May Making a Living with Novels

Making a Living with Novels

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May Writing into the Dark

How to write clean, one-draft novels and stories without an outline or even an idea.

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May Teams in Fiction

Teams make up the core of most modern fiction. Now learn how to write them.

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May Depth in Writing

How to add depth to your writing to pull readers into your stories.

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May Killing Critical Voice

Learning How To Control or Kill Your Critical Voice

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May Applied Depth Workshop

How to Apply Depth in Any Genre

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May Advanced Depth

Follows the Depth in Writing workshop and shows you many more ways to grab a reader and

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Collection Class Series in general…

The goal in nine weeks is to write and create and publish a five story collection based on a certain theme. Here in general is the layout of all nine weeks.

Week #1… General stuff about collections and the topic of the class. Assignment will be to come up with a number of possible titles and tag lines for your collection that you will be working toward.

Week #2 through Week #6… Videos about the theme of each class and each assignment will be to write a short story. Five stories in five weeks. (I will give you a bunch of prompts each week that fit the topic of the collection, but no requirement you follow any of them. They will be there just to help.)

Yes, I will read all the stories, but not for critique reasons, but to help you shape your collection. Meaning I will read each story when all five are turned in to tell you my opinion on which story to start with, which story should be put in the middle, which story to end with, and so on. Ultimately your decision, of course.

So you will get my feedback after Week #6 (not each week) on how to arrange the stories and Week #6 will, in general, talk about all the varied reasons for story arrangements in different genres and types of collections. (More to it than you would think.)

Week #7… Videos on the reason and how to write collection introductions and story introductions on each story and the assignment will be to write that and the back cover copy for your paperback edition.

Week #8… Covers and all the details. You will do a cover for me to help you with and check. Also pricing discussions.

Week #9… Videos on all the aspects of publishing a collection and the assignment will be that you will show me proof for the assignment (a link) that you have published your collection.

So in two months you go from nothing to a collection published, detail by detail, focusing on a certain subject.

A Challenge As Well…

If you sign up and write all five stories, do a cover, and do all the assignments and produce a collection at the end, that is a total win. And to add an extra reward for doing that, I will give you your choice of any Pop-Up class worth $150.00. A bonus for the win. But every assignment must be hit for all nine weeks.

 

Get All of the First Six Collection Classes

Get All of the First Six Collection Classes

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Get All Six Second Year Collection Classes Bundle

All Six Second Year Collection Classes Bundle

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Get All Six Third Year Collection Classes Bundle

Get All Six Third Year Collection Classes Bundle

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Ghost Stories Collection Class
January/February 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Ghost Stories.

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Pets Collection Class
January/February 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Pets.

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Portals Collection Class
January/February 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Portals.

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Private Eyes Collection Class
January/February 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Private Eyes.

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Creatures Collection Class
March/April 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Creatures.

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Spies Collection Class
March/April 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Spies.

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Heroes or Heroines Collection Class
March/April 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Heroes or Heroines.

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Fantasy Collection Class
March/April 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Fantasy.

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Villains Collection Class
May/June 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Villains

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Ghost Stories Collection Class
May/June 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Ghost Stories.

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Space Opera Collection Class
May/June 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Space Opera.

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Holidays Collection Class
May/June 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Holidays.

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Cities Collection Class
July/August 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Cities

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Thieves Collection Class
July/August 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Thieves.

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Heroes or Heroines Collection Class
July/August 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Heroes or Heroines.

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Fantasy Collection Class
July/August 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Fantasy.

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Money Collection Class
September/October 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Money.

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Private Eyes Collection Class
September/October 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Private Eyes.

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Dynasty Collection Class
September/October 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Dynasties.

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Holidays Collection Class
September/October 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Holidays.

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Murderers Collection Class
November/December 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Murderers.

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Spies Collection Class
November/December 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Spies.

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Time Travel Collection Class
November/December 2023

Do a Five-Story Collection Based on the Theme of Time Travel.

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Study Along Romantic Suspense Workshop
May 2023

A Fun Look at Writing Romantic Suspense Stories

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Novella Romantic Suspense Add-On
May 2023

Writing a Romantic Suspense Novella

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Study Along Fantasy Thriller Workshop
July 2023

A Fun Look at Writing Fantasy Thriller Stories

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Study Along Romance Ghosts Workshop
September 2023

A Fun Look at Writing Romance Ghost Stories

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Study Along Time Travel Mystery Workshop
November 2023

A Fun Look at Writing Time Travel Mystery Stories

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Study Along Science Fiction Mystery Workshop
January 2024

A Fun Look at Writing Science Fiction Mystery Stories

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FULL YEAR OF ALL
2023 ADVANCED CRAFT CLASSES

6 Different Nine-Week Classes of Advanced Craft Workshops

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Advanced Pacing Class
May/June 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying Advanced Pacing Craft

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Advanced Character Development
July/August 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying Advanced Character Development

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Floating Viewpoints Class
May/June 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying How to do Floating Viewpoints

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Floating Viewpoints Class
September/October 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying How to do Floating Viewpoints

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Advanced Voice Class
July/August 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying Advanced Voice

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Advanced Voice Class
November/December 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying Advanced Voice

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Advanced Conflict Class
September/October 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying Advanced Conflict

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Unputdownable Class
November/December 2023

Nine Weeks of Studying How to Keep Readers Reading

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Bite-Sized Copyright:
Bundle of All Four Quarters

Learn Copyright and Licensing One Bite At A Time Every Monday Morning

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Bite-Sized Copyright:
First Quarter 2023

Learn Copyright and Licensing One Bite At A Time Every Monday Morning

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Bite-Sized Copyright:
Second Quarter 2023

Learn Copyright and Licensing One Bite At A Time Every Monday Morning

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Bite-Sized Copyright:
Third Quarter 2023

Learn Copyright and Licensing One Bite At A Time Every Monday Morning

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Bite-Sized Copyright:
Fourth Quarter 2023

Learn Copyright and Licensing One Bite At A Time Every Monday Morning

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The Decade Ahead: Bundle 2023

All Four Quarters of 2023 The Decade Ahead Classes

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The Decade Ahead: First Quarter 2023

Get Your Writing and Business Moving Toward Success in the Coming Decade

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The Decade Ahead: Second Quarter 2023

How to Keep Your Writing and Publishing Consistent in the Second Quarter of the Year

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The Decade Ahead: Third Quarter 2023

Survive and Flourish with Your Writing and Publishing in the Three Hardest Months of the Year

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The Decade Ahead: Fourth Quarter 2023

Hitting Your Goals, Finishing Projects, and Planning for the Next Year

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