- Level
- Mixed
- Basic and Premium Members Prices
- Premium Members $30 & Basic Members $40
Register by September 11th and save $5, use code STORYPLANNINGDIEHL2023 at checkout!
- Category
- Characters
- Description/Setting
- Structure
- GMC
- Plotting
- $5 off Early Registration Coupon-expires 1 week before class starts
- STORYPLANNINGDIEHL2023
- Class Length
- 4 Weeks
If you plan before you begin your draft or plan during the drafting part of your writing process, we’ll cover many of the techniques that you can use to help make your drafting go smoother. If you current do no or little planning before or during the writing of the story draft, we’ll explore ways that you might incorporate a level of planning that works for your writing process.
If you don’t like the word “planning” think of this step in your writing process as pre-writing.
We’ll also cover what elements you might consider for your story plan. Yes, an actual plan for story planning.
If you don’t like the word “planning” think of this step in your writing process as pre-writing.
We’ll also cover what elements you might consider for your story plan. Yes, an actual plan for story planning.
- Outline
- Lesson 1 – How Much Planning Do You Need & What Type of Planning Works Best for You
Lesson 2 – Develop Your High Level Story Plan
Lesson 3 – Element #1 Story Idea
Lesson 4 – Element #2 Characters & POV
Lesson 5 – Element #3 Developing Conflicts
Lesson 6 – Element #4 World Building / Setting
Lesson 7 – Element #5 Story Events (Plotting)
Lesson 8 – Element #6 Research
- Class Format
- Savvy Authors' workshops are held on a forum: a bulletin board based system. You will receive a reminder notice one day prior to the start of the workshop that includes instructions on how to access the workshop forum. If you have not received instructions by the day the workshop begins, please check your spam filter.
The forum will be available the morning (EST) of the day the workshop starts and will remain accessible to all participants thereafter. You will also be given simple instructions on how to create a PDF of all your discussions along with our privacy and data retention policy.
