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Novel Writing: Get Published!
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(12 ratings)
262 students

Novel Writing: Get Published!

A Step by Step Guide to Getting into Print
Created bySteve Alcorn
Last updated 2/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Create the marketing materials you'll use to contact publishers, agents and readers
  • Apply my "Manuscript Evaluation Checklist" to make sure your work is ready to publish
  • Use a Story Idea to pitch your novel
  • Create a Synopsis that sells
  • Learn how to write a Query Letter that won't land in the slush pile
  • Discover the ease and profitability of Self-publishing
  • Create an e-book in minutes
  • Get published!

Course content

1 section • 7 lectures • 42m total length

  • Welcome!2:13

    Here's what to expect in the course.

  • Collateral8:02

    The most important thing to understand about conventional publishing is the different types of material you'll need to present to prospective agents or editors

  • Manuscript Evaluation Checklist11:17

    When you can answer yes to each question on my Manuscript Evaluation Checklist, your novel is ready to go to press!

  • The Query Letter6:10

    To catch an editor's eye requires a professional and intriguing query letter. Here's how to create one.

  • Self-Publishing5:54

    Major changes in the publishing world have shifted the balance of power to authors with the skills to get their work into reader's hands using the latest technology. Here's how you can benefit.

  • Marketing7:51

    Whether you are conventionally published or self-published, you will need to market your book yourself. Here are my favorite techniques for selling your masterpiece!

  • Next Steps1:01

    Now that you know how to get your novel into print, it's time to turn your attention to marketing that book to your readers. Good luck, and Happy Writing!

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.

Writers write to be read! This course shows you how to get that novel finished and into print:

  • Create the marketing materials you'll use to contact publishers, agents and readers
  • Apply my "Manuscript Evaluation Checklist" to make sure your work is ready to publish
  • Use a Story Idea to pitch your novel
  • Create a Synopsis that sells
  • Learn how to write a Query Letter that won't land in the slush pile
  • Discover the ease and profitability of Self-publishing
  • Create an e-book in minutes
  • Get published!

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 ideal for unpublished authors who want to get into print
  • This course is perfect for beginning or experienced writers
  • These techniques apply to novels, short stories and screenplays

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