Write Your Best Fiction and Get It Published

Write Your Best Fiction and Get It Published, available at $49.99, has an average rating of 4.45, with 45 lectures, based on 27 reviews, and has 231 subscribers.

You will learn about Capture the ultimate story idea Expand it into a story plan Choose, create, and fully develop the main characters Craft a brilliant inner journey for the hero Examine that inner journey to find the story's theme Find the perfect three act structure to externalize the inner journey Select the perfect villain, setting, era, and backdrop to illustrate the theme Master the craft: show vs. tell, point of view, dialogue, and description Revise the rough draft into something that's ready for prime time Understand the publishing process–the steps, the functions, and the power Construct a brilliant fiction proposal that will wow agents and editors This course is ideal for individuals who are Ideal for novelists at every phase of the writing and publishing journey or Aspiring authors who want to understand the full process of writing and publishing or Experienced fiction writers wanting to take their writing to the next level or Seasoned veteran novelists wanting to learn from a world-class Writer's Digest instructor or Not for the faint-hearted–writing long fiction will eat your lunch if you're not determined It is particularly useful for Ideal for novelists at every phase of the writing and publishing journey or Aspiring authors who want to understand the full process of writing and publishing or Experienced fiction writers wanting to take their writing to the next level or Seasoned veteran novelists wanting to learn from a world-class Writer's Digest instructor or Not for the faint-hearted–writing long fiction will eat your lunch if you're not determined.

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Summary

Title: Write Your Best Fiction and Get It Published

Price: $49.99

Average Rating: 4.45

Number of Lectures: 45

Number of Published Lectures: 45

Number of Curriculum Items: 45

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 45

Original Price: $89.99

Quality Status: approved

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What You Will Learn

Capture the ultimate story idea
Expand it into a story plan
Choose, create, and fully develop the main characters
Craft a brilliant inner journey for the hero
Examine that inner journey to find the story's theme
Find the perfect three act structure to externalize the inner journey
Select the perfect villain, setting, era, and backdrop to illustrate the theme
Master the craft: show vs. tell, point of view, dialogue, and description
Revise the rough draft into something that's ready for prime time
Understand the publishing process–the steps, the functions, and the power
Construct a brilliant fiction proposal that will wow agents and editors

Who Should Attend

Ideal for novelists at every phase of the writing and publishing journey
Aspiring authors who want to understand the full process of writing and publishing
Experienced fiction writers wanting to take their writing to the next level
Seasoned veteran novelists wanting to learn from a world-class Writer's Digest instructor
Not for the faint-hearted–writing long fiction will eat your lunch if you're not determined

Target Audiences

Ideal for novelists at every phase of the writing and publishing journey
Aspiring authors who want to understand the full process of writing and publishing
Experienced fiction writers wanting to take their writing to the next level
Seasoned veteran novelists wanting to learn from a world-class Writer's Digest instructor
Not for the faint-hearted–writing long fiction will eat your lunch if you're not determined

It’s your dream to write fiction and to write it to the best of your ability.�

Perhaps you’ve started and stopped a hundred times and can’t seem to see these through to the finish. Possibly you have great ideas for characters but can’t seem to find their story. Or maybe you’ve got the story, but your characters feel flat to you. Maybe you have completed manuscripts on your hard drive but haven’t been able to break into publishing yet.�

I’m here to help you achieve your dream.�

For more than twenty years, I’ve been traveling the nation and the world teaching writers just like youhow to put together excellent works of fiction, whether they be novels, short stories, or even screenplays.�

And my five fiction craftsmanship books for Writer’s Digesthave been successfully used by writers all over the world and in any genre you can imagine.

Fiction Academyis an eight-hour, 34-video download of my best teaching on writing fiction. We start with the kernel of an idea, flesh it out into characters and story structure, write the thing with skillful craftsmanship, and pave the way to publication.�

With my encouraging manner and humorous style, this series will leave you feeling equipped and motivated to not only write your stories but to do so at a higher level than you’ve ever before achieved.

Your dreams of fiction success lie inside Fiction Academy. Start your journey today.

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: First Day of Class

Lecture 1: Welcome Video

Lecture 2: Introduction

Chapter 2: Fiction Academy Prep Skills: Planning Your Novel

Lecture 1: Capture Your Story Idea and Begin To Turn It Into a Book

Lecture 2: Exercise: Develop Your Idea

Lecture 3: Choose and Create Your Main Characters (Part 1)

Lecture 4: Choose and Create Your Main Characters (Part 2)

Lecture 5: Choose and Create Your Main Characters (Part 3)

Lecture 6: Exercises: Create a Character

Lecture 7: Craft a Master Inner Journey of Transformation for Your Hero (Part 1)

Lecture 8: Craft a Master Inner Journey of Transformation for Your Hero (Part 2)

Lecture 9: Craft a Master Inner Journey of Transformation for Your Hero (Part 3)

Lecture 10: Exercise: The Inner Journey

Lecture 11: The Stew for Your Plot–Part 1

Lecture 12: The Stew for Your Plot–Part 2

Lecture 13: Exercises: Pick the Ingredients for Your Stew

Lecture 14: The Heart of Your Story: Mastering Three Act Structure (Prat 1)

Lecture 15: The Heart of Your Story: Mastering Three Act Structure (Prat 2)

Lecture 16: Exercise: Find Your Three-Act Structure

Chapter 3: Fiction Academy: Master Level Classes

Lecture 1: Don't Narrate–Illustrate! Finally Understanding Show vs. Tell (Part 4)

Lecture 2: Don't Narrate–Illustrate! Finally Understanding Show vs. Tell (Part 1)

Lecture 3: Don't Narrate–Illustrate! Finally Understanding Show vs. Tell (Part 2)

Lecture 4: Don't Narrate–Illustrate! Finally Understanding Show vs. Tell (Part 3)

Lecture 5: Exercises: Show vs. Tell

Lecture 6: That's One Point of View–Mastering POV (Part 1)

Lecture 7: That's One Point of View–Mastering POV (Part 2)

Lecture 8: Exercise: Point of View

Lecture 9: He Said/She Said–Verisimilitude in Dialogue (Part 1)

Lecture 10: He Said/She Said–Excellence in Dialogue (Part 2)

Lecture 11: Exercises: Dialogue

Lecture 12: Picture This–Description That Paints Your Story (Part 1)

Lecture 13: Picture This–Description That Paints Your Story (Part 2)

Lecture 14: Picture This–Description That Paints Your Story (Part 3)

Lecture 15: Exercises: Description

Chapter 4: Fiction Academy: Postgraduate Work

Lecture 1: Finish and Revise the Book (Part 1)

Lecture 2: Finish and Revise the Book (Part 2)

Lecture 3: Exercises: Finishing and Revising

Lecture 4: Understanding the Publishing Process (Part 1)

Lecture 5: Understanding the Publishing Process (Part 2)

Lecture 6: Understanding the Publishing Process (Part 3)

Lecture 7: Exercise: Understanding the Publishing Process

Lecture 8: Create a Killer Fiction Proposal (Part 1)

Lecture 9: Create a Killer Fiction Proposal (Part 2)

Lecture 10: Create a Killer Fiction Proposal (Part 3)

Lecture 11: Exercise: Creating a Killer Fiction Proposal

Lecture 12: Indie, Hybrids, and E-Books–The Publishing Revolution We Find Ourselves In

Instructors

Jeff Gerke
Writer's Digest author and world-class fiction instructor

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