Mind-mapping a Novel
What you'll learn
- How to develop and use mind-maps
- How to use a mind-map depicting the cast of characters
- How to build a mind-map to organize the plot
- How to develop a graphical synopsis of the novel.
Requirements
- Students should have a novel in mind or in progress
Description
The first draft of a novel needs consistency and continuity. That isn't easy to achieve. Mind-mapping offers a way to gain both of those qualities.
What if you knew how to create mind-maps to ensure that consistency? And that continuity?
What if you had a way to make sure your characters didn’t inadvertently change in the middle of the story?
Imagine have a visual diagram to keep your plot on track.
What if you could have the synopsis of the novel displayed on a single graphic? It could be used as a roadmap to control your first draft.
Hank Quense is the author of a number of highly regarded novels and often writes and lectures on fiction writing techniques. His non-fiction book Creating Stories has been praised by novices and published authors alike.
In this lecture series, you’ll learn how to:
Use mind-maps to ensure the first draft is consistent.
Create a mind-map depicting the character’s important traits
Create mind-map to ensure the plot events and turns are in sync
Develop a graphical synopsis of the entire story.
Get control of your first draft! By using mind-maps! Inconstancies are difficult to root out. Learn how to prevent making them. Grab a seat in this innovative lecture series now by clicking on the Buy Now button on the top of the page.
Who this course is for:
- Authors looking for a way to better control the development of their novel
- Authors looking for a better way to ensure first draft consistancy
- Authors looking for a way to better understand the plot and characters
Instructor
- 4.3 Instructor Rating
- 57 Reviews
- 642 Students
- 7 Courses
Hank Quense writes humorous and satiric sci-fi and fantasy stories. He also writes and lectures about fiction writing and self-publishing. He has published 19 books and 50 short stories along with dozens of articles. He often lectures on fiction writing and publishing and has a series of guides covering the basics on each subject. He and his wife Pat usually vacation in another galaxy or parallel universe. They also time travel occasionally when Hank is searching for new story ideas.
His classes are part of Quense’s Writers & Authors Resource Center, (WritersARC) a unique collection of material that is available to provide solutions to the pain points encountered by fiction writers and authors.