Course Highlights
  • Plot an entire novel from start to finish (in 15 steps)
  • Understand what makes novels successful
  • Craft a compelling "novel road map" or outline for a new novel
  • Obtain a deeper understanding of plot and story structure
  • Develop an effective revision plan for an existing novel
  • Determine what's broken in an existing novel manuscript
  • Discover the secret storytelling code found in all great stories
  • Analyze successful movies and novels using the storytelling code
Curriculum

5 Topics
Welcome and What to Expect
Why I Created this Course
Taking the 3-Act Structure to the Next Level: An Overview of the 15 beats
How this Course Works
Where to Get Help

4 Topics
Opening Image - Explanation
Opening Image - Examples
Introduction to the Writer's Room + Character and Flaws Exercise
Opening Image - Exercise

3 Topics
Setup - Explanation
Setup - Examples
Setup - Exercise

3 Topics
Theme Stated - Explanation
Theme Stated - Examples
Theme Stated - Exercise

3 Topics
Catalyst - Explanation
Catalyst - Examples
Catalyst - Exercise

3 Topics
Debate - Explanation
Debate - Examples
Debate - Exercise

3 Topics
Break Into 2 - Explanation
Break Into 2 - Examples
Break Into 2 - Exercise

3 Topics
B Story - Explanation
B Story - Examples
B Story - Exercise

3 Topics
Fun & Games - Explanation
Fun & Games - Examples
Fun & Games - Exercise

3 Topics
Midpoint - Explanation
Midpoint - Examples
Midpoint - Exercise

3 Topics
Bad Guys Close In - Explanation
Bad Guys Close In - Examples
Bad Guys Close In - Exercise

3 Topics
All is Lost - Explanation
All is Lost - Examples
All is Lost - Exercise

3 Topics
Dark Night of the Soul - Explanation
Dark Night of the Soul - Examples
Dark Night of the Soul - Exercise

3 Topics
Break into 3 - Explanation
Break into 3 - Examples
Break into 3 - Exercise

3 Topics
Finale - Explanation
Finale - Examples
Finale - Exercise

3 Topics
Final Image - Explanation
Final Image - Examples
Final Image - Exercise

3 Topics
Tools Resources and Final Words of Wisdom
More Resources for Writers
BONUS LECTURE

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