Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper

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Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper provided by Domestika is a comprehensive online course. Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper is taught by Shaun Levin. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Domestika. The course is taught in Englishand is $19.00. Visit the course page at Domestika for detailed price information.

Overview
  • Expand your written ideas into a doable book project using your curiosity, imagination, and worldview

    • Introduction
    • The Where, What, and How of Preparing to Write a Book
    • Start Writing and Keep Going till the End
    • How to Keep Going till the End
    • How to Get Your Book Out into the World
    • Final project
    A book is a testament to the uniqueness of our individual imagination. Author and creative writing teacher Shaun Levin has published several novels and short story collections, including A Year of Two Summers, Seven Sweet Things, and Snapshots of the Boy. For him, writing is a journey of discovery that allows us to gain a deeper understanding of the world around us, and he specializes in teaching others to do just that.

    In this course, Shaun shows you how to expand your stories into a book and incorporate this writing adventure into your daily life. Discover how to craft a compelling narrative, and share a chapter and brief synopsis as your final project. Are you ready to follow your curiosity and write your own captivating book?

    This is Shaun’s third Domestika course. In his first, Creative Writing for Beginners: Bringing Your Story to Life, he teaches you how to use the details of your imagination to write a memorable story. For anyone with an interest in writing short stories more specifically, Shaun guides you through writing stories that combine both fiction and non-fiction in his second course, Short Story Writing: Create Fiction from Personal Experience.

Syllabus
    • About Me
    • Influences
    • A Book Is Not a Short Story
    • Who Are You When Writing a Book?
    • The Shared Experience of Writing a Book
    • Gather Your Resources: What's Your Plan A?
    • Gather Your Resources: The Map of Your Book
    • Some Truths about Writing a Book
    • The Characters in Your Book
    • How Wide, How Deep: The Dimensions of Your Book
    • Movement in Your Book
    • Starting from Where You Are
    • Doing Whatever It Takes
    • The Big Issues of Your Book
    • Secrets Are at the Heart of a Story
    • How Different Places Encourage New Perspectives
    • How and Why to Start Writing Your Next Book
    • How to Write a Letter to an Agent
    • How to Write the Synopsis of Your Book
    • Book Writing for Beginners: Develop Your Ideas on Paper