Novel Writing 101 - How to Research, Write and Edit Fiction
What you'll learn
- LEARN how to find those important keyword phrases that readers are searching for in your niche or genre
- UNDERSTAND the importance of outlining your novel
- DISCOVER my philosophy for avoiding Writer's Block and completing the First Draft of your novel
- STUDY the Rules of Writing and the Elements of a Story
- FIND OUT the 4 different types of Editing
- DISCOVER what you will need to do if you can't afford a professional editor
Requirements
- A willingness to learn
- A commitment to take action on the knowledge learned in this course
- Some lessons talk about the writing tool Scrivener (NB. You can download a FREE 30 day of actual use trial of Scrivener)
Description
Novel Writing 101 is a Step-by-step Guide to the Researching, Writing, Polishing and Editing of Your First Novel.
RESEARCHING Your Novel
The course begins with a very important, but much overlooked aspect of novel writing, which is the RESEARCHING of your book, and in particular, why you need to take a Commercial Perspective during your research.
Here, I will look at the importance of:
Researching the best Categories and Sub-categories for your Novel
Researching the Best-Selling Books in Your Genre
Researching the Best-Selling Authors in Your Genre
Researching the Best Keyword Phrases to use within Your Book’s Title, Sub-title and Description, on your Book’s Sales Page
WRITING Your Novel
The class then continues with a look at how you should go about WRITING the first draft of your book.
Here the focus is very much upon:
Writing quickly
Writing in a structured and organised manner
Following the Rules of your book's Genre
The Setting of Daily Writing Targets
The philosophy that your First Draft Doesn't Have to Be Perfect
REWRITING Your Novel
The next part of the class looks at the REWRITING of that first draft (or the Polishing of Your Manuscript).
In this section, I also cover:
The Rules of Writing
The Elements of a Story
EDITING Your Novel
The final part of the class looks at the all-important Editing of Your Book.
Here I consider the 4 Different Types of Editing that every novel should go through before being published, namely:
The SELF-editing of Your Book
The SUBSTANTIVE Editing of Your Book
The COPY Editing of Your Book
The PROOFREADING of Your Book
Finally, the course concludes by taking an in-depth look at the PROCESS you will need to follow if you are unable to afford PROFESSIONAL Editors.
Novel Writing 101 really is a MUST-watch course if you are currently writing your first work of fiction, and may even be of interest if you happen to be writing a non-fiction book.
So why don't you enrol in the class today and learn how to Write, Rewrite and Edit your first novel.
Who this course is for:
- Anyone, who is thinking about writing their first novel
- Anyone, who is considering beginning a part-time career as a self-published author
- Self-published authors looking to increase the number of books they write each year
- Authors who would like to stay ahead of the curve in their particular niche or genre
Instructor
![David James Ault](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 4.2 Instructor Rating
- 1,060 Reviews
- 30,452 Students
- 23 Courses
Having worked as a marketing manager in London during the nineties, where he also completed his Postgraduate Diploma in Marketing, David decided to leave the rat race in 2000, head east and forge a new career as an online marketer. It was during this time that he published his first book.
As a British ex-pat living in Slovakia, David has set up online businesses and written non-fiction books in a number of different niches, most notably freelance translating, ESL and all things Slovak. He also taught Business English to Slovak companies and private individuals and lectured at universities and other educational institutions, where he developed his passion for teaching.
In the last few years, from his mountain home in the heart of Europe, David has primarily focused on print on demand and self-publishing, during which time he has created over 5,000 designs and published over 1,000 books. In addition to this, David has taught online courses to over 50,000 students, mainly in the print on demand and self-publishing niches, and is currently half-way through writing his first series of YA fiction novels.