Beginning Writers Workshop
What you'll learn
- Turn your idea into reality
- Introduction to character development
- Complete guide to story structure
- Create your manuscript
- Write lively exposition and dynamic dialogue
- Polish your writing
- Find a publisher or agent
- Cash in on the self-publishing craze
Requirements
- A passion for fiction
Description
Do you have a great idea for a novel, short story, play or screenplay, but don't know how to get started?
In this lively and fun course, Steve Alcorn shows you how to turn your idea into reality. Learn the basics of:
- Story Structure
- Character Development
- Viewpoint & Tense
- Writing Scenes
- Crafting Dialogue
- Manuscript Polishing
- Getting Published
Beginning Writer's Workshop shows you how to become a professional author while having fun and learning the tricks of the publishing trade. It's a fun and exciting class for all aspiring writers!
Who this course is for:
- All aspiring authors
Instructors
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 4,431 Reviews
- 34,649 Students
- 16 Courses
Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel.
Steve has helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many of his students are now published authors, and you can be, too!
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 3,129 Reviews
- 34,580 Students
- 9 Courses
Dani is the author of the Young Adult novel The Last Telepath, and three screenplays:
A Quintessence of Dust, a science fiction riff on what would happen if Hamlet met Bladerunner
How to Catch an Englishman, a romantic comedy about moving overseas in search of an eligible bachelor
Do No Harm, a drama that explores the ethical choices facing a heart surgeon when her personal and professional lives collide
Dani graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University, where she majored in Psychology and Radio, Television, & Film.