Brainstorm Your Next Novel!

Brainstorm Your Next Novel!, available at Free, has an average rating of 3.75, with 30 lectures, 2 quizzes, based on 176 reviews, and has 6532 subscribers.

You will learn about Start a new novel or story with confidence, knowing what you want to accomplish Understand why you are writing this story Understand what motivates you to write Learn new tools and techniques to get a quick and solid start on your new novel Understand story structure Learn about the Hero's Journey Populate your new novel with main characters as well as essential secondary characters This course is ideal for individuals who are Anyone wanting to become a better writer or Anyone wanting to conquer writers' block and fear associated with writing or Any writer who wants to add depth to their stories or This course is NOT for those who don't enjoy writing, at least at some level It is particularly useful for Anyone wanting to become a better writer or Anyone wanting to conquer writers' block and fear associated with writing or Any writer who wants to add depth to their stories or This course is NOT for those who don't enjoy writing, at least at some level.

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Summary

Title: Brainstorm Your Next Novel!

Price: Free

Average Rating: 3.75

Number of Lectures: 30

Number of Quizzes: 2

Number of Published Lectures: 30

Number of Published Quizzes: 2

Number of Curriculum Items: 32

Number of Published Curriculum Objects: 32

Original Price: Free

Quality Status: approved

Status: Live

What You Will Learn

Start a new novel or story with confidence, knowing what you want to accomplish
Understand why you are writing this story
Understand what motivates you to write
Learn new tools and techniques to get a quick and solid start on your new novel
Understand story structure
Learn about the Hero's Journey
Populate your new novel with main characters as well as essential secondary characters

Who Should Attend

Anyone wanting to become a better writer
Anyone wanting to conquer writers' block and fear associated with writing
Any writer who wants to add depth to their stories
This course is NOT for those who don't enjoy writing, at least at some level

Target Audiences

Anyone wanting to become a better writer
Anyone wanting to conquer writers' block and fear associated with writing
Any writer who wants to add depth to their stories
This course is NOT for those who don't enjoy writing, at least at some level

HOW TO GET YOUR NOVEL WRITTEN TODAY STARTING FROM SCRATCH!

► Do you have a germ of an idea, but don’t know how to develop it?

► Do you long to write a novel, but don’t know where to start?

► Have you started a novel, but find that you are now stuck?

Well, then you’ve come to the right place!

→ → →WHY THIS COURSE? ← ← ←

This Course is for People Who
Want to Get a Novel Written But CAN’T GET STARTED!

This course is for every writer who is inspired by everyday life and dreams. You’ll learn to mine your imagination and come up with great ideas for your next novel. To be successful, you need just three things:

The love of writing
The love of exploring your own mind
The love of research

If you have these three (and I’m pretty sure you do), then this course will help you come up with so many ideas for your next novel that you won’t know what to do with them all!

This is a fast and fun course that will guide you gently through the creative process covering such areas as:

Understanding Your Motivation
Getting Inspired
How to Brainstorm for Results
Some Great & Some Little Known Brainstorming and Research Tools
Understanding Story Structure

and much, much more!

Why Listen To Me?

I have a Masters in Creative Writing and have taken many, many courses on writing, and I have studied literally hundreds of books about the craft of writing. As far as I am concerned, I have earned me the equivalent of a PhD in writing! I’ve also been a judge on an international writing contest, so I know what I’m doing and people respect my judgement.

My teachers (for both the books and in the courses) have been the best of the best. In other words, I’ve learned from the experts. In addition, I have written all my life: I’ve been a technical writer, scientific report writer, proposal writer, and aftermarket software writer (you know, the books you buy at bookstores that really tell you how to use software, with tips ‘n’ tricks and all that).

But always and foremost, I am a creative writer—a novelist. I currently have three novels and a collection of short stories available online everywhere. One of my books was an Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award finalist. By early 2017, I will have ten books out—five more novels and another collection of stories.

Try This Course TODAY!

This is a brand new course for AUTHORS. I’m sure you will love the course and immediately benefit from what you learn. As with all of the WRITERS’ SUCCESS SERIES courses, ask as many questions as you need to in the discussion area. I’ll answer promptly.

No-Risk TrialIf you are interested in finding out how to take this essential step to becoming a REAL writer, try my course risk-free. This course comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Should you decide it’s not for you, no problem and I thank you for giving it a try.

Sign Up Now, And Be On Your Way to Great Writing

Scroll back up and click the green Take This Course button in the upper right of the udemy screen and enroll. Don’t wait another day to turn your dreams of being a successful writer into reality. See you inside!

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Fully up-to-date as of November, 2015

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: Introduction

Lecture 1: Welcome!

Lecture 2: What You'll Learn

Chapter 2: Understanding Your Motivation

Lecture 1: Why do you want to write this book?

Lecture 2: What is the emotion you want to capture?

Lecture 3: What is the message you want to send?

Chapter 3: Getting Inspired to Write

Lecture 1: Who inspires you?

Lecture 2: What fascinates you?

Lecture 3: What places inspire you to write?

Chapter 4: How to Brainstorm for Results!

Lecture 1: The Best Avenue to Your Brain: Scribbling, Notes, & Doodles

Lecture 2: Unleash the Power of Free Association with Mindmapping

Lecture 3: Coffee! The Writer's Ally

Chapter 5: Some Great & Some Little Known Brainstorming and Research Tools

Lecture 1: Collecting Thoughts and Research Using Evernote

Lecture 2: Similar to but also Different than Evernote: Microsoft's own One Note

Lecture 3: Zotero: For Academic Research and Citations — but also for fun

Lecture 4: Other Note-taking Software

Lecture 5: Paper Options (notebooks, note cards, etc.)

Chapter 6: Understanding Story Structure

Lecture 1: Outlining: Pros and Cons

Lecture 2: Outlining Your Novel: Recommended Reading

Lecture 3: Using Timelines and Calendars

Lecture 4: The Hero's Journey

Lecture 5: Recommended Reading for the Hero's Journey

Lecture 6: The 3-Act Structure

Lecture 7: Goals and Obstacles: The Quest

Lecture 8: The Rising Storyline

Chapter 7: Main Characters

Lecture 1: Your Protagonist(s)

Lecture 2: Your Antagonist(s)

Chapter 8: Secondary (but Essential) Characters

Lecture 1: The Mentor

Lecture 2: The Sidekick

Lecture 3: Creating Characters: Recommended Reading

Chapter 9: Wrapping it Up

Lecture 1: Conclusion

Instructors

Carl Plumer
Author, Teacher

Rating Distribution

1 stars: 4 votes
2 stars: 4 votes
3 stars: 33 votes
4 stars: 67 votes
5 stars: 68 votes

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