Master Storytelling - How To Plan And Write A Best Selling Novel Or Screenplay
Readers love a great story, well told. In the Master Storytelling course, we guide you through the entire process of planning, writing, rewriting and editing your own great novel or screenplay.
In Part 1 of Master Storytelling you will learn the essential structural elements that form the basis of all great stories.
In Part 2 of Master Storytelling you will apply these structural elements to create the outline of your own novel or screenplay.
In Part 3 of Master Storytelling you will break your outline down into a chapter-by-chapter then scene-by-scene format, and then you will write, rewrite and edit your manuscript ready to submit to agents and publishers.
Master Storytelling Parts 1, 2 and 3 are sold as a complete package.
Course Cost Includes:
full instruction, with all course materials available to download in both PDF and MP3 formats
permanent access to online classroom and forum
personalised feedback and critique from your online writing coach
ongoing feedback and support from online classmates.
permanent access to the online classroom means you can write unlimited novels or screenplays with the support and guidance of your classmates.
How Our Courses Work:
This course is divided into 3 sections, each taking varying amounts of time to complete. Read or listen to each lesson, complete the exercises and post your writing into your online classroom.
The lessons in Parts One and Two contain a series of exercises, designed to teach you story structure and its application to your novel or screenplay. Part Three culminates in you writing your novel or screenplay, scene by scene, then rewriting and editing your manuscript ready for publication.
At every stage along the way, post your writing exercises into your online classroom for daily personalised feedback from your online writing coach and other classmates. When you post, take the time to give feedback to at least two other classmates. Your generosity will return to you one hundredfold.
Allow approximately 9 months to complete this course, although the time taken will depend entirely on how much of your own time you can devote to writing your first draft.
You can start this course at any time and complete it at your own pace. Your writing coach is online everyday to give you feedback.
* Courses can be purchased in Pounds Sterling and US Dollars. Prices available at checkout.
Master Storytelling Part 1 Topics Covered
Detailed exploration of the essential elements of the classic storytelling structure, otherwise known as the classic archplot or in mythical terms, the hero's journey.
Raising the dramatic question: what it is, and how to ask it.
Exploring your character's predicament or ghost.
Pinpointing your hero's universal flaw or weakness.
Assigning allies, rivals and opponents for your hero.
The value of the classic archetypes, such as the mentor, the threshold guardians and the shapeshifter.
Includes countless examples of the use of the mythical structure in current books and movies to demonstrate the power of these elements as a storytelling tool.
Master Storytelling Part 2 Topics Covered
Plan, brainstorm and lay the foundation for your novel or screenplay.
Break your story into four workable segments, and begin to explore your story within this framework.
Revise the 11 steps of the mythic journey or classic structure, then walk step-by-step through each stage, answering in depth questions to brainstorm the events in your very own best selling novel or screenplay.
By the end of Part 2 you will have discovered the conflicts, the characters and their arcs, and you will have your major story points in place.
Master Storytelling Part 3 Topics Covered
Refining the planning process one more time, distilling it down until you have an exact blueprint of your novel or screenplay.
Breaking each element of the blueprint down into the sequence of scenes.
Writing your scenes, using a simple scene template and accessing your most powerful tool, your unconscious mind.
Discover the most important guideposts to throw into your unconscious and why.
Managing the curve balls thrown to you by your unconscious mind.
Step by step process for rewriting and editing your manuscript.
