Introduction
  • Welcome and What to Expect
  • How this Course Works
  • Where to Get Help
Foundation Block #1: Character
  • Appearance (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: Too Much Information (Foundation)
  • Thought (Foundation)
  • Action (Foundation)
  • Goals (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: What Do They Want (Foundation)
  • Uniqueness (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: 5 Surprises (Advanced)
  • Flaws (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: What Needs Fixing (Advanced)
  • Change (Advanced)
Foundation Block #2: Dialogue
  • Too Realistic or Too Fake (Foundation)
  • OPTIONAL: How to Punctuate Your Dialogue
  • Mini Lecture: A Very Bad Conversation (Foundation)
  • The Two Types of Dialogue (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: Zoom In and Zoom Out (Foundation)
  • Dialogue Tags (Foundation)
  • Characterizing Dialogue (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: Guess Who's Talking (Advanced)
  • Subtext (Advanced)
  • Dialect (Advanced)
Foundation Block #3: Point of View
  • Who is Telling the Story? (Foundation)
  • Third Person (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: Two Characters, One Point of View (Foundation)
  • First Person (Foundation)
  • Multiple First and Third (Advanced)
  • Second Person (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: You Should Listen to Me (Advanced)
  • Unreliable Narrator (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: Trust Me, I'm Lying (Advanced)
Foundation Block #4: Narrative Style
  • Tense (Foundation)
  • Show AND Tell (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: Slow it Down! (Foundation)
  • Flashbacks (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: I Remember When (Advanced)
  • Different Formats (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: Not Your Average Story (Advanced)
Foundation Block #5: Setting
  • Why We Need a Setting (Foundation)
  • Familiar Settings (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: Build a Living Room (Foundation)
  • Unfamiliar Settings (Foundation)
  • Mini Lecture: Instant Scene! (Foundation)
  • Mood, Atmosphere, and Emotion (Advanced)
  • Mini Lecture: Singing (or Crying) in the Rain (Advanced)
  • Time Period (Advanced)
Foundation Block #6: Plot
  • The Story Skeleton (Foundation)
  • Act 1: Set Up (Foundation)
  • Act 2: Journey and Conflict (Foundation)
  • Act 3: Resolution (Foundation)
  • Putting it All Together (Foundation)
Final Farewell
  • Wrapping Up!
  • More Resources for Writers
  • BONUS LECTURE: Continue Your Writing Journey (Discounts on other courses!)