Start Writing Your Novel

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Have you always wanted to write a novel, but feel daunted by the prospect of getting started?

Do you have an idea (or maybe several) but you have no idea how to actually start writing your novel?

This six week course will guide you through the process of starting, from testing your ideas to understanding how (and whether!) to plot it all out. Your tutors, who between them have published fourteen novels, will share their processes, tools that help them to get started, and troubleshooting tips for when you feel stuck (because all of us, at some point, feel stuck).

By the end of the ‘Start Writing Your Novel’ course you will have tested your idea/s, know where to start and where your story is going, and be connected to a writing community who will cheer you on every step of the way!

Level: beginner / intermediate

What you’ll learn

  • Meet your tutors, Niki and Lauren – learn what makes our processes so different and why this is a good thing!
  • Your novel: whose story is it anyway?
  • Starting with your protagonist and why this works.
  • Developing a story-worthy ‘hero’.
  • Getting to know your protagonist.
  • How character leads to plot.
  • Understanding what your character wants… and needs.
  • Exercises and feedback.
  • Ideas… where do they come from?
  • Testing your plot ideas: how to spot an idea that’ll work.
  • The two things.
  • Your opening scene.
  • The set-up.
  • The inciting incident.
  • How to kick-start your story.
  • Why writing a blurb will help you finish your draft.
  • How to write a blurb and what to include.
  • Getting a god’s eye view of your story.

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