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Novel Writing: Structure Your Story
Rating: 4.5 out of 5(59 ratings)
513 students

Novel Writing: Structure Your Story

Create Your Novel Step-by-Step Using Three Acts, Nine Checkpoints, and Scene & Sequel
Created bySteve Alcorn
Last updated 2/2017
English

What you'll learn

  • Understand Three Act Structure
  • Create Act 1 of Your Story: Hook, backstory and Trigger
  • Create Act 2 of Your Story: Crisis, Struggle and Epiphany
  • Create Act 3 of Your Story: Plan, Climax and Ending
  • Apply "Scene and Sequel" to make creating your manuscript a breeze!

Course content

2 sections7 lectures1h 0m total length
  • Welcome!1:33

    Here's what to expect in the course.

  • Three Act Structure9:13

    Discover the structure that underlies nearly all fiction, and how to use it to make your novel exciting and compelling.

  • Act 18:49

    Hook, Backstory and Trigger

  • Act 27:48

    Crisis, Struggle and Epiphany

  • Act 313:43

    Plan, Climax and Ending

Requirements

  • There are no prerequisites, but you may want to check out Novel Writing: Creating Characters for some useful foundation
  • 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 show you how to structure your story, including:

  • Understanding three act structure
  • Structure your Act 1: Hook, Backstory and Trigger
  • Structure your Act 2: Crisis, Struggle andEpiphany
  • Structure your Act 3: Plan, Climax and Ending
  • Use "Scene and Sequel" to make creating your manuscript, fast, fun and exciting

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