This is what you’ll get when you buy the Novel Writing Made Easy System:
1. A 184-page manual packed with all the information you need to easily plan and write a novel editors will jump at the chance to publish. This book will lay out everything you need to know about plotting, characters, setting, research, pacing and scene structure, getting the writing right, and preparing for submission to agents and editors. You will learn:
How to put together a novel planning binder-you’re going to want all your novel plan information at your fingertips. I’ll teach you how to organize it in a way that makes it a breeze to use while you’re writing your novel.
How to brainstorm your way to a great plot-many writers get stuck at the idea point because they don’t know how to turn an idea into a full plot. You’ll learn the process of expanding an idea into a story big enough for a novel.
The most important question you’ll need to ask over and over again to create a great plot-you can tap into an amazing creative power when you learn to ask this question in the right way and the right number of times.
The essential ingredient to every good novel-if your novel doesn’t have this, it will be boring, and it will never sell.
How to fill your novel with what your readers are starving for-readers read so they can escape, and they want to be compelled to turn pages. You’ll learn how to give your readers what they want.
What to hold back from your readers in order to keep them hooked-if you don’t know this trick, your readers won’t finish your book.
The most important trick you need to know to create great characters-characters that aren’t built around this technique are flat and uninteresting.
An easy way to make your characters so real that people will either love them or hate them, but they won’t forget them-compelling characters are the cornerstone of bestselling books-you’ll get a plug-in system for creating the kind of compelling characters you need for a great novel.
The perfect balance of great characters-give your readers too much about your character, and you bore them. Give them too little, and you bore them. Learn how to get it just right.
How to avoid the BIG mistake that many writers make with settings-get this wrong, and your novel will be branded as amateurish.
The fun way to get your readers excited about your novel setting-do this, and your readers will love you for it.
The easy way to bring your scenes to detailed, rich life-you’ll learn how to get rich detail in every place that you have in your novel.
How to figure out how much research you need to do-like with characters-do to much, and you bore your reader. Do too little, and your story is flat and you look stupid. Avoid this at all costs.
The easy way to plan your research-when you know exactly what questions you need answered, it’s easier to answer them.
Cool tricks for finding the information you need-sometimes the answers you need can be hard to get-learn where to look.
What is pacing and how can you make yours perfect-a book without this element is a poorly written book.
What every scene in your book needs-get this wrong and editors will reject you so fast your head will spin.
How to organize your scenes so writing your novel is almost like paint by numbers-make your novel writing almost as easy as just filling in blanks.
How to create a scene card and a scene card file filled with the perfect material for your potentially bestselling novel-a good novel needs a great foundation. Use this method to build the foundation, and building the rest of the book comes a lot easier.
How to write a reader-grabbing novel opening-the first pages of your novel are critical. Learn how to get them right.
How to write a compelling query letter-learn to write a letter that will get agents and/or editors pay attention.
The importance of and the secret to writing a good synopsis-you’d think writing a 400 page book is the tough part. But condensing that 400 pages into 10 is even tougher. Learn the best way to do this and do it well.
2. A 97-page Taskbook that gives you the exact steps you need to take to get from idea to completed novel. When you do the tasks in the Novel Writing Made Easy Taskbook, you’ll be able to:
Brainstorm every twist and turn of your story’s action
Easily develop the conflict of your story that will create a compelling plot
List your novel’s story questions and use them in a way that will keep your readers turning the page
Create powerful subplots that will make your novel rich and engaging
Create your theme and understand how it will drive your novel.
Create the back story that will make your characters every bit as real as you or me
Lay out exactly what you need to have at your fingertips to make sure that your characters’ motivations are always clear and compelling
Create a complete main character sketch and a minor character sketch that will bring your characters to such vivid life that you AND your reader will feel like they’re real people
Create a compelling overall novel setting that will make your novel stand out heads above your competition
Lay out a plan to create rich scene settings that will mesmerize your readers
Determine what research you need to do, and how to do just the right amount (not too much or too little)
Set out a plan for your research with a list of topics and subtopics
Design the scenes of your novel in a way that will assure that your novel’s pacing will be just right
Create a writing schedule that will help you get past procrastination
Write in a way that evokes all the senses so your reader will be drawn into your novel’s world
Choose the words that best conjur the image you want to create so that your writing is polished and professional
Create a perfect balance of details, enough but not too much, so that your reader always has a clear picture of your scenes but is never bored
Use the techniques of perspective, goal, focus, and slant to write a WOW novel.
Write a editor- or agent-grabbing query letter for your novel
Write a 15- to 25-page synopsis of your novel that will tease editors or agents just enough that they’ll HAVE to see the rest of your novel
