318R Writing Course - Dave & Rafael
Years ago, David taught this writing class focused on helping writers become successful in the industry.
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5 Tips for Writing to a Large Audience
Just as the title says, in this course we will explore how to expand our writing to appeal to more than just one type of person.
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Advertising As An Author
In this seminar, you'll learn about what it takes to advertise your books on Amazon, Google, Facebook and more.
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- By David Farland
Apex Favorites
Learn from #1 experts like Brandon Sanderson, Kevin J. Anderson, Orson Scott Card, Terry Brooks
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- By David Farland
Apex Strategy Meetings
All new Apex Strategy and Accelerator Meetings are located in the course in your mystorydoctor.teachable.com under "My Dashboard" called "Apex Zoom Conference Meetings". Scroll Down past the Mastermind calls and you'll find them. If you have any trouble accessing them please reach out to [email protected]
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Apex Writers Bundle
If you sign up for the Apex-Writers Bundle, you'll automatically be registered through Apex-Writers.com. There, you'll have access to the Apex community.
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Apex Zoom Conference Meetings
Apex members can watch all previously recorded live Apex Mastermind, Strategy and Accelerator calls here!
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- By David Farland
Author Websites
In this seminar, learn why it's so important to have an author website and how to create one.
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Beginnings, Middles, and Ends
In this seminar, learn about the general components of a story, the purposes of the beginning, middle, and end, and how to use them to create the best story you can.
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Black Hat Advertising
What is Black Hat advertising? Learn some of the advertising practices that you should avoid for moral and ethical reasons.
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- By David Farland
Brainstorming a Scene
In this seminar, learn how to think and plan a scene in advance so that you can write it quickly.
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David Farland Seminars Series
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Epic Novel Writing Workshop
Do your want to write an epic novel, either a huge fantasy or science fiction book? In this workshop, you'll study some of the best books and films on the topic. Dave will teach how to write epic fantasy and science fiction novels in particular.
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- By David Farland
Epic Novel Writing Workshop - Rafael Hohmann
Do your want to write an epic novel, either a huge fantasy or science fiction book? In this workshop, you'll study some of the best books and films on the topic. Dave will teach how to write epic fantasy and science fiction novels in particular.
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Farland-Certified Fiction Coach Certification Program
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Full course + feedback on your outline)
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- By September C. Fawkes
Habits of Highly Effective Writers
In this seminar, learn the secrets writers needs to know to increase your chances of becoming a successful writer.
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- By David Farland
Heinlein's Rules
More than 65 years ago, Robert Heinlein gave a few simple rules about how to approach your writing career. The advice is considered timeless, but a few things have changed since then, and maybe it’s time for some revision.
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How to Join a Writers Ring
In this seminar, learn about writers rings (not just critique groups) and how they can find success in your chosen genre.
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How to Sell a Book Big
In this seminar, learn how to know if your book is truly "big" and how to help it reach the New York Times Bestsellers list or eventually become a movie!
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How to Write a Short Story
In this seminar, learn the process that David has in writing short stories.
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Kickstarting Your Career
Dave has helped numerous authors hit the New York Times Bestseller lists, so one of his most frequent questions is “How can I break into writing quickly?” In this series of lectures, Dave talks about some of the steps you need to take in order to build a successful career as a writer. This goes especially well with his book Million Dollar Book Signings, also included in this bundle.
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Magnificent Middles
For many writers, the most difficult part of a novel to write is the middle. Even professionals who outline well will often find that at the midpoint, they tend to second-guess their work, sit back and analyze their opening, consider their ending, and try to figure out how to get there in a way that will be entertaining and powerful.
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Making the Perfect Cast
In this seminar, learn about how to create a cast where each character perfectly compliments the others.
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Novel Proposals
In this seminar, learn about novel proposals, how to write them, but also how to strategically use them to get an editor to demand to see your book!
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Point of View
In this seminar, learn about the different character points of view (POV) and the best way to use them in your story.
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- By David Farland
Powerful Endings
In Powerful Endings, you will learn how to write the final struggle for your protagonist, how to handle the last try/fail cycle and the reversal, how to create a redemption or suitable fate for your contagonist. In this nine-part course, you’ll also learn about the denouement, how to bring closure to a story with surprising twists and stack scenes so that the conclusion is more impactful than the sum of its parts.
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Promising Starts
Think you’re ready to begin your novel? The new author is faced with a lot of tasks: introducing his world, his characters, and building his story. For most people, starting well is a struggle. This workshop will help guide you through the process of writing that difficult opening.
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Pseudonyms
In this seminar, learn whether you should change your name for your book and why that might be important to you.
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Publishing Today
Many new writers put together a great book proposal, then send it to a lousy agent or publisher. By doing that, they may set their own career back by 5 years. So in this seminar, I talk about how to vet agents and publishers, how to meet them, and basically get a leg up on a stellar career. Just as importantly, I’ll give advice to help you decide whether to go Indie, because in some genres, you might not even want a publisher, and getting one could hurt your career.
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Recharge Your Creative Batteries
All writers need to take time to recharge their creative battery when they're worn out. In this lecture, David Farland discusses the best, most productive ways to re-energize, so that you can get back to writing faster and with renewed spirits.
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Rewriting To Greatness
In this workshop you will learn why you need to become your own editor. You’ll learn why it’s important to make multiple passes while editing, and Dave will help introduce you to some of the best tools to guide you as you revise your novel.
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Seeing Yourself As a Writer
In this seminar, learn about what you need to do to become a writer and, most importantly, the mentality of being a writer.
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Super Writers' Bundle
Get all of the writing courses you need to kickstart your writing career!
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The Advanced Story Puzzle
Creating a story is like putting a puzzle together, one with missing or misleading pieces.
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The Business of Writing
Where do you start in the business of writing? In this seminar, let David help you navigate through the business side of writing and marketing your novel.
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The Farland Fiction Writing Method (318R)
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The Story Puzzle
This course is based on David Farland's book, The Million Dollar Outline. In it, David walks you through the steps to develop an outline for your novel, giving you information for each step from Setting, Characters, and Conflicts to building your plots, working on theme and treatment of your story.
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The Triarchy Method of Story
How Bestselling Authors Write The “Bones” Of Their Novels
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- By September C. Fawkes
The Writer's Peak
Want people to care about your stories? You can tell your readers what’s happening or you can hypnotize them, pull them deeper and deeper into your story. Let them hear what’s going on. Show them the world you’ve created. Help them smell the earth, taste the air. It’s your choice of course to make the best choice now and learn the mystical arts of master storytellers. Isn’t it? Forrest guides us through processes that draw your readers into your stories, hypnotizing them, transporting them into pure imagination.
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Worldbuilding
In this lecture, Dave takes you through the fundamentals of worldbuilding in science fiction and fantasy, explaining the basics of how to create planets, new life forms, civilizations, and magic and power systems, in order to bring your world to life.
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Write Now Bundle
Dave created a series of four workshops to get you started on your writing career immediately and start making money right away as a writer.
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Write Now Exercise
Designed to help you as a writer get in the mindset to write, this exercise will help you activate your brain to its highest writing potential and get you started working on your book right now.
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Writing Enchanting Prose
You’ve read stories that absolutely swept you away into another world, stories that made you forget you were reading and ultimately left you changed. In our first lesson, we’ll teach you how to communicate through writing on such a deep level, you can do that with your own stories.
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Writing Mastery 1
What are the nine most common weaknesses that keep new authors from publishing successfully? This course will help you identify these problems and overcome them, strengthening your own writing through education and practice. Each topic is addressed in a taped lesson, followed by learning material, recommended reading, and a writing assignment. Learn to take your writing from “okay” to “powerful” and then “mesmerizing” in this first Writing Mastery course.
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Writing Mastery 2
In Writing Mastery 2, the focus will be on your story, which means that you will spend more time brainstorming scenes and working to build your story as a whole. Many of these exercises are designed to help you see your story in a new way, brainstorm new scenes, and then begin writing them, so that you build on the existing framework of your novel. Settings that can give birth to incredible societies and characters, plus how to take those characters’ cores and generate enthralling conflicts for your plot.
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Writing With Style Part One
What is a writer's style? Is it more important than your story? In this seminar, learn the best way to develop your writer style.
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- By David Farland
Writing With Style Part Two
What is a writer's style? Is it more important than your story? In part two of this seminar, learn the best way to develop your writer style.
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- By David Farland
Writing Wonder Audiobook
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Writing Wonder Book
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Writing Wonder Bundle
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Writing Wonder Course
New York Times Best Selling Author David Farland talks about adding wonder to your science fiction and fantasy novels!
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Writing for YA & MG
Dave has helped launch the careers of or train such notable writers as J.K. Rowling, Stephenie Meyer, Brandon Sanderson, and James Dashner. Many of these people write for the middle-grade and young adult genres, audiences which have their own particular needs. In these lectures, Dave talks about some of the special considerations for these audiences and tells why they can be so hard to break into, but also so lucrative.
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