Novel Writing 2 Course

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Hi, everyone!

And welcome to Novel Writing II. In this series of lessons, we will delve more deeply into the areas of craft that seem to give writers the most trouble: pacing, scene construction, sequels, and other finer points of craft such as flashbacks and foreshadowing.

I urge you to do the homework assigned at the end of each lesson, for in doing so you will cement what you have studied and it will make it easier for you to apply those new skills to your projects.

I hope you’ve found a group of like minded writers to work with, as well. We all need the friendship and support such a group can give us. Trust me. You’ll be a better writer if you have others going through the same struggles with you.

Again, you can contact me with specific questions or if you have any thoughts about the lessons you’d like to share. My e-mail is [email protected]. I’d love to hear from you.

The best of luck!

Patricia Kay

www.patriciakay.com

Course outline

Lesson #1 – Characters We Care About

Lesson #2 – The People Who People Your Stories – Part I

Lesson #3 – The People Who People Your Stories – Part II

Lesson #4 – Tell is Not a Four Letter Word

Lesson #5 – Scenes Equal Action

Lesson #6 – Sequels Equal Aftermath

Lesson #7 – Identifying Three Elements of Scene

Lesson #8 – Identifying Three Elements of Sequel

Lesson #9 – Pacing

Lesson #10 – The First Five Pages, Part I

Lesson #11 – The First Five Pages, Part II

Lesson #12 – Let’s Talk About Description

Lesson #13 – Backstory, Part I

Lesson #14 – Backstory, Part II

Lesson #15 – Prologues, Part I

Lesson #16 – Prologues, Part II

Lesson #17 – Scene Types, Part I

Lesson #18 – Scene Types, Part II

Lesson #19 – Scene Types, Part III

Lesson #20 – Scene Types, Part IV

Lesson #21 – Transitions & Foreshadowing

Lesson #22 – Flashbacks

Lesson #23 – The Shapes of Fiction

Lesson #24 – Stuck, Blocked, or Just Plain Scared

Prologue Handout

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