Become Your Own Best Story With ALL ACCESS To EVERY Bestseller Life Course!


You've seen it before: an offer to teach you how to write from a self-professed "expert." But when you go to their Amazon page or search for them online, you see:

  • a half-dozen books with a handful of reviews.
  • someone whose "bestseller" has only sold a hundred copies
  • someone who claims to teach but can't claim success.


NOT THIS TIME.


This time, your teacher is Michaelbrent Collings!



This time, your teacher is an

Internationally bestselling novelist

  • hundreds of thousands of copies of his books sold worldwide
  • tens of millions of Kindle Unlimited page reads)

Screenwriter

  • Writer of multiple movies starring Hollywood A-listers
  • Member of the Writers Guild of America

The only author ever to be a finalist for the 

  • Dragon Award (multiple times)
  • Bram Stoker Award finalist (multiple times)
           - and -
  • RONE Award


"Michaelbrent has an encyclopedic knowledge of genre and a talent for sharing that information in a fun, engaging, and wonderfully nerdy way." - Jonathan Maberry (NY Times bestselling author and creator of V-Wars)



Michaelbrent's books have been translated into multiple languages, sold hundreds of thousands of copies worldwide, and racked up tens of millions of page reads on Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program.


In short: Michaelbrent sells more books than most New York Times Bestsellers.


And he wants to teach YOU how to do it the "write" way!

MbC and his work

have been reviewed or featured on...

NPR
Publishers Weekly
The San Francisco Book Review
TEDx
The Big Thrill: The magazine of the International Thriller WritersBPR
The Creative Penn
News on ABC affiliate
Writing Excuses with Brandon Sanderson
About The Authors TV on Tubi TV (fall 2022)

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Best known for thrills (and voted one of the top 100 Greatest All-Time Horror Writers in a Ranker vote of nearly 20,000 readers), he's written bestsellers in a dozen genres, ranging from romance to horror; from sci-fi/fantasy to humor and beyond. 



He's helped thousands of people how to up their writing game, from brand-new writers to multi-million-selling #1 New York Times and USA Today bestsellers.


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Great course!

James Beers

Michaelbrent's course on story and the art and craft of writing was fantastic! I particularly enjoyed the sections on the myth of writer's block and on marke...

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Michaelbrent's course on story and the art and craft of writing was fantastic! I particularly enjoyed the sections on the myth of writer's block and on marketing. Also of note was Michaelbrent's ability to deliver the course - I could tell by the way he naturally delivered his message that he really knew his stuff. Well done, Mr. Collings!

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Solid Guidance From Michaelbrent

David Loynd

I've been working through Michaelbrent's lessons, and the key is _working_. He gives you plenty of solid guidance and direction to practice various aspects ...

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I've been working through Michaelbrent's lessons, and the key is _working_. He gives you plenty of solid guidance and direction to practice various aspects of expressing your written creativity. Well worth the time and money for anyone looking to improve their writing from hobbyists to students to aspiring masochists, er, writers. If you're serious about learning the craft, let Michaelbrent guide some of your steps along the way.

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If you ae aspiring writer don't pass this by

Brian Switzer

Chock full of actionable ideas and meaningful info.

Chock full of actionable ideas and meaningful info.

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Great course!

Dennis Smith

Very well done course. It taught me so much I never knew before. Highly recommended.

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Rebecca Lyons

Great. He's an entertaining speaker and the exercises were thought provoking and varied In all honesty I haven't finished (this is a normal thing for me not...

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Publishers Weekly says he "has a gift," The San Francisco Book Review calls his work "pretty near perfect," and Scream Magazine calls him "a master." 



Michaelbrent is a standing-room-only speaker at comic cons and writing symposiums all over the United States, and he's been interviewed and featured on everything from broadcast television to NPR to top writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, and Brandon Sanderson's Writing Excuses. 



With tens of thousands of ratings and reviews of his work by readers all over the world, critics, authors, and audiences agree: Michaelbrent knows how to tell a story...


...and how to sell a story.



Now he wants to share the secrets of his writing methods with you!

In this comprehensive course, you will have access to EVERY SINGLE ONE of Michaelbrent's world-class Bestseller Life courses, including...


MINDSET

  • How to Beat Writer's Block (FOREVER)
  • Creating a Bestseller Mindset From the Start

WRITING TECHNIQUE

  • My Best Advice, Two Rules You Cannot Break, and Ten Steps to Overnight Success
  • How to Come Up With a Bestselling Book Idea
  • Story and the Art and Craft of Writing (Legacy Course)


PUBLISHING AND TECHNICAL

  • ISBNs--What, Where, and Why?
  • How to Make a Great-Looking E-book EASILY
  • All About Your Book Cover (Definitions and Requirements)
  • Everything You Need to Know Before Making a Book Cover
  • Finding Media for Your Book Covers
  • Selecting the Right Media (for your book cover)
  • How To Publish Your Book On Amazon

MARKETING

  • How to Target The Right Audience With an Audience Persona
  • How to Build an Author Mailing List--How I Got 30,000 Sign-ups in Just a Few Months!
  • 30 Days to Your Best Book Launch
  • How to Create Amazon Ads for Your Book
  • How to Analyze and Improve Your Amazon Ads
  • How to Create Facebook Ads for Your Book
  • How to Analyze and Improve Your Facebook Ads
  • How to Sell Your Books in Person



PLUS: This course will be updated with EVERY SINGLE Bestseller Life course ever created--now or in the future! As long as you have access to this course, you'll have access to every single update or addition Michaelbrent makes to the Bestseller Life courses!



So sit back, grab a pen and paper for notes...


...and let's get writing!


Start learning now!

World-class superstars agree:

Michaelbrent Collings is THE teacher for your writing!

About your teacher

Bestselling author and screenwriter Michaelbrent Collings

Michaelbrent Collings is an internationally bestselling novelist, produced screenwriter, and speaker. Best known for horror (and voted one of the top 100 Greatest All-Time Horror Writers in a Ranker vote of nearly 20,000 readers), Collings has written bestselling thrillers, mysteries, sci-fi and fantasy titles, and even humor and non-fiction.

In addition to popular success, Michaelbrent has also received critical acclaim: he is the only person who has ever been a finalist for a Bram Stoker Award (twice), a Dragon Award (twice), and a RONE Award, and he and his work have been reviewed and/or featured on everything from Publishers Weekly to Scream Magazine to NPR.

An engaging and entertaining speaker, he is also a frequent guest at comic cons and on writing podcasts like Six Figure Authors, The Creative Penn, Writing Excuses, and others; and is a mental health advocate and TEDx speaker.

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Course curriculum

    1. Beat the Block: Lesson 1--Intro to the Three Ds

    2. Beat the Block: Lesson 2--Define

    3. Beat the Block: Lesson 3--Killing Your Crap Bird

    4. Beat the Block: Lesson 4--Wrap-Up on the First D

    5. Beat the Block: Lesson 5--The Second D

    6. Beat the Block: Lesson 6--Be Human

    7. Beat the Block: Lesson 7--The Third D

    8. Beat the Block: Lesson 8--Ridiculous!

    9. Beat the Block: Lesson 9--In-Story Strategies

    10. Beat the Block: Lesson 10--Final Thoughts on Writer's Block

    11. Keep the Ideas Flowing: Lesson 1--Intro to Hacking

    12. Keep the Ideas Flowing: Lesson 2--What I do

    13. Keep the Ideas Flowing: Lesson 3--The Deets

    14. Keep the Ideas Flowing: Lesson 4--Why it Works (part 1)

    15. Keep the Ideas Flowing: Lesson 5--Why it Works (part 2)

    16. Keep the Ideas Flowing: Lesson 6--Why it Works (part 3)

    1. Before You Begin--Lesson 1--Introduction

    2. Before You Begin--Lesson 2--Overview

    3. Personal Relationships: Lesson 1--Overview

    4. Personal Relationships: Lesson 2--Why You NEED Personal Support

    5. Personal Relationships: Lesson 3--Business Benefits

    6. Personal Relationships: Lesson 4--Cultivate and Nurture

    7. Personal Relationships: Lesson 5--Mental Health Perspective

    8. Personal Relationships: Lesson 6--The Author Journey

    9. Business Relationships: Lesson 1--Overview

    10. Business Relationships: Lesson 2--Benefits of Business Relationships (part 1)

    11. Business Relationships: Lesson 3--Benefits of Business Relationships (part 2)

    12. Business Relationships: Lesson 4--Defining "Success" in Relationships

    13. Business Relationships: Lesson 5--Creating Business Relationships (Part 1)

    14. Business Relationships: Lesson 6--Creating Business Relationships (Part 2)

    15. Attitudes: Lesson 1--Intro

    16. Attitudes: Lesson 2--The Business of Kindness (Part 1)

    17. Attitudes: Lesson 3--The Business of Kindness (Part 2)

    18. Attitudes: Lesson 4--Professionalism (Part 1)

    19. Attitudes: Lesson 5--Professionalism (Part 2)

    20. Attitudes: Lesson 6--Dealing With Negative Feedback

    21. Attitudes: Lesson 7--Conclusion

    1. My Best Writing Advice: Lesson 1--The Advice

    2. My Best Writing Advice: Lesson 2--Invest Carefully

    3. My Best Writing Advice: Lesson 3--Sometimes It's Good To Splurge

    4. My Best Writing Advice: Lesson 4--We Are Fiduciaries

    5. My Best Writing Advice: Lesson 5--Final Thoughts

    6. Two Rules You Cannot Break (And A Third You Shouldn't): Lesson 1--Intro To The Rules

    7. Two Rules You Cannot Break (And A Third You Shouldn't): Lesson 2--Bore Me and Die

    8. Two Rules You Cannot Break (And A Third You Shouldn't): Lesson 3--Confuse Me And Lose Me

    9. Two Rules You Cannot Break (And A Third You Shouldn't): Lesson 4--The Third Rule

    10. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 1--Intro and Reality Checks

    11. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 2--Rule 1

    12. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 3--Rule 2

    13. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 4--Rule 3

    14. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 5--Rule 4

    15. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 6--Rule 5

    16. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 7--Rule 6

    17. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 8--Rule 7

    18. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 9--Rule 8

    19. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 10--Rule 9

    20. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 11--Rule 10

    21. Ten Steps To Overnight Success: Lesson 12--Final Thoughts On The Ten Steps

    1. Fundamentals of a Bestselling Concept: Lesson 1--Intro

    2. Fundamentals of a Bestselling Concept: Lesson 2--Overview

    3. Fundamentals of a Bestselling Concept: Lesson 3--Asking the Right Questions (part 1)

    4. Fundamentals of a Bestselling Concept: Lesson 4--Asking the Right Questions (part 2)

    5. Fundamentals of a Bestselling Concept: Lesson 5--Narrowing Down the Concept

    6. Fundamentals of a Bestselling Concept: Lesson 6--Originality

    7. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 1--The Process

    8. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 2--Definitions

    9. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 3--High Concepts For All!

    10. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 4--High CONFLICT

    11. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 5--Do You Feel Me?

    12. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 6--Intuition

    13. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 7--Don't Make Me Cry!

    14. High Concept Thinking: Lesson 8--Do You See What I See?

    15. Focus: Lesson 1--Remember Who You're Doing This For

    1. SPECIAL NOTE:

    2. Lesson 1--Intro

    3. Lesson 2--Origins Continued and Story Basics

    4. Lesson 3--Do You Have What it Takes to be a "Real" Writer?

    5. Lesson 4--Oogah Boogah Critical Clariity

    6. Clarity tools handout and exercise 1

    7. Clarity tools handout and exercise 1--ANSWER KEY

    8. Clarity tools handout and exercise 2

    9. Lesson 5--Poetry in Prose

    10. Poetry in Prose exercise

    11. Lesson 6--What Good Stories Have in Common

    12. Lesson 7--Principles of Storytelling Know Your Audience

    13. Know Your Audience exercise

    14. Lesson 8--Story Structure it all Starts With a Wish

    15. Lesson 9--Temporality When the Heck am I

    16. Temporality exercise

    17. Lesson 10--Character When Plot Attacks

    18. Lesson 11--Dialogue Helpful Hints

    19. Dialogue exercise

    20. Lesson 12--Conflict Can't We All Just Not Get Along?

    21. Conflict exercise

    22. Lesson 13--Setting in Story

    23. Setting exercise

    24. Lesson 14--Scene: The Basic Building Block

    25. Lesson 15--What is This Genre Thing

    26. Lesson 16--The Suspense is Killing Me

    27. Suspense exercise

    28. Lesson 17--Horror and Comedy: We Die Laughing

    29. Horror/comedy exercise

    30. Lesson 18--Mystery: A Little Bit Backwards

    31. Mystery exercise

    32. Lesson 19--Romance: Literary Hookups

    33. Romance exercise

    34. Lesson 20--Sci-fi and Fantasy: Lasers and Dragons and Singing, Oh My!

    35. Sci-fi and Fantasy exercise

    36. Lesson 21--Theme: Whatever THAT is

    37. Theme exercise

    38. Lesson 22--Senses in Storytelling

    39. Senses exercise

    40. Lesson 23--Modes of Storytelling

    41. Lesson 24--The LIE of Writer's Block

    42. Writer's Block exercise

    43. Lesson 25--Differences Between E-pub and Trad-pub

    44. E-pub vs Trad-pub exercise

    45. Lesson 26--Contracts for Fools and Writers

    46. Contracts exercise

    47. Marketing exercise

    48. Marketing information packet

    49. Lesson 27--Conclusion: Go Forth and Write!

    50. Conclusion exercise

    1. The Indie Author's Guide to ISBNs

    2. DECISION CHART: To Purchase an ISBN or Not to Purchase an ISBN?

About this course

  • $100.00 / month with 14 day free trial
  • 406 lessons
  • 28 hours of video content

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