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Great Courses (2019), 24 lectures, 30 minutes each, 264 pages
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LibraryThing member datrappert
This is the most useful writing course I've seen yet. Bell's 14 signposts method promises to make it easier to actually complete a story by guiding you from one key moment to the next in your 3-act structure. I was also impressed by his choice of examples. Any writing teacher who manages to work
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[01] Tell Me a Story [02] Anatomy of a Best Seller [03] Developing Ideas [04] The LOCK System: A Foundation for Your Novel [05] Structuring Your Novel [06] Act I] The Disturbance [07] Act II] The Arena of Conflict [08] Act III and Resolution [09] Jump-off-the-Page Characters [10] Bringing Characters to Life [11] Point of View [12] The Essentials of Dazzling Dialogue [13] Tools for Talk [14] Voice and Style [15] Make a Scene [16] Subplots and Parallel Plots [17] Deepening the Reader’s Emotional Experience [18] First Pages That Grab the Reader [19] Revising Your Novel [20] Blunders and Baloney [21] Getting Published [22] The Self-Publishing Option [23] Marketing Your Work [24] Conquering the Mental Game of Writing [25] How to Write Short Stories That Sell (BONUS)