New Writing South – Finishing the First Draft of Your Novel

With essential tips on plotting, devising and developing fictional characters and self-care for writers, this course will teach you how to structure your book, organise your time and manage the first draft of your novel writing project to completion.

What You’ll Learn In Finishing the First Draft of Your Novel?

Welcome to Finishing the First Draft of Your Novel

• Welcome Video
• Welcome
• How to Get the Most Out of this Course
• How to Navigate this Course
• Setting an Intention

Week One: Discovering the First Draft

• Week 1 Video
• Lesson One: Defining Terms
• Lesson Two: Anne Lamott’s ‘Shitty First Draft’s
• Lesson Three: The Discovery First Draft
• Lesson Four: Self-Care for Writers – The Artist’s Way

Week Two: Classic Narrative Structure

• Week 2 Video
• Lesson One: What is the Eight Point Story Arc?
• Lesson Two: Creating a Character Web
• Lesson Three: Self-care for Writers – Noticing the World

Week Three: Managing Middles One – Upping the Ante

• Week 3 Video
• Lesson One: Creating Character Backstories
• Lesson Two: Tension
• Lesson Three: Self-Care for Writers – Night Pages

Week Four: Managing Middles Two – People in Places, Doing Things

• Week 4 Video
• Lesson One: What is a Story World?
• Lesson Two: Making Things Happen
• Self-Care for Writers – Artists Dates and How to Keep Going

Week Five: Genre Conventions

• Week 5 Video
• Lesson One: Understanding Genre
• Lesson Two: Researching Genre
• Lesson Three: Self-Care for Writers – Listen to the Music

Week Six: The End of the Journey – Climax, Conclusion and Meaning

• Week 6 Video
• Lesson One: Character Traits – Grand Trio
• Lesson Two: Climax – The Beginning of the End
• Lesson Three: Ending and Story Goal
• Lesson Four: Self-Care for Writers – Keep Up Your Self-Care
• Lesson Five: You and Your Course

What Next?

• Here’s What We’ve Covered
• Next Steps
• What You Can Do Next at New Writing South

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