Get Published, Stay Published: Advanced Teaching for Career-Minded Novelists

“Get Published; Stay Published: Advanced Teaching for Career-Minded Novelists” with Jeff Gerke, James L. Rubart, and Susan May Warren

(Fiction Intermediate to Advanced, for those who have completed a manuscript) Limit: 30

Are you an advanced writer, nearly published, or just published, struggling to get to the next level on your journey? Perhaps you’ve published before . . . but your current proposals aren’t quite finding a home.

Designed to tackle those individual challenges, this OCW-only premium class is for those hard-working, select few who want to dig into every area of their writing career and send it soaring. Taught by three nationally acclaimed teachers: publisher/editor/author Jeff Gerke, and award-winning, best-selling authors James L. Rubart and Susan May Warren. Students will have the first 10 pages of their manuscript evaluated before the conference, then be assigned to one of three small groups to work with Jeff, Jim, or Susie during the conference.

In addition, this premium class will cover:

The Building Blocks of Great Fiction

Creating a Story That Changes Lives

The Story Equation—Unlocking your story from the inside-out

Writing Craftsmanship

Advanced Story Essentials—Learn how to show versus tell, understand scene tension, and build in symbolism for powerful storytelling

First 50 pages—Editing yourself into publication

Publishing/Marketing

The Psychology of the Reader—How to get into a reader’s head and create a “must-read” book

Brand Building/Igniting Rabid Fans and Creating a Book Launch

Inspiration

Capstone—Why Do You Write?