Course Overview
MODULE 1
Characteristics of Writing a Great Story
Get started on your own Young Adult story with story ideas and writing prompts, as well as valuable resources to find and come up with your own irresistible story idea. Learn about the importance of organizing your story as you write your chapters and the different writing, proofreading, and editing tools you can use for your book.
MODULE 5
Finding a Professional Book Editor
Feel confident about hiring a professional editor who will polish your manuscript and get it ready to publish. In this lesson, you’ll learn where you can find editors, a template you can use to contact editors, questions I recommend asking before hiring them, and the positive signs and red flags to look out for.
MODULE 2
Writing the Beginning
Understand the strategies for an engaging story, including an exhilarating attention-grabbing hook. Learn the importance of establishing plots, settings, mood, characters, and point of view.
MODULE 6
Self-Publishing Your Manuscript
It’s time to take action! Learn how to find tools to create a great book cover and format, and where to purchase your own ISBNs and barcodes. Use my Final Edit Checklist to proof and review your novel thoroughly before sending it off. You’ll learn more about the pros and cons of the top self-publishing companies. Lastly, get access to book promotion resources for marketing your book after it’s release.
MODULE 3
Writing the Middle
The plot thickens… Learn how to develop a likable, dynamic protagonist while establishing tension, high stakes, and conflict that will keep your readers turning those pages. Learn more about setting subplots, dialogue, and mood.
MODULE 7
Conclusion and Next Steps
In this final module, we’ll review everything we’ve learned and how to take this knowledge to self-publish your Young Adult novel.
MODULE 4
Writing the End
Keep your readers engaged to the very end. You’ll learn how to avoid common pitfalls that can ruin your book, and important techniques for concluding your story that will leave an impression on your readers.