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Story Design

Get a mentor to help you master the skills necessary for success in fiction writing
Rating: 4.9 out of 54.9 (4 ratings)
35 students
Created by Hank Quense
Last updated 2/2020
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • How to embed their ideas into the story design elements such as characters, plot and more

Requirements

  • Only a desire to lean to create stories

Description

You have a story to tell. Let it out!

Imagine developing a story and telling it in a way that will keep the readers turning the pages.

Hank Quense is the author of a number of highly regarded novels and often writes and lectures on fiction writing techniques. Based on his non-fiction book Creating Stories which has been praised by novices and published authors alike in this course, you’ll learn how to:

* Develop imagery the reader can use

* Build well-rounded characters the readers can relate to

* Create a path through the plot cloud

* Develop an emotional arc to keep readers on the edge of their seats

* write dramatic and effective scenes

* and much more

This story design process can be used on any type of story. It can be used to develop a short story, a novel, a script, a play and even a memoir.

After all, each of these types really is just a story, and all stories use the same story design elements.

The only difference between all these types of stories is the output. A novel manuscript is much different from a screen play, but both stories need to develop characters, a plot and must use all other elements as well.

Bring your story ideas along and we'll work on them together!  Get started today!

Enroll now by clicking on the buy now button on top of the page!

Who this course is for:

  • Beginning fiction writers

Course content

7 sections • 21 lectures • 1h 20m total length

  • Preview01:01

  • Preview02:26
  • Preview02:21
  • Preview04:53

  • Story Setting
    04:19
  • Story Setting Examples
    01:50
  • Story Setting
    1 question

  • Physical Attributes
    06:51
  • Character Biography
    04:30
  • Mental Aspects
    08:16
  • Character Arc and Motivation
    04:55
  • How Many Characters?
    02:51
  • Assignment instructions
    01:39
  • Character Development
    1 question

  • What is a plot?
    04:25
  • Plot Cloud
    03:13
  • Subplots
    04:50
  • Plot Examples
    04:17
  • Plotting assignment
    00:43
  • Plot assignment
    1 question

  • Scene Design Requirements
    04:48
  • Scene Design: Emotional Arc
    01:47
  • Plot & Emotional Arc
    04:06
  • Scene design assignment
    3 questions

  • Putting It All Together.
    03:59

Instructor

Hank Quense
Author and Lecturer
Hank Quense
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 29 Reviews
  • 397 Students
  • 6 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.


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