Writing Fiction That Sings: Write Novels With Great Voice
What you'll learn
- add snazz and pizzazz to the fiction you write by using figures of speech!
- choose the strongest POV for the novel you're writing.
- spiffy up your novel with solid editing tips, before you submit it to agents and editors.
- write your novels and creative nonfiction books with an engaging voice.
- write books with confidence.
Requirements
- All you need is pen and paper, or a computer, and a story idea.
- I am putting basic lectures in, so you can take this course if you know nothing about writing a novel. More advanced students can skip the basic lectures.
- Please note that your experience will be enhanced if you join the companion Facebook group associated with this course. Joining is free, but to join you will need to have a Facebook profile. This is not required and you will get much benefit by taking part in course discussions even if you don't join the Facebook group. But the Facebook group offers added benefit as it allows students to share larger pieces of work with each other. Also, I have office hours in that group a few times a month.
Description
Writing a novel or a creative nonfiction book? Even if you're writing a blog, the editing techniques in this course will help you.Join over a thousand satisfied students who have given dozens of five-star reviews in this course where you'll learn how to draw in agents, editors, and readers with your voice.
Writing Novels That Sings: Write Fiction With Great Voice
This is part of a series of writing courses, taught by literary agent Sally Apokedak, that will help you if you are trying to get an agent, sell to a publisher, or sell your self-published books directly to the reader. After reading thousands of queries, Sally has come to believe that four things are essential if you want to write novels that will sell.
VOICE is one of those essentials. It's the first thing agents notice when they open your novel manuscripts or nonfiction books.
Whether you're writing novels or creative nonfiction books, this writing course can help you. If you're unpublished and having a hard time breaking in or if you're published but having a hard time breaking out, this course will help you. You get the voice lectures that Sally gives at writers' conferences around the United States, but you get them at a fraction of what they normally cost. Plus, you can take them in your own home, at your own pace, you don't have to pay for a hotel, and you have lifetime access to these lectures.
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING about this course:
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THIS is the course that will shower you with confidence and give your voice the punch it needs.
~ Robyn
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Sally is a wealth of knowledge . . . I'm looking forward to taking more of Sally's classes on Udemy.
~ Cheryl
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Sally is a great teacher and is obviously extremely knowledgable . . . The topics move quickly, and you won't be bored.
~ Hannah
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Sally is a very enthusiastic and involved instructor and makes the course valuable and enjoyable for everyone.
~ Rachel
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I can understand why Sally Apokedak is a sought-after teacher at writer's conferences. First, Sally (if I may) knows her stuff. . . .
~ Deborah
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This class shows you both the science and art of writing. . . . If she produces another course, I will be sure to return!
~ Rebecca R.
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The material is fun and easy to learn . . . I highly recommend any writer or aspiring writer take it to improve their writing.
~ Teresa
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING about Sally's conference classes, retreats, and online courses:
. . . thank you again for a fabulous weekend. I left encouraged and energized . . . It was a wise investment and fun.
~ Jean Wilund
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Sally,
We had so many wonderful comments about you and your class on our evaluations. We hope you'll be able to join us again next summer.
Blessings, Lindy Jacobs, OCW Summer Conference Director
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Hello Sally,
I hope you realize how much wisdom and knowledge you imparted during your time at the wik13 conference in Birmingham. . . .
~ Heather L. Montgomery Assistant Regional Advisor Southern Breeze SCBWI
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Thank you for your incredible class. It was a valuable, valuable learning experience. . . .
~ Kimberly
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Thank you so much. I got a lot out of the class and it gave me a lot to think about. I'm grateful for all the feedback.
~ Christie
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Thank you so much for your feedback . . . throughout the course. I appreciated how much you know about this field and your willingness to share your expertise.
~ Sandy
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In Sally's video lectures, she made me think about writing like I hadn't before, especially the weeks about voice and theme.
~ Margo L. Dill
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What this course promises:
To teach you how to make your voice more interesting and compelling in the fiction and creative nonfiction you write.
What this course does not promise:
That you'll get a book contract.
Some questions this course answers:
- How do I write in the close-third-person point of view?
- Should I be writing in past tense or present tense?
- How can I improve my narrative voice when I write fiction or creative nonfiction?
- How can I make up fresh metaphors in a novel I'm writing?
Who this course is for:
- If you want a conference-quality writing course without the cost and hassle of traveling to a conference, this class is for you.
- If you have always wanted to write a novel or a creative nonfiction book, this is a good course to start you out right.
- If you're writing a novel, this class will give you tips for revision and help you write books that dazzle your readers.
- If you want to know what a literary agent really thinks of the novel manuscripts in her slush pile then sign up.
- If you're already published and getting starred reviews, then this course will be a waste of your time. :)
Instructor
- 4.4 Instructor Rating
- 944 Reviews
- 8,457 Students
- 4 Courses
Sally Apokedak is a literary agent with the Leslie H. Stobbe Literary Agency who wades through thousands of queries from hopeful authors every year. She's also a popular speaker at writing conferences. These things put her in a good position to understand writers' struggles. She aims, in all her courses and conference workshops, to help writers complete manuscripts that will compel agents to offer representation or that will compel readers of self-published works to buy books and turn pages.