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Write a Hit Novel or Script Using The Secrets of SUSPENSE!
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Write a Hit Novel or Script Using The Secrets of SUSPENSE!

You will be able to write stories that your audience can't stop reading or watching!
Highest Rated
Created byVik Rubenfeld
Last updated 1/2020
English

What you'll learn

  • Plot a story like a pro. You will learn:
  • What PLOT is, and how to create it.
  • What SUSPENSE is, and how to create it.
  • What ACT STRUCTURE is and what belongs in each Act of your story.
  • Vik's secret to beating the dreaded "Second Act Slog"
  • How to break your stories into scenes that move your plot forward so that your story holds the audience's attention and never lets go.
  • How to add scenes that move your suspense forward so that your audience is irresistibly gripped.

Course content

10 sections • 43 lectures • 2h 14m total length

  • Introduction2:17

    Welcome! This lecture explains what you will get out of the course, and walks you through the curriculum.

  • What is PLOT?1:08

    This lecture jumps right in to the first exciting topic: what PLOT is and how to create it! Here you will discover that plot is NOT what most people think it is at all.

  • One Sentence Will Describe What Plot Is!1:19

    One sentence will describe what plot is and enable you instantly to begin creating plot for your own story.

  • The 4 Secrets to Creating a Killer Plot!1:35

    Here you will learn the 4 essential elements of PLOT.

  • Examples of Plot from: PLANES2:58

    Examples are so important. Here we look at clips from an adorable animated Disney film, PLANES, that does a beautiful job of setting up PLOT in its first few minutes.

  • Examples of Plot from: ANCHORMAN 22:26

    Examples from ANCHORMAN 2 show PLOT being created in a comedy.

  • Examples of Plot from: LES MIZ2:15

    The Suspense Guru keys to creating plot work in every genre. Examples from LES MIZ show how plot is created in a musical drama.

  • Examples of Plot from: TITANIC1:55

    The framing story of TITANIC provides great examples of how plot is created.

  • Coming Up: Worksheet #10:18

    There's one more AMAZING thing you will learn in this lesson!

  • The Most Important Decision You'll Make: Choosing Your STYLE0:27

    The most important decision you will make when starting your story is to select the STYLE. Style is different than genre. There are hundreds of genres, but only 11 styles. Here you will learn exactly what they are. What effect do you want to have on your audience?

  • List of The Styles1:00

    Here are the detailed descriptions of each of the 11 STYLES.

  • Section #1—What is PLOT?—RECAP0:51

    Here is where we recap everything you learned in this section!

  • Section 1 Worksheet Walkthrough2:08

    Vik walks you through the first worksheet. This worksheet is carefully constructed to help you apply what you are learning to your own story. By answering a few Suspense Guru questions about your story, you will already be launched into breaking your story like a pro!

  • What is PLOT?—Worksheet3:00

    This is the worksheet for section 1. In the resources you will find a special downloadable file containing this worksheet. It will open in the free versions of Adobe Acrobat for Windows or Mac. (Mac users: use the free version of Acrobat instead of Mac's Preview app). You can click and type directly into that file! No need to print out the worksheet and write on it by hand—although you can certainly do that if you wish.

Requirements

  • Make sure you have an idea for your next story. You will be able to create your outline for it as you go through this course!
  • The only software you'll need is free software for reading Acrobat files: the free version of Adobe Acrobat for Windows or Mac.

Description

Writers: learn the keys to breaking your story into scenes that grip your audience's attention irresistibly.

Learn The Secrets to Hooking Your Audience

  • Learn what plot is, and how to create it. (It's not what most people think it is.)
  • Learn what suspense is, and how to build it into your story.
  • Master act structure
  • Beat the dreaded "Second Act Slog"
  • Discover how to build your plot and suspense into scenes that hook your audience
  • Use the same methods that made my show EARLY EDITION a hit prime-time CBS TV series seen in 73 countries around the world

Master Story-Breaking

All writers need to break a story into scenes that maintain plot and suspense. In Hollywood, this is called "Story-Breaking". Mastering story-breaking is a cornerstone of success in all forms of fiction writing including novels, screenplays, tv episodes, stage plays, and YouTube videos.

I have discovered secrets of story-breaking over many years of hard work. They enabled me to create the hit CBS TV series EARLY EDITION. While they took years to discover, I can teach them to you in a matter of hours.

Examples are very important. This course is packed with many examples from perfectly structured films.

Break Your Own Story

Included worksheets walk you through applying everything you learn in this class to breaking your own story. The worksheets are in special Adobe Acrobat files that you download for free. You can click and type right on the worksheet. No need to print them out and fill them in by hand. Open them with the free version of Adobe Acrobat for Windows or Mac.

Who this course is for:

  • Beginning, intermediate, and even the most advanced writers can benefit from the keys to story-breaking that I have developed over many years of hard work.
  • Writing a novel, screenplay, stage play, TV episode, short story, short film, or YouTube video? This course is for you.
  • Have you always wanted to write, but don't know where to start? This course will light up your path like an airport runway.

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