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Novel Bootcamp: Week 10 (Dec 3, 2022)

“Borges said there are only four stories to tell: a love story between two people, a love story between three people, the struggle for power and the voyage. All of us writers rewrite these same stories ad infinitum.” —Paulo Coelho

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Week 10: Escalation

Many newer writers begin to falter or repeat themselves in this section of a manuscript, so we’ll focus on keeping up the energy and narrative push, as well as answering earlier questions and paying off setups. We also break down the plot of 1847 gothic romance Jane Eyre, focusing on the latter half of the second act. 

 

Join pro writer Conor Kyle for a twelve-week crash course on writing novels. Geared toward (but not limited to) commercial fiction, we will develop killer premises, build out compelling worlds, and complete a 50,000-90,000 word manuscript in time for NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month). Examples of popular commercial fiction genres include fantasy, science fiction, crime/mystery, romance, thriller and horror.

Bring your novel ideas and loglines!

This course is ideal for:

  • beginning writers seeking to understand the core concepts of prose and novel writing; or
  • experienced writers who want to write a brand new novel draft in a more formal setting with the guidance of an experienced writer.

How to enroll in the Novel Bootcamp:
• You can either purchase the course “a la carte”: https://scriptcamp.net/product/classes/
 Or start your free trial Unlimited Skill Camp (from $29/month, 40% off with yearly membership) with access to over 70 hours each month of live classes, workshops and bootcamps every month, including Writers Lab and Advanced Lab: https://scriptcamp.net/membership/

Novel Bootcamp: Week 10 Homework Assignment 

(due Dec 17)

  1. NO CLASS NEXT WEEK
  2. Keep writing! About 10k words every week if you can. Finish over holidays.
  3. Post in the paragraph-a-day hype thread if you want. 

I'm the primary teacher at ScriptCamp. Repped since 2017, Nicholl semi-finalist, writer for Creepshow 2019.

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