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Novel Writing Workshop (Udemy.com)

Turn your idea into a published novel, step by step. Includes 27 video lessons!

Created by: Steve Alcorn

Last updated October 2020

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What you will learn

  • Turn Your Idea Into a Novel
  • Discover Your Dramatic Elements
  • Create a Premise that Sells
  • Develop Interesting Characters
  • Construct Your Novel in Three Acts
  • Learn How To Write Effective Scenes
  • Explore Viewpoint, Voice and Tense
  • Add Conflict, Mystery and Suspense
  • Polish Your Manuscript
  • Develop a Marketing Plan
  • Get Published!

How it compares

Against the other 503 rated Udemy courses in Teaching & Academics on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.7 out of 5higher than 74% of them
  • Reviews1,864#91 of 504 by number of reviews
  • Length5 hourslonger than 63% of them
  • Last updatedOctober 2020earlier than 74% of them

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Course Description

Have you started a novel only to get part way into the manuscript and find yourself stuck? Or do you have an idea for a novel but aren't sure where to begin? Have you completed a first draft but feel it doesn't quite have the luster of professional Novel Writing?

In this lively and fun course Steve Alcorn shows you how to achieve success. Here you'll learn How to Write a Novel Step by step you'll breathe life into old manuscripts create new novels that real like bestsellers and put the spark back into your writing life. Topics include:

* Story Structure
* Character Building
* Viewpoint
* Tense
* Voice
* Setting
* Conflict
* Suspense
* Mystery
* Dialogue
* Writing Big
* Beginnings and Endings
* Getting Published

Whether you're a first time novelist still planning your story or an experienced author looking for ways to bring your fiction to life Novel Writing Workshop is the course for you.

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Instructor Details

Steve Alcorn

Steve Alcorn is a USA Today bestselling author of 27 books. In 1986, he founded Alcorn McBride Inc., the leading provider of audio, video, and control systems for the world's theme parks, and in 2002 he founded Writing Academy. He is also the CEO of BrainStream Limited, an AI education startup. With more than 50 years of experience as an engineer, author, and instructor, and over 100,000 online students, his passion is education. His goal is to turn complex ideas into simple concepts that everyone can use to improve their lives.

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Reviews

4.7

1,864 ratings on Udemy

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By Florence Trouche-Curreri on 9/14/2022

I love Steve Alcorn's approach of using an informal conversational tone. He is easy to listen to, explains each topic very clearly, and tries to expand the student's skills with quizzes and a "Test Drive" at the end of the chapters for the student to use the skills from each lesson. His "Welcome back" greeting flows into the lesson, unlike another writing instructor who begins with "Hello!" in the voice of Julia Child, with a phony voice throughout the lessons. It is a pleasure to listen to each chapter in Steve Alcorn's course. I would most definitely purchase a course taught by him again. Steve's in-depth information is more complete than any other course or publishing school I have seen. I bought Steve's book `How to Fix Your Novel' as a reference. I am enthralled with how well Steve's tone was as he spoke during each lesson, and the quality and quantity of information he provided. Thank you so much!

By Angela Gento on 12/20/2020

I'm enjoying the class so far. It's easy to follow and informative.

By Patricia Evans on 12/6/2020

I have been impressed with the structure of the course. It is well designed and planned by a very competent tutor. It has more than met my expectations.

By Daniel Wiseman on 11/26/2020

Nicely put together, very logical.

By Lisa Lee on 11/24/2020

Great! I am learning A LOT!

By ChaosAmos . on 11/19/2020

Well structured and interesting

By Ivan Alcantara on 11/19/2020

Best course I've taken here in Udemy on writing. It's the most complete. The ideas are clear with examples. The structure and content flow smoothly and logically. It is unlike other courses where the expert just talks and share his knowledge as if over a cup of coffee. This one is well structured and is really a course and something you can go back to over and over if you need refresher.

By Reem Mulla on 11/9/2020

This cource was the perfect match for what i was looking for. This helped me a lot. Thank you sir for this cource.

By Mike on 10/17/2020

Yes. I am liking thus far.

By Joshua Chalmers on 10/17/2020

Amazing, he's given me so much to think about and shown me how to better my work

By Naomi Keegan on 10/14/2020

Good match. I was looking for something to break down the novel-writing experience into manageable chunks so that I feel like progress is being made and stay motivated.

By Lea Dokes on 10/9/2020

I took this course because I wanted to explore a new art form. Writing is something I have always wanted to do but I'm not very good at it. So far, this has given me great incite on how to come up with a plan.

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Overall Score : 94 / 100