Story and the Art and Craft of Writing
Learn to write like a bestseller FROM a bestseller: international bestseller and screenwriter Michaelbrent Collings wants to teach YOU his secrets!
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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
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Internationally bestselling novelist
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Screenwriter
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The only author ever to be a finalist for the
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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!
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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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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...
Read MoreMichaelbrent'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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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 ...
Read MoreI'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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Very well done course. It taught me so much I never knew before. Highly recommended.
Very well done course. It taught me so much I never knew before. Highly recommended.
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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 Story and the Art and Craft of Writing course, you will learn storytelling techniques--from inception to publication. Some of what you will learn:
The Elements of Storytelling
- The secret to never getting writers block
- The single indicator of a "real" writer
- Principles of telling a story
- Structure (aka, the mysterious "three-act arc")
- Why character matters
- Dialogue tools and tricks
- Conflict and how to create it while "keeping it real"
- Setting as character
- Principles of suspense (the most important tool of any successful writer)
- Principles of horror and comedy (and why they are almost the same thing)
- Principles of mystery
- Principles of romance
- Principles of sci-fi/fantasy
- Anatomy of a scene
The ONLY Kinds of Prose Writing
- Novels
- Plays
- Screenplay
- Comics/graphic novels
Poetry - More Than Just a Great way to Fall Asleep
- Defining poetry
- Applying poetry principles to prose
The Strange Story of Novels
- History of the novel
- Novel format
- Novel structure
The Commercial Side of Writing
- Dealing with contracts
- Differences between electronic publishing and traditional publishing
- Selling in the Electronic Age
And (we hate to say it, but it's true) so much more!
So sit back, grab a pen and paper for notes...
...and let's get writing!
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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.
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
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1 Introduction
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Lesson 1 The Origins of Story
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Origins of story exercise
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Lesson 2 Origins Continued and Story Basics
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Lesson 3 Do You Have What it Takes to be a Real Writer
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Are you a "Real" Writer exercise
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Lesson 4 Oogah Boogah Critical Clariity
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Clarity tools handout and exercise 1
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Clarity tools handout and exercise 1 ANSWER KEY
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Clarity tools exercise 2
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Lesson 5 Poetry in Prose
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Poetry excercise
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- 4 hours of video content
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