April.. Study and Practice
How to Study In Fiction Writing
We all think we all can write because some teacher in school told us we could. But being able to type lovely words and being able to relay a story to readers that is entertaining are two different things.
The quickest way to learn how to be a better storyteller is to study other writers.
But who to study?
And how to do it?
And when and how much?
And why are we using the swear word “practice” in the title?
This weekend-long workshop will give you a study plan, a way to help yourself become a better storyteller by studying and practicing. You will learn techniques for study and for practice that you can use for years into the future.
A step-by-step guide that will make studying and practice fun in your fiction writing.
And it will make your writing profitable if you do it right. (Yes, practice in fiction writing can and should make you a lot of money.)
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Starts at 12:01 a.m. US Pacific Coast Time on Thursday April 12th. If you are signed up, make sure you log in and look at the videos early on Thursday, April 12th. Six or seven videos will appear each morning. An assignment will be due that evening if you want to do it. Workshop goes four days, ends on Sunday without an assignment. There will be about thirty teaching videos total when all finished.
Your Instructor
With over twenty-three million copies of his books in print, USA Today bestselling writer Dean Wesley Smith now brings you original fiction every month for the past three years in his own magazine, Smith’s Monthly.
Dean wrote over twenty-five original Star Trek novels, the only two original Men in Black novels, plus Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man novels, and others. He wrote many gaming novels including Final Fantasy.
He wrote novels and stories under almost fifty pen names and did scripts for Hollywood as well as being an editor for various magazines. He lives in Las Vegas with his wife, writer Kristine Kathryn Rusch. You can follow his writing life at www.deanwesleysmith.com
Course Curriculum
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StartStudy Day #1, Session #1... What is Study and Practice? (6:10)
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StartStudy Day #1, Session #2... The "bell" (6:29)
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StartStudy Day #1, Session #3... Practice as a swear word (7:30)
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StartStudy Day #1, Session #4... Not a way to avoid writing (5:44)
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StartStudy Day #1, Session #5...Real World Applications help (6:39)
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StartStudy Assignment #1 (3:51)
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StartStudy Day #2, Session #1... How do we learn? (5:36)
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StartStudy Day #2, Session #2... One area (5:14)
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StartStudy Day #2, Session #3... Plant the idea (5:50)
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StartStudy Day #2, Session #4... Story becomes only secondary (6:01)
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StartStudy Day #2, Session #5... Areas to study (7:26)
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StartStudy Assignment #2 (5:06)