Start a Book in 5 Easy Steps

Life is short. Write smart.

…with this interactive writing course.

How this course will help you:

• You’ll discover essential elements for the type of book you’re writing.
• You’ll explore basic plots and reader expectations.
• You see how theme, premise and characters can become your secret weapons.
• You’ll be able to test-drive your current idea with PlotSpinner.

Who would benefit?

This course is for new authors as well as frustrated veterans who are stalled at 30,000 words and wondering where their book is headed. If you follow the 5 Easy Steps, you’ll get a birds-eye view of your book, you’ll be able to harness the story idea swirling around in your head, and you’ll learn how to develop characters with natural conflict and issues.

How much time will this take?

This course has been designed in easy-to-digest chunks. Each interactive lecture lasts about 15 minutes. You can have your next bestseller underway in just over an hour!

Use these 5 Easy Steps to start YOUR book!

Course Information

Estimated Time: One hour

Difficulty: Beginner

Categories: Writing Craft

Tags: character, genre, issue, plot, premise, theme, writing drills

Course Instructor

Patricia Simpson Author