Writing A Book: The First Draft
What you'll learn
- Learn your writing approach
- Get that first draft down on paper
- Learn about revision and editing
- Learn how to build characters that can carry the story
- learn about the two different publishing options
Requirements
- a desire to write a book length work
Description
When you have a book inside you crying to be told, you need help. Knowing what the 'experts' do isn't always helpful. Sometimes you just need a coach to lead you through the aspects of storytelling. This course will give you insight into how YOU write, and then follow a path to creating great characters, interesting story, and solid conflict.
That's how a great story is created.
Who this course is for:
- anyone who wants to write a book
Course content
- Preview01:17
- Preview08:22
- 12:29Structure and the story
- 07:20The 7 Anchor Scenes
- 11:24Characters - your people and your world
- 05:30Conflict - the more the better
- 07:20The first draft - how to get it on the page
Instructor
![Perry Wilson](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 3.8 Instructor Rating
- 321 Reviews
- 9,953 Students
- 7 Courses
Perry Wilson lives in New Westminster, BC and writes under the pen name P.A. Wilson. She is a project management consultant and has more than 30 years of people and project management wisdom to share.
As an author, her love of fantasy and mystery led her to reactivate her lifelong drive to tell stories at the age of 50. Participating in National Novel Writing Month in 2008 woke the author in her resulted in the first Madeline Journey: Off Track.
Since then, she's advised and mentored budding authors on how to take the next step toward getting published.
As a member of both the Vancouver Writer's Social Group and The Federation of B.C. Writers, she has developed a method of uncovering the writing style of an author and helping them blossom.
As a Project Management Consultant, she has helped clients manage people through massive organizational change and delivered projects ranging from construction of new buildings to improving operational efficiency.