Novel Writing 101 - How to Research, Write and Edit Fiction

A Guide to Researching, Writing, Rewriting (Polishing) and Self-Editing a Novel or even a Non Fiction Book in Scrivener

3.80 (21 reviews)
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English
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1.5 hours
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Nov 2020
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What you will 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

DISCOVER what you will need to do if you can't afford a professional editor

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 organised 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 enrol in the class today and learn how to Write, Rewrite and Edit your first novel.

Content

Introduction

An Introduction to the Course

Researching Your Book

An Introduction to Researching Your Book's Niche or Genre
Taking a Commercial Perspective During Your Research
Researching the Categories and Sub-Categories in Your Niche or Sub-Genre
Researching the Best-Selling Books in Your Niche or Sub-Genre
Researching the Best-Selling Authors in Your Niche or Sub-Genre
Researching the Best Keyword Phrases for Your Book
Researching Keyword Phrases Using the Amazon Search Box

Writing Your First Draft

An Introduction to the Writing Process
The Importance of Writing Quickly
The Factors that have Increased the Speed of My Writing
The Must-have Application for All Self-published Authors
The Importance of Researching Your Book and the Rules of the Genre
Researching Characters and Settings
The Importance of Outlining - Are You a Pantser or a Plotter?
Why an Elevator Pitch is Still Good Practice
Mapping Out Your Scenes and Chapters
Distraction Free Writing
Setting Daily Writing Targets
The Importance of Project Statistics
The Importance of Project Targets
Remember the First Draft Doesn't Have to Be Perfect

Re-writing or "Polishing" Your Manuscript

So What Exactly Do I Mean by Polishing?
The Rewriting of Your First Draft
With One Eye on the Rules of Writing
And Another Eye on the Elements of a Story

Editing Your Book

The Importance of Editing
The Different Types of Editing
Self-editing Your Book
Substantive Editing
Copy Editing
Proofreading
What You Can Do if You Can't Afford an Editor?

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Reviews

Patricia
January 5, 2021
After completing this course, I can say that I enjoyed the instructor's speaking pace. His videos were easy to understand and to create my own notes from. Within this course, I did learn a few new things, although I will mention that I am a first time writer. Most of the things I did learn seemed obvious after he pointed them out, but I most likely wouldn't have thought of them without his class. With this new found knowledge, I feel like I have a game plan for the before and after process of writing a book. I am still on the fence whether or not to self publish, but now I know how to do so.
Cooper
December 27, 2020
I learned a lot from this course, however, there could be more information given about the writing and editing process. He seems to skim over everything quite fast.
Paul
July 10, 2020
Well worth taking the course. Strongly recommend for any new writer. Easy, clear, relevant, and concise steps to begin, build, complete and publish my novel. Greatly appreciated!
Pam
July 5, 2020
I enjoyed the book and as an aspiring writer, I needed to hear the truth of all the steps necessary before final publishing. Many of the suggestions concerning research, character creation and plot planning were eye-opening.

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