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Young Adult Fiction Writing Workshop

Turn your idea into a published novel in today's hottest genre.
Rating: 4.2 out of 54.2 (185 ratings)
2,325 students
Created by Steve Alcorn, Dani Alcorn
Last updated 12/2017
English
English [Auto]
30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Turn Your Idea Into a Young Adult Novel
  • Explore What Makes Bestselling Young Adult Fiction
  • Create a Premise That Sells
  • Develop Real, Engaging Young Adult Characters
  • Construct Your Novel Using Easy-to-follow Checkpoints
  • Learn to Structure Powerful Scenes
  • Explore Viewpoint and Tenses Choice That Pack a Punch
  • Learn Techniques That Create Bestsellers
  • Polish Your Manuscript
  • Create Cover Art That Sells
  • Discover Marketing Techniques That Work
  • Get Published!

Requirements

  • Open to all aspiring writers, young or old, experienced or just getting started

Description

Young Adult Fiction is today's top-selling category. This class shows you how to turn you ideas into a bestselling novel or screenplay that will rival Harry Potter, Hunger Games, or Twilight.

Do you have a Young Adult novel idea, but aren't sure where to begin? Have you started a novel, only to get stuck? Or perhaps you've completed a first draft, but want to add the luster of professional writing?

This course is for you! Featuring lively discussions between Young Adult Fiction authors Steve and Dani Alcorn, this engaging class gives you all the tools you need to create a bestseller.

We'll reveal what makes Young Adult novels today's most exciting genre, and show you how to use the techniques of top-selling authors to create your own finished novel. Step by step, you'll learn and practice:

  • What Makes Great Young Adult Fiction
  • Planning Your Project
  • Story Structure
  • Character Building
  • Viewpoints that work best for Young Adults
  • Experiment with Tense
  • Create a Vibrant Narrative Voice
  • Build Vivid Settings
  • Dialogue for Young Adults
  • Beginnings and Endings
  • Polishing Your Manuscript
  • Cover Art that Sells Young Adult Novels
  • Getting Published
  • Marketing Your Work

In addition to the video lectures and panel discussions, the course includes extensive supplemental materials, featuring reference lists, exercises, checklists, and handy reference sheets.

Whether this is your first Young Adult novel or you're an experienced author looking for new techniques, Young Adult Fiction Writing Workshop has what you need to get your young adult idea published. Enroll now!

Who this course is for:

  • First Time Authors of Any Age
  • Published Authors Looking For Fresh Ideas
  • Authors With Unfinished or Unpolished Manuscripts

Featured review

Rex Torres
Rex Torres
3 courses
3 reviews
Rating: 5.0 out of 5a year ago
Thank you for the course. I have co-authored and published a young adult book about 11 years ago but I really needed this in order to prepare myself for my next book. I feel I'm ready to tackle my next project now. Cheers.

Course content

6 sections • 40 lectures • 8h 40m total length

  • Preview06:18
  • Preview10:05
  • What is Young Adult Fiction?
    17:47
  • Young Adult Genres
    14:36
  • Why Write Young Adult Fiction?
    04:08
  • What Makes Young Adult Fiction So Good?
    03:31
  • How to Write Great Young Adult Fiction
    07:37

  • Plot vs. Story
    12:16
  • The Dramatic Elements
    19:45
  • The Protagonist
    35:05
  • The Antagonist
    11:00
  • Other Characters
    04:18

  • Young Adult Fiction Story Patterns
    13:24
  • Three Act Story Structure
    24:30
  • Act 1
    12:20
  • Act 2
    08:41
  • Act 3
    17:45
  • Scene and Sequel
    27:04

  • Viewpoint
    16:10
  • Voice
    08:23
  • Tense
    12:38
  • Setting
    09:03
  • Beginnings and Endings
    18:08
  • Dialogue
    27:03
  • Conflict
    11:05
  • Suspense
    06:29
  • Mystery
    12:25

  • Writing Big
    12:50
  • Writing Well
    16:37
  • Looking at Great Young Adult Fiction 1 - John Green
    09:27
  • Looking at Great Young Adult Fiction 2 - Scott Westerfeld
    07:55
  • Looking at Great Young Adult Fiction 3 - Romance
    09:53
  • Looking at Young Adult Fiction 4 - Drama
    17:02
  • Looking at Great Young Adult Fiction 5 - Bestsellers
    14:44
  • Looking at Great Young Adult Fiction 6 - Behind the Scenes
    17:12

  • Cover Art
    15:01
  • Manuscript Evaluation Checklist
    2 pages
  • Getting Into Print
    14:15
  • Marketing
    11:53
  • Preview00:33

Instructors

Steve Alcorn
Published Author and Educator
Steve Alcorn
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 3,201 Reviews
  • 26,148 Students
  • 16 Courses

Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel.

Steve has helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many of his students are now published authors, and you can be, too!

Dani Alcorn
Author and Screenwriter
Dani Alcorn
  • 4.4 Instructor Rating
  • 1,948 Reviews
  • 25,669 Students
  • 9 Courses

Dani is the author of the Young Adult novel The Last Telepath, and three screenplays: 


A Quintessence of Dust, a science fiction riff on what would happen if Hamlet met Bladerunner

How to Catch an Englishman, a romantic comedy about moving overseas in search of an eligible bachelor

Do No Harm, a drama that explores the ethical choices facing a heart surgeon when her personal and professional lives collide

Dani graduated Summa Cum Laude from Northwestern University, where she majored in Psychology and Radio, Television, & Film.


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