Plan Your Novel Like a Pro
And Have Fun Doing It!
by Beth Barany and Ezra Barany
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Pub Date Nov 15 2018 | Archive Date May 31 2020
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Description
This book will help you get excited to plan your novel. The tools shared here are designed to spark your muse and give you confidence when you sit down to write your story. Plan Your Novel Like A Pro: And Have Fun Doing It! is for organic writers and pansters who want a roadmap to follow, so that they can let their creativity loose.
Plan your novel, write with confidence, and have fun doing it!
We know that you have other activities in your life besides writing, and that writing your novels is important to you. How can you manage your writing and still meet your other obligations?
Well, you can, in small, manageable bite-sized pieces. Each lesson in this book can be done in as little as 15-20 minutes.
You can plan your novel in a way that fits into your life. We know, because we’ve done it, multiple times!
Based on the popular course, Plan Your Novel: 30-Day Writing Challenge, this book is organized into 4 sections, so that you can do the exercises over a one-month period.
If you're planning to participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) or Camp NaNo, this course will get you ready and give you everything you need to write a novel in 30 days.
This book is for you:
… if you have never written a novel, have always wanted to, and still feel lost on how to go from brilliant idea to The End, then you will be stretched in new and different ways.
... if you’re an experienced novelist, with 1 or 2 completed or partially completed novels under your bed, and you’re stuck somehow. You may find this course structured in a way that’s new to you and yet familiar.
...if you have 3 or more unfinished novels sitting in a drawer, and always hit that sagging middle and lose focus or lose interest, this course will help you dream up exciting ways to torture, I mean challenge, your characters all the way to story resolution.
With this book, you’ll be able to:
-- Believe that you can write a novel
-- Step into a sense of satisfaction and creative accomplishment
-- Get excited for NaNoWriMo
-- Plan your novel
FOR AUTHORS WHO WRITE:
•Novels, novellas, and short stories
•Page-turning fiction like mystery, thriller, romance, suspense, fantasy, science fiction, women's fiction, and mash-ups of these
•For Adult, Young Adult, New Adult, and Middle Grade Readers
How this book is organized:
Introduction & Essential Tips
Introduction
Chapter 1: Essential Character Tips for Fiction Writers
Chapter 2: Essential Plot Tips for Fiction Writers
Week One: Elevator Pitch, What-If Pitch & Short Synopsis
Chapter 3: Elevator Pitch
Chapter 4: The What-If Pitch by Ezra Barany
Chapter 5: Your Story Synopsis
Week Two: Get to Know Your Main Characters
Chapter 6: Interview Your Characters
Chapter 7: Uncover Your Characters’ Core Beliefs And Identity And How They Change
Chapter 8: Your Characters' Secrets
Chapter 9: Draft Your Character’s Emotional Core With The Empathy Formula
Chapter 10: The Character Relationship Map
Chapter 11: Focusing on What to Write
Week Three: Story Plot Points & World Building
Chapter 12: Uncover Your Character's Worst Fears to Discover Your Story Conflicts
Chapter 13: World Building: Questions to Brainstorm
Chapter 14: Your Story’s Structure
Chapter 15: The Question Toolbox
Week Four: Scene-By-Scene Outline And Plotting
Chapter 16. High-Concept Pitch
Chapter 17: Design Your Plot with the Problem-Solution Tool
Chapter 18: Five Essential Stages Of A Scene (And Of Story!)
Chapter 19: Scene Setup: Storyboarding
Chapter 20: Scene-by-Scene Outline
Next Steps: Write Your Novel
Resources for Further Reading and Study
Acknowledgments
Also by Beth Barany
About the Authors
A Note From the Publisher
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
About Beth Barany
Beth Barany is an award-winning novelist, master neuro-linguistic programming practitioner, and certified creativity coach for writers. She specializes in helping writers experience clarity, so they can write, revise, and proudly publish their novels to the delight of their readers. Her courses are packed with useful hands-on information that you can implement right away. She runs an online school for fiction writers and a 12-month group coaching program to help them get published. More resources on publishing, book marketing, and novel writing are on her blog, Writer's Fun Zone. When she's not helping writers, Beth writes magical tales of romance, mystery, and adventure that empower women and girls to be the heroes of their own lives.
About Ezra Barany
Ezra Barany loves riveting readers with thrillers, but by order of the Department of Motor Vehicles he must place a warning on every book cover, “Do not read while driving.” His first two books in The Torah Codes series were award-winning international bestsellers. In his free time, he has eye-opening discussions on the art of writing novels with his wife and book coach Beth Barany. A high school physics teacher, Ezra lives in Oakland with his beloved wife and two cats working on the next book in The Torah Codes series. Ezra, not the cats. For a free short story in The Torah Codes series, “Mourner’s Kaddish,” go to http://www.thetorahcodes.com/
Advance Praise
"This book is simple, engaging, and full of insightful tips and exercises! Beyond just strategies and 'how-to' advice, this book also trains your brain to think a new way, so that you can effectively bring your novel to life! Reading this book and applying its principles will transform your approach to writing and what it means to be an author." -- Jon Low (NLP Coach, Author, Writer, Copywriter)
"This book is a practical guide for writing a novel. Many of my questions about novel writing were answered. At the same time, it is enjoyable to read with many examples. This will be my main go-to book in the future, especially when I'm feeling like I'm stuck." -- Gary Lea, Fiction Writer
"Having been a student of Beth Barany for many years, I was excited to read a distillation of Beth and Ezra's extensive experience in a rich but uncomplicated guide. I don't know what I would have done all this time without those techniques to guide me. If you are confused about how to get a novel going, need an overhaul of your current project, or just think it's just too perplexing, let this book help you to become to the novelist you've always wanted to be." -- Hugh Tipping, Aspiring Fantasy Novelist
"Plan Your Novel Like a Pro" is one of the best tools a writer can have in their toolbox. Beth and Ezra's no-nonsense, gentle approach is efficient as well as inspiring. Their practical techniques in getting to know your characters at a deep level will propel your storyline into depths even seasoned writers dream about. And, using your book, I've already begun to plot (insert creepy Halloween music and a villain's "bru...ha...ha" here) my next story!"-Keri Kruspe, Author of Otherworldy Romantic Adventures, An Alien Exchange
From the Author
Marketing Plan
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Our marketing plan includes: Guest on Podcasts; Guest blog posts; Online and Live Presentations; Webinars.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Ebook |
| ISBN | 9781944841225 |
| PRICE | $4.99 (USD) |
Links
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