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:
NOT THIS TIME.
This time, your teacher is Michaelbrent Collings!
This time, your teacher is an
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.
have been reviewed or featured on...
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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.
About This Course
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!
Read LessI'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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Chock full of actionable ideas and meaningful info.
Read LessVery 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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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.
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:
So sit back, grab a pen and paper for notes...
...and let's get writing!
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1 Introduction
Lesson 1 The Origins of Story
Origins of story exercise
Lesson 2 Origins Continued and Story Basics
Lesson 3 Do You Have What it Takes to be a Real Writer
Are you a "Real" Writer exercise
Lesson 4 Oogah Boogah Critical Clariity
Clarity tools handout and exercise 1
Clarity tools handout and exercise 1 ANSWER KEY
Clarity tools exercise 2
Lesson 5 Poetry in Prose
Poetry excercise
Lesson 6 What Good Stories Have in Common
Lesson 7 Principles of Storytelling Know Your Audience
Know Your Audience exercise
Lesson 8 Story Structure it all Starts With a Wish
Lesson 9 Temporality When the Heck am I
Temporality exercise
Lesson 10 Character When Plot Attacks
Character exercise
Lesson 11 Dialogue Helpful Hints
Dialogue exercise
Lesson 12 Conflict Can't We All Just Not Get Along?
Conflict exercise
Lesson 13 Setting in Story
Setting exercise
Lesson 14 Scene: The Basic Building Block
Lesson 15 What is This Genre Thing
Lesson 16 The Suspense is Killing Me
Suspense exercise
Lesson 17 Horror and Comedy we Die Laughing
Horror/comedy exercise
Lesson 18 Mystery a Little Bit Backwards
Mystery exercise
Lesson 19 Romance Literary Hookups
Romance exercise
Lesson 20: Sci-fi and Fantasy: Lasers and Dragons and Singing, Oh My!
Sci-fi and Fantasy exercise
Lesson 21: Theme: Whatever THAT is
Theme exercise
Lesson 22: Senses in Storytelling
Senses exercise
Lesson 23 Modes of Storytelling
Lesson 24: The LIE of Writers Block
Writers block exercise
Lesson 25: Differences Between E-pub and Trad-pub
E-pub vs Trad-pub exercise
Lesson 26: Contracts for Fools and Writers
Contracts exercise
Marketing exercise
Marketing information packet
Conclusion Go Forth and Write
Conclusion exercise
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