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Novel Writing: Conflict, Suspense and Mystery
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(64 ratings)
663 students

Novel Writing: Conflict, Suspense and Mystery

Powerful Plot Techniques to Energize Your Fiction
Created bySteve Alcorn
Last updated 2/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Use Conflict to drive your plot
  • Add Suspense to keep readers on the edge of their seat
  • Create some Mystery to make it hard to put your book down
  • Control the pacing of your novel to keep it both exciting and emotional

Course content

2 sections7 lectures48m total length
  • Welcome!1:34

    Here's what to expect in the course.

  • Conflict6:06

    Conflict, whether external or internal, is what drives fiction

  • Suspense9:55

    Adding suspense will keep your readers on the edge of their seats

  • Mystery4:53

    Create stories questions to draw your readers in, and propel them from start to finish

Requirements

  • There are no prerequisites
  • All you need to benefit from this course is a desire to write great fiction!

Description

Have you started a novel only to get part way into the manuscript and find yourself stuck? Or do you have an idea for a novel but aren't sure where to begin? Have you completed a first draft but feel it doesn't quite have the luster of professional Novel Writing?

In this lively and fun course Steve Alcorn shows you how to achieve success. You'll learn how to write a novel step by step.

During the past two decades, Steve Alcorn has helped more than 20,000 students structure their novels, and many of them are now in print. Steve's courses are rated an average of 5 out of 5 stars.

This course is about the plot elements that will propel your readers through your story, including:

  • Use Conflict to drive your plot
  • Add Suspense to keep readers on the edge of their seat
  • Create some Mystery to make it hard to put your book down
  • Control the pacing of your novel to keep it both exciting and emotional

Whether you're a first time novelist still planning your story or an experienced author looking for ways to bring your fiction to life, Steve Alcorn's novel writing courses will show you how to succeed!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is perfect for beginning or experienced writers
  • These techniques apply to novels, short stories and screenplays