Welcome to Novel in Nine
January: It all starts with character
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January Webinar Replay (79:03)
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General Questions, January
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Week 1: Understanding Your Protagonist
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Week 1 Video (7:52)
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Week 1 Discussion
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W1 OPTIONAL Share Space, Students 1-5
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W1 OPTIONAL Share Space, Students 21-25
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Week 2: Protagonist, Part 2: Obstacles & Influences
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Week 2 Video - How to Reveal Your Character (8:45)
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Week 2 Discussion
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Download: January Checklist (1)
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W2 Optional Share Space, Students 1-5
January, part 2: Situation, Subtext, & Setting
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Week 3: Situation & Story
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Big 3, Big Questions Worksheet
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Week 3 video - on "what if"s. and when not to read books on writing (8:30)
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Week 3 Discussion
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Read this if you are working on a novel in progress
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W3 OPTIONAL Share Space, Students 1-5
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Week 4: Down the rabbit hole (and out again): How to handle research
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Week 4 Video - Research (9:17)
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Week 4: Discussion
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W4 OPTIONAL Share Space, Students 1-5
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Week 4 Share Space, Students 6-10
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Week 5 Welcome Video (4:00)
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Week 5: Setting
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Week 5 Video: Setting & Description (9:29)
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Week 5 Discussion
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Week 5 share space, students 1-5
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Week 5 Share Space, Students 6-10
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January Word Count Check-In
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Checklist, Weeks 3-5
Answers to Your Burning Questions (Frequently Updated)
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Should only one main desire drive the book? (W1)
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Should every assignment go into the novel? (W2)
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How much character background should I include at the beginning? (W3)
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Help! I don't know where my story is going. (W4)
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How do I handle multiple settings? (W4)
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What is your suggested word count target for a chapter? (W6)
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What do I do when my scenes feel skeletal? (W7)
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I have a new novel idea. What do I do? (W8)
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What is an example of the second person point of view in a novel?
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So many books, so little time... (W13)
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Does subplot have to start with an actual scene?
February, part 1: Weeks 6 & 7: Urgency and Point of View
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February Webinar Replay (77:38)
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General Questions, February
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What to expect in February
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Week 6: Chapter 1: How to find your novel's urgency
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Week 6 Encouragement: Give yourself thirty minutes
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Week 6 Discussion
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Week 6 & 7 Share Space, Students 1-5
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Weeks 6 & 7. Share Space, Students 6-10
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Weeks 6 & 7 Share Space, Students 11-15
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Week 7: Whose story is it? Zeroing in on Your Point of View
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4 Points of View (video) (8:56)
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Week 7: How to handle multiple points of view in your novel (video) (18:12)
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Week 7 Discussion
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February Checklist, Weeks 6-7
February, part 2, Weeks 8 & 9: Scenes and Structure
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Week 8: How to Write a Scene
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What to do when you don't feel inspired (video) (5:39)
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Week 8 Discussion
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Week 8 & 9 Share Space, Students 1-5
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Week 8 & 9 Share space, students 6-11
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Week 9: The Secret Structure
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Week 9 Discussion
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Plot Worksheet
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February Checklist, Weeks 8-9
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February Word Count Check-in
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What to expect in March
March, part 1: Building your scene list, plus notes on process
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Week 10: Scenes & Chapters
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Week 10: What you need to know about chapters (video) (12:34)
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Week 10 & 11 Discussion
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Process: Learning to love the carcass: Should you worry about overwriting?
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Weeks 10-11 Share Space, Students 1-5
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Weeks 10-11 Share Space, Students 6-10
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Week 11: Scene vs. Summary, & Building a Scene List
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Week 11: 17 Essential Scenes (video) (2:24)
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Week 11 Download: Scene Type List
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Week 11 Download: Foundational Scene List
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Weeks 10-11 Checklist
March, part 2: Additional Characters, & Staying inspired
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March Webinar Recording (68:24)
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More writing prompts for "I don't feel like writing today" days
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Week 12: Close Connections/Emotional Intimacy (Primary Positive Relationship)
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Week 12 Discussion
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Video: Organizing your novel with Scrivener (17:54)
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Week 12 & 13 Share Space Students 1-5
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Week 13: The Art of the Sentence
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Week 13 Discussion
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Checklist Weeks 12-13
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March Check-In
April, Part 1
April Part 2
Week 18: You've Made it halfway through your 8 months of writing!
May - Weeks 19-22
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May Webinar Replay (27:53)
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Week 19: Plot by the numbers: a helpful guide (11:40)
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Week 19 Share Space
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Week 19 Download: Plot by the Numbers PDF
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Week 19 Discussion
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Week 20: Get them talking
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Week 20: How to write great dialogue (video) (7:45)
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Weeks 20-21 Share Space
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Week 21: What are you trying to say? Notes on theme
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Week 21 Discussion
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Open Office Hours Replay, May 23 2019 (34:05)
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Week 22: Notes on Process: Reading, Accidental Avenues, and The Map You Make From Surprise and Serendipity
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Week 22 Video -- a bit more on theme (13:10)
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Week 22 Discussion
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May Word Count Check-in
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Weeks 22 & 23 Share Space
June - Week 25
Week 26
Week 27
Weeks 28 & 29
Week 30
Week 32
Week 35
Week 38
Week 39
Week 40
Follow-up courses & consultation for Novel in Nine
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