How to Write a Brilliant Novel: The Easy Step-By-Step Method of Crafting a Powerful Story (Go! Write Something Brilliant) (24 page)

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Go – write something brilliant!

Advanced Brilliant
Writing

An
amazing
novel
has
two
elements
–
deep characterization of a sympathetic
hero,
and
a compelling,
wide,
breathtaking
plot.
But
how
do you
create
deep
characters
and
wide
plots
and
then apply them to your story?
It’s
time to
learn Advanced
(Brilliant!)
Writing.
The
follow-up
to How
to
Write
a
Brilliant
Novel,
Advanced
Brilliant
Writing
utilizes
RITA
and
Christy
award-winning, best-selling
novelist
Susan
May Warren’s
easy
to apply explanations, exercises and intuitive
methods
to
teach
you
advanced
fiction
writing
techniques that
will
turn
any
novel
from
boring
to
.
.
. brilliant!

You’ll learn:

How to plot a profound character change journey

An easy technique to reveal backstory to your readers

How to weave emotion into your scene for the most impact

How to keep tension high through the use of stakes and motivations

A unique plotting trick to widen your plot

Techniques on how to make your hero…heroic

The difference between subplots and layers

A powerful use for Secondary characters

How the perfect Villain can help you plot your story

. . . and much more, including the scene that every book MUST have!

"If you're intending to write a best-selling novel, I can think of no better place to start than with Susan May Warren's Deep and Wide. This is a book for those who need to dig into the techniques of writing -- not just hear the happy-talk, big-picture stuff that is so often heard at conferences. If you really want to get into the nuts and bolts of writing strong fiction, then this is for you. Clear, practical advice from an award-winning novelist."
Chip MacGregor, Literary Agent, MacGregor Literary

My
Brilliant Book Buddy

The writing journey can be long and lonely. It’s easy to get lost in the weeds of your story, not sure where you are headed . . . or why. Wouldn’t it be nice to have a guide along the way? Someone to point you in the right direction, and keep you motivated.

A manuscript companion to the foundational writer’s workbook How to Write a Brilliant Novel, and advanced writer’s guide, Advanced Brilliant Writing,
My
Brilliant Book Buddy puts feet to all the steps needed to create a powerful book, guiding you through character creation, plotting the inner and outer journey, creating essential scenes, and word-painting. With step-by-step instruction, it helps you craft the perfect black moment, and pushes you on all the way to the climatic ending.

“The Book Buddy is my new best friend! It takes all of the helpful tools, charts and tips from Inside Out and Deep and Wide and puts them in one place. It's like having Susan May Warren in the room helping you craft your story! I can't recommend it highly enough!
Melissa Tagg, multi-published romance author

How to Write a Brilliant Romance

The easy, step-by-step method of crafting a powerful romance

What does it take to write a brilliant romance? Susan May Warren knows exactly how--and you're about to find out.

Now, for the first time, she's revealing her step-by- step romance writing secrets that will show you how to craft an award-winning romance.

Secrets like:

How do I structure my romance?

How do I create likeable heroes and heroines?

How should my hero and heroine meet?

How do I make two characters fall in love?

How do I write a sizzling kiss?

How do I create believable conflict?

How do I keep the tension high in the middle of my story?

How do I put romance on every page?

What is the breakup and why do I need it?

Most importantly, how do I create an unique romance that touches the heart of my reader?

Find the answers to all these questions as well as a few secrets to creating award-winning romances.

With ten ingredients and step by step instructions you’ll learn how to plot and write a powerful, layered romance designed to win readers. Susan May Warren has coached hundreds of writers into publication, onto best-seller lists, and onto the awards platforms. (And she lives what she teaches. Susan is the bestselling author of over 50 novels, has won the Rita, the Christy, and the Carol awards multiple times.)

Conversations with a Writing Coach

“Empowering. Essential. Fun.”

“You made the dream real.”

Words used to describe the many conversations Susan May Warren has had with writing students over the past decade. Writing books are helpful, but they can be overwhelming and challenging to understand. Sometimes all a writer needs is someone to sit down beside them, believe in them, and patiently walk through the novel creation process, step by step, at the pace designed to meet their needs.

This book is that conversation.

In Conversations with a Writing Coach, best-selling author and founder of the online craft and coaching community My Book Therapy, Susan May Warren walks the aspiring writer through the process of brainstorming and creating a novel. She discusses high level story pitches, and how to decide what story to write, character creation and story structure, and an easy method to creating a story summary. She covers scene building, and how to create tension, then goes deeper, with emotional layering, storyworld and dialogue. Most of all, each conversation is delivered as if the student is sharing a cup of coffee, the language and explanations accessible. With application and homework, and classic “textbook” lessons sprinkled between each conversation, writers will sit down with an idea…and leave with a novel.

“I knew nothing about writing a novel. No experience. I didn’t have a journalism degree, or journalism experience but slowly, I learned how to write a novel. More than that, SMW made it fun and doable. My dream became real.”

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