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Many people who take up the craft and hobby of writing turn to fiction. Fiction is the big daddy of the creative writing world. Perhaps writers gravitate to fiction because everybody has a story to tell. You can create fiction from life. You can create fiction from the rusty innards of your imagination. You can create fiction that tells a 500-page story, or fiction that tells its story in just a few short pages.

There are some rules and some structures to follow. To write good fiction, you must have a basic understanding of some basic concepts. Then, you must understand how to turn those concepts into a readable story. You have to learn how to use dialogue, how to find your setting and theme and how to write a story that's captivating, interesting and which readers will want to read. The ExpertRating Advanced Fiction Writing Certification course will unravel the secrets of great fiction writing.

ExpertRating Online Writing Course (Fiction Writing-II) Coverage (6 weeks program)

Week One

Wednesday - Lesson 01

Welcome to Advanced Fiction Writing! During the next six weeks, you're going to take a detailed look at all the aspects of fiction writing, including story structure, plot, character, dialogue, setting, suspense, conflict, action, viewpoint, tense, and even how to get published. It sounds like you've got your work cut out for yourselves! But don't worry. You'll take it one step at a time. In this first lesson you'll begin by discussing the three-act story structure and how you can use it to create emotionally satisfying fiction.

Friday - Lesson 02

Where do plots come from? Sometimes an idea pops into your head, and all of its details play themselves out as you jot them down. Other times, coming up with a good plot is a real struggle. Wouldn't it be great if there were some templates you could use to create plots that would work? Fortunately, there are. This lesson, will introduce you to them.

Week Two

Wednesday - Lesson 03

The driving force behind whatever you write is character. Without a well-constructed, believable character, your readers won't care about the story. And without a consistent, clearly defined character, you won't have anyone to traverse the physical obstacles of the plot. How do you create well-constructed, believable, consistent, and clearly defined characters? You'll be shown how in this lesson.

Friday - Lesson 04

In this lesson you'll turn your attention to viewpoint, voice, and tense. You'll have a chance to right in the lesson to test-drive the ideas you'll be discussing. These road tests will give you an opportunity to try out your possible choices on sample scenarios and see how they work for you. Then you'll be shown how they are tackled.

Week Three

Wednesday - Lesson 05-

What good is setting, anyway? Isn't it just a bunch of set decoration that you can add without much consideration of the story or plot? Oh, no. Setting is actually one of your most powerful tools for conveying emotion. How so? Setting helps establish your story's mood, reinforces your theme, and immerses your readers in the story, which makes all your other words more memorable. You'll explore all these ideas in this lesson.

Friday - Lesson 06

To write your long form, it's vital for you to understand that every sentence contributes to the flow of your prose. Each paragraph relates to those that come before and after. In this lesson, you're going to delve into the internal structure of fiction, called scene and sequel. You'll discover how to use scene and sequel with the checkpoints of story structure, with dialogue, and with an eye to pacing. You'll also have lots of exercises to help you polish your scene and sequel skills throughout this lesson.

Week Four

Wednesday - Lesson 07

In this lesson, you're going to learn about action and suspense. Conflict creates action. And it also creates suspense, which is the possibility of action. As essential as conflict is, it's surprisingly hard to write. Why? Because most of you spend your lives trying to avoid it. As a writer, though, you must immerse yourself in conflict. In this lesson, you'll learn how.

Friday - Lesson 08

People spend a lot of their lives talking, so doesn't it seem like it should be easy to write dialogue? Actually, in many ways, it's the most difficult part of fiction writing. Creating convincing, meaningful dialogue that advances the plot and contributes to character development can be an author's greatest challenge. In this lesson, you'll meet that challenge and see how to succeed.

Week Five

Wednesday - Lesson 09

There's only one chance to make a first impression—that's as true of fiction as it is of people. So in this lesson, you'll examine how to make your first impression with your first few lines. You'll also see how to make a lasting impact with your story's last few paragraphs. This lesson will show you lots of great examples that should help you to spark your own creative ideas.

Friday - Lesson 10

Writing is more than a profession. It's also an art. As you begin writing your long form, you'll have many artistic tools to work with. This lesson will look at a few of them, including symbols and metaphors, plus techniques for writing "bigger."

Week Six

Wednesday - Lesson 11

One of the most common bits of advice to authors is "show, don't tell." In short, it means letting your readers make discoveries through your characters and their surroundings, not because you, as the author, explained it to them. Telling is a trap even very experienced authors can fall into. In this lesson, you'll explore ways to avoid it. You'll also look at the differences between drama and melodrama, and when to use each of them.

Friday - Lesson 12

In this final lesson, you'll explore the steps you'll follow to get your book onto the shelves of your local bookstore. First, you'll need to edit your first draft into a polished second draft. Then it's time to find an agent, a publisher, or a printer. Finally, you need to take the initiative in marketing your book. If that sounds like a lot of effort, it is. But seeing your book in print makes everything well worth it.

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