knowledge learned in this course
- Some lessons talk about the writing tool Scrivener (NB. You can download a FREE 30 day of actual use trial of Scrivener)
Curriculum
Course consist of total 58min of content, in total.
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Researching Your Book
Section 3: Writing Your First Draft
Section 4: Re-writing or "Polishing" Your Manuscript
Section 5: Editing Your Book
About the Instructor
Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.
As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.
In the last few years, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David has primarily focused on print on demand and self-publishing, during which time he has created over 5,000 designs and published over 1,000 books. In addition to this, David has taught online courses to over 50,000 students, mainly in the print on demand and self-publishing niches, and is currently half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels.
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