“Beth’s book is like plotting for pantsers!”—Tess Rider, Science Fantasy Romance Author
Plan your novel, write with confidence, and have fun doing it!
We know that you have other activities in your life besides writing, and that writing your novels is important to you. How can you manage your writing and still meet your other obligations?
Well, you can, in small, manageable bite-sized pieces. Each lesson in this book can be done in as little as 15-20 minutes.
You can plan your novel in a way that fits into your life. We know, because we’ve done it, multiple times!
Based on the popular course, Plan Your 30-Day Writing Challenge, this book is organized into 4 sections, so that you can do the exercises over a one-month period.
If you're planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or Camp NaNo, this course will get you ready and give you everything you need to write a novel in 30 days.
This book is for … if you have never written a novel, have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways. ... if you’re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels under your bed, and you’re stuck somehow. You may find this course structured in a way that’s new to you and yet familiar. ...if you have 3 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to story resolution.
With this book, you’ll be able -- Believe that you can write a novel -- Step into a sense of satisfaction and creative accomplishment -- Get excited for NaNoWriMo -- Plan your novel
FOR AUTHORS WHO Novels, novellas, and short stories Page-turning fiction like mystery, thriller, romance, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, women's fiction, and mash-ups of these For Adult, Young Adult, New Adult, and Middle Grade Readers
How this book is
Introduction Essential Tips
Introduction Chapter 1: Essential Character Tips for Fiction Writers Chapter 2: Essential Plot Tips for Fiction Writers
Week Elevator Pitch, What-If Pitch Short Synopsis Chapter 3: Elevator Pitch Chapter 4: The What-If Pitch by Ezra Barany Chapter 5: Your Story Synopsis
Week Get to Know Your Main Characters Chapter 6: Interview Your Characters Chapter 7: Uncover Your Characters’ Core Beliefs And Identity And How They Change Chapter 8: Your Characters' Secrets Chapter 9: Draft Your Character’s Emotional Core With The Empathy Formula Chapter 10: The Character Relationship Map Chapter 11: Focusing on What to Write
Week Story Plot Points World Building Chapter 12: Uncover Your Character's Worst Fears to Discover Your Story Conflicts Chapter 13: World Questions to Brainstorm Chapter 14: Your Story’s Structure Chapter 15: The Question Toolbox
Week Scene-By-Scene Outline And Plotting Chapter 16. High-Concept Pitch Chapter 17: Design Your Plot with the Problem-Solution Tool Chapter 18: Five Essential Stages Of A Scene (And Of Story!) Chapter 19: Scene Storyboarding Chapter 20: Scene-by-Scene Outline
Next Write Your Novel
Resources for Further Reading and Study Acknowledgments Also by Beth Barany About the Authors
Format:
Pages:
172 pages
Publication:
Publisher:
Edition:
Language:
eng
ISBN10:
1944841229
ISBN13:
9781944841225
kindle Asin:
B07KMMZ6K9
Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! (Writer's Fun Zone Books for Creative Writers Book 4)
“Beth’s book is like plotting for pantsers!”—Tess Rider, Science Fantasy Romance Author
Plan your novel, write with confidence, and have fun doing it!
We know that you have other activities in your life besides writing, and that writing your novels is important to you. How can you manage your writing and still meet your other obligations?
Well, you can, in small, manageable bite-sized pieces. Each lesson in this book can be done in as little as 15-20 minutes.
You can plan your novel in a way that fits into your life. We know, because we’ve done it, multiple times!
Based on the popular course, Plan Your 30-Day Writing Challenge, this book is organized into 4 sections, so that you can do the exercises over a one-month period.
If you're planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or Camp NaNo, this course will get you ready and give you everything you need to write a novel in 30 days.
This book is for … if you have never written a novel, have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways. ... if you’re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels under your bed, and you’re stuck somehow. You may find this course structured in a way that’s new to you and yet familiar. ...if you have 3 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to story resolution.
With this book, you’ll be able -- Believe that you can write a novel -- Step into a sense of satisfaction and creative accomplishment -- Get excited for NaNoWriMo -- Plan your novel
FOR AUTHORS WHO Novels, novellas, and short stories Page-turning fiction like mystery, thriller, romance, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, women's fiction, and mash-ups of these For Adult, Young Adult, New Adult, and Middle Grade Readers
How this book is
Introduction Essential Tips
Introduction Chapter 1: Essential Character Tips for Fiction Writers Chapter 2: Essential Plot Tips for Fiction Writers
Week Elevator Pitch, What-If Pitch Short Synopsis Chapter 3: Elevator Pitch Chapter 4: The What-If Pitch by Ezra Barany Chapter 5: Your Story Synopsis
Week Get to Know Your Main Characters Chapter 6: Interview Your Characters Chapter 7: Uncover Your Characters’ Core Beliefs And Identity And How They Change Chapter 8: Your Characters' Secrets Chapter 9: Draft Your Character’s Emotional Core With The Empathy Formula Chapter 10: The Character Relationship Map Chapter 11: Focusing on What to Write
Week Story Plot Points World Building Chapter 12: Uncover Your Character's Worst Fears to Discover Your Story Conflicts Chapter 13: World Questions to Brainstorm Chapter 14: Your Story’s Structure Chapter 15: The Question Toolbox
Week Scene-By-Scene Outline And Plotting Chapter 16. High-Concept Pitch Chapter 17: Design Your Plot with the Problem-Solution Tool Chapter 18: Five Essential Stages Of A Scene (And Of Story!) Chapter 19: Scene Storyboarding Chapter 20: Scene-by-Scene Outline
Next Write Your Novel
Resources for Further Reading and Study Acknowledgments Also by Beth Barany About the Authors