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"Gone are the days when an editor at a major house would take you under their wing and handle everything for you. Those days are mythic now, they're long gone."
~ Joseph Nassise, award-winning, NYT Bestselling author of more than 50 novels
Are you ready for the modern era of publishing?
with the help of two publishing veterans!
Are literary agents rejecting your novel . . . if they bother to respond at all?
Are your sales on Amazon and other indie channels not what you'd expected?
Have you sold one or more books to a traditional publisher, but discovered there is more about the business that no one ever told you?
What you get when you join StoryCraft:
Lifetime access to 56 self-paced lessons on writing and publishing fiction
PLUS
an ongoing, supportive, interactive community
PLUS
monthly drop-in Zoom calls with your fellow students and instructors
Joe and Tom
What you'll accomplish:
Joseph Nassise and Tom Leveen have more than forty years of combined writing and publishing experience between them, with multiple New York Times and USA Today bestsellers plus four nominations for the Bram Stoker Award.
They have worked with many of the largest New York publishers, including Random House, Simon & Schuster, HarperVoyager, Tor Books, Gallery, and Harlequin/Gold Eagle, and have independently published a wide variety of titles under their own imprints. They have also worked for comic companies like Image Comics (Spawn) and Arcana Comics (Candice Crowe), and contributed writing for role-playing game settings such BattleTech, Shadowrun, and Wraith: The Oblivion.
Together, they're going to teach you everything you need to know to write and sell a novel in today's competitive market!
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World class instruction from two bestselling writers
56 individual lessons covering a wide variety of topics, from coming up with an idea to editing your final manuscript
Perfect for both traditional and independent publishing
Lifetime Access to the Content
New Content Added Regularly
Real world resources including outlines, scene lists, query letters, synopsi, line-editing examples, and more
Private Members-Only Group for questions and discussion
Monthly group Zoom sessions with Joe and Tom for questions and discussion
Bonus content, including Tom's non-fiction book "How to Write Awesome Dialogue" and a library of novels from both your instructors
Introduction
How We Got Started - And What You MUST Know First
How to Use This Course
Meet Your Instructor - Joe Nassise
Meet Your Instructor - Tom Leveen
The Emotional Reader
Pantsers and Plotters
The Three C's of Storytelling
Outlining
Ways to Discover and Create Character
Character Agency
Plot versus Story
Understanding Genre
Understanding Setting
Understanding Tense
Understanding Tone, Theme, and Voice
Understanding Point of View
Your Premise and Your Scene List
Story Structure
Your Story Engine
Creating Great Characters
Character Agency Redux
Goals for Your Hero and Villain
The Value of Structure
Getting Started
Writing A Synopsis
Writing Descriptions
Writing Dialogue
First Drafts Are Supposed to Suck
Joe's Writing Process (Part One)
Joe's Writing Process (Part Two)
The Art of Story Structure
We're Not in Kansas Anymore (AKA The Preparation Phase)
And Then All Hell Broke Loose (AKA Game Changing Moment #1)
Like a Chicken With It's Head Cut Off (AKA The Reactive Phase)
A Peek Behind the Curtain (AKA Game Changing Moment #2)
Take the Battle to the Enemy (AKA The Proactive Phase)
An Eye Opening Revelation (AKA Game Changing Moment #3)
Once More Unto the Breach (AKA The Conclusion Phase)
Story Structure Cheat Sheet
Types of Editing
Top Five Developmental Errors (20Books Vegas Presentation 2021)
Top Five Developmental Errors (Handout)
Sample Editorial Letter - Heretic (Pocket Books)
Sample line edit - Zero (Random House Children's Books)
Sample content edit - Zero (Random House Children's Books)
One time payment
Monthly plan
No. And you should run from any program saying you will. Publishing fiction as a career is fraught with peril, even under the best circumstances. What we promise is that if you follow our advice and engage with the community, your writing will improve, your odds of success will increase, and you will be prepared for both the highs and lows that come with the industry.
Yes, you can find some of the information in StoryCraft online for free. But you will have to spend countless hours sifting through replicated and often incorrect information. StoryCraft shares exactly what you need to know, directly from experience, PLUS gives you personalized advice on your own career and writing.
StoryCraft is not only a course on how to improve your writing and increase your chances of success at publishing fiction, it is a living, breathing community with access to two working authors committed to sharing everything they wish someone had told them.
StoryCraft is for traditional, indie, and hybrid oriented writers at any stage of their career, from those still toying with the idea of writing a novel, to those who have recently licensed their first novel or two.
StoryCraft is built for commerical genre fiction of all kinds. As the program grows, we will add specific modules for specific genres. The program is not designed for non-fiction writers, though the lessons on publishing will still be insightful and practical.
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