What You Will Learn

The results of Write Your Novel Now are founded on my One-on-One workshop and coaching program, Immediate Fiction. Immediate Fiction includes the strategies I have perfected in over 30 years of teaching writing at all levels. With it you will learn:

• The two Masteries separately--specific steps you need to take to actually get something on the page (even on your worst days) and then shape it into a great story
• How to know when these two are operating in conflict to cause you problems-and knowing how to resolve those stalls
• Exactly when to use each to maximize your productivity
• A fool-proof system at your command during all parts of the writing process: idea creation, first drafts, rewrites, editing and "major overhauls"

I'm with you every step of the way throughout this foundational learning. You will have my manual, tapes, personal writing assigments and critiques, and One-on-One coaching calls to ensure you get supercharged writing, motivation and results.

These techniques work with novels, screenplays, even nonfiction. In fact, I’ve had students use Immediate Fiction to complete their theses. Last year alone one of my students won a Golden Globe® for his documentary, six finished their first novels, and another published an article in Atlantic Monthly that he wrote in 3 days while working full-time.

Results like these are achievable because my students--regular people--did it. I can help you understand the way it really works, but the way it really works is without quick fixes. Principles and tools exist that will greatly speed your development, but you DO need to develop.

Read and listen to the workshop material. Work with my input on your writing. Call me for personal coaching or with any questions. And you will get there.

What You Get

When you get Immediate Fiction, I give you these critical lessons in a Manual that is the heart of the course. It includes chapters on each of the Masteries, plus lessons on building story through character, dialogue, action and many more.

You’ll get the exact steps you need to turn any idea into a compelling novel, short story, screenplay or stage play from first idea through rewrite, revision, final draft and to market. And you don’t get filler or irrelevant ideas-just the exact, to-the-point lessons I teach in 18 months of beginner, intermediate and advanced workshops.

By the way, this is a real manual, not an e-book or email. I want you to mark it up for years of reference and growth. You can use it anywhere and not burn your printer out downloading the "good stuff".

You also get four super long tapes taken from actual lectures at my workshops. This way, you not only have the manual, but the classes and strategies fully explained by me.

These include lessons from the Manual and more-me talking to you personally about the different stages you and your story will be going through. You’ll get all the little nuances that will anticipate trouble before it hits, get your spark lit and keep your writing flowing. With them, you’ll have me with you every step of the way.

You'll also get assigments geared to your personal writing goals. I've integrated these into the Manual, allowing you to send me your best work for my critique and input. This allow you to get the full value of my experience personalized to help you pinpoint development areas and strengths you can leverage.

Most importantly, you'll get me as your personal coach for a full year. In that twelve months, whether at the end of an assignment, or just anytime you have a question, you can give me a call and get the personal coaching that every writer needs. Whether you're stuck or just need to get past the simple problems inherent in creating stories, I'll be there every step of the way.

With the Manual and tapes, you’ll learn:

• The 1 thing every great story must do
• How to evoke emotion in the one person that matters-your reader
• How much time you really need each day to be a writer
• The #1 reason most writers give up-and how to beat it
• The 3 Rules you must work within to create a story
• Where to find your best story ideas-naturally and without straining
• Forget canned outlines-how to know when you have a complete story-and when you DON’T
• What to do immediately when you read your own story and think it stinks
• My "double duty-triple duty" rule that brings dead passages to life
• The single thing to introduce into the dead points of any story to give it life
• The 3 elements-and only 3-that will make your story MOVE (Hint: the rest is just window dressing)
• How to use internal dialogue to build powerful scenes
• The truth about writer’s block: where it comes from and what to do about it
• My #1 secret to create a great ending every time
• How to tell when your characters will lose readers’ interest
• The #1 thing every editor or publisher looks for
• Two ways to grab and hold your reader in any scene
• The one technique that brings your story alive-and how to check every page for it

• The beginning writers two biggest errors
• The best way to be your own writing teacher
• What you must do in every single scene-if a scene doesn’t do this, CUT IT OUT
• When to follow writing rules and when you should ignore them (even mine!!)
• What to do when your story is in trouble or-worse-boring
• The secret weapon of submissions-make it work for you
• Everybody wants readers to identify with characters-what to do to make it happen (Hint: your character must do it)
• The #1 ingredient that gives stories fire
• What life skills get in the way of your writing-and a single step to fix the problem
• What two story elements must appear close together in powerful fiction and how to test yours to make sure
• The "Never Fail Tools"-what I call the Holy Trinity of Story-that will hook your reader and never fail
• If you have trouble finishing stories, where you find the problem ever time. And it’s NOT where you think
• A simple set of questions that will tell you whether the piece you just wrote is any good-and exactly where it needs work
• A six-step process for fixing all your bad writing
• What single element defines your characters-and how to use it to make great, memorable characters (Tip: Forget history and culture, use this to grab a readers heart)
• What element to introduce into later drafts-your wasting your effort if you work on this too soon
• The two biggest issues in submissions-working them to your advantage
• How one character technique will get your reader to identify every time
• When to ignore the maxim "write what you know"-and when you’d better not
• The difference between showing and telling-and what it means to you as a writer
• Maximize your rewrite time with these 9 simple techniques
• What hating your story means-and what to do about it
• When and why real-life conflict will NOT work for your dramatic conflict-and WHEN IT WILL
• Why every writer gets blocked eventually-and what EXACTLY to do when it happens to you
• What single thing you do as a writer that stops your writing cold-and how to avoid it once and for all
• How to make conflict that works-what two things you MUST provide
• The #1 Rule of rewriting
• When planning helps your writing-and when to FORGET IT
• How to build your own set of totally relevant, completely personal writing rules
• The best way to give a reader an "experience"
• Exactly when you can insert some of your own philosophy and when you should leave it to the characters
• Plenty of plots and ideas that I give you my permission to STEAL
• How to use the "active ingredient" to reshape your weak stories
• 5 strategies that will get you writing even when your resistance is highest
• How to tell dramatic action that grips a reader from "action for action’s sake"
• Exact steps to market your work for the best odds of selling it
• The truth about agents-when you should and shouldn’t use them
• Get beyond static characters-how to make complex emotions come to life

EXERCISES

I’ve also loaded up my very best at-home exercises into the manual (seperate from your send-in, critiqued assignments), so you won’t just get 30 years of lessons piled on-you’ll be able to shape each one of these lessons to your own stories and efforts.

WRITERS NEWSLETTER

Every writer I know likes a steady stream of stimulation and ideas. To help in this area, I provide a monthly newsletter to my students. When you get Immediate Fiction, I will include six months of newsletters FREE to give you fresh insight and ideas each month.

Think these distinctions and my personal coaching might make a difference to your writing? I know they will.

I’ve taught these skill and strategies to people who have used them to write Hollywood movies (About Last Night), skits on Saturday Night Live, TV commercials and shows, books recognized as National Book of the Year and for renowned publications from The Wall Street Journal to Ladies Home Journal.

A note here on talent. The people I mentioned above are almost all "normal" people who simply love to write and see results from their work. They are good writers, but not great talents. (Sorry, but it’s true.) On the other hand, I do have some students who have won national awards because of great talent. If you are intent on a PulitzerÒ or a NobelÒ , you’re going to need the talent. For most of us, though, other things matter beyond prizes. In that case, a great system and writing guidance will make for success.

Listen, I could list more highlights, but you aren’t going to write better because of that! What matters is that Immediate Fiction works for you. I know from experience that Immediate Fiction gets results for writers at all stages-beginning, intermediate and advanced.

Personal Publishing Help

That said, I know that most writers I work with would like more than anything to be published. For that reason, I am going to give anyone who enrolls by the end of the day on Thursday, September 11th, a FREE marketing consultation. In this, we work together to target editors and publications for your finished works.

Normally I charge a flat $500 fee for this work. I'm giving it away with this offer because I know that after I've worked with you throughout the course, I'll know right where to target your work. Also, of course, I'd like you to sign-up and give Immediate Fiction your best effort, and having me working to sell your finished work--I hope--is a great motivator.

What Does Immediate Fiction Cost?

When I was thinking about putting this web-site together, I talked to several of my business advisors and got wildly diverging opinions on what I should charge. In the end, like most people would, I just used what seemed fair.

Let me tell you right up front: I’m NOT giving out my best insights, personal coaching time, and over 30 years of learning for next to nothing. For my complete Manual, tapes of my seminars, 6 months of my newsletter and phone consultations on your personal writing whenever you’re stuck, your price is just $269 (plus $7 shipping).

If you’re short on cash, you can spread it over 3 months. (Just don't use the automated order button below--call and let me know that's what you'd like to do.)

From knowing writers and writing courses, I know that is fair. In fact, it’s less than I paid for my first class in 1966! In my Writers Loft seminars, people pay over 4 times that to be taught this full system. They do that for one simple reason: Immediate Fiction works.

GUARANTEE

Over the past 30 years I’ve learned to understand writers. I know there are plenty of doubts and hesitations naturally built into this game. So let me do one more thing: I’m going to give you a guarantee that no other writing coach will give you.

To let you know how confident I am that this course will change your writing life, I will back everything with a double guarantee.

First Guarantee: If for any reason-or even no reason at all-you don’t like the course within the first 60 days you have it, simply send it back and get a complete refund, including shipping. No questions asked. No fine print. You either love it, or you get your money back.

I do this because I am completely devoted to having satisfied students. If you don’t think I can immediately help your writing, I really would prefer to buy the course back.

Second Guarantee: If you keep the course after the first two months, I’ll stay right with you another ten months. Anytime in the first full year from your purchase date, you can still decide to return the course.

I simply ask you to show me that you used one of my techniques in your writing, and that you then look me in the eye (on paper) and tell me that your writing wasn’t the best you’ve ever done. If you do that, I will still send you the full price of the course. Even if you’ve written all over it or ripped every page out. Even if you used my personal coaching over the year. And the newsletters will be yours to keep.

Now let me give you an amazing statistic: In 30 years of teaching writers, I have worked with well over 4,000 people. I have always offered a full, no questions asked guarantee. The result: Two people---less than one-half of one-tenth of one percent---have ever asked for a refund. 99.95% satisfaction. I think that fact alone tells you a lot about what you can expect when you get Immediate Fiction.

Let me say this: I do lose students to others who will make big claims or to institutions that turn out thousands of students per year. That’s fine with me, I’ve had plenty of those people come back to me later-and I am truly more interested in students who want to get past that stuff and look at how it really works. If you’re serious about developing as a writer, you won’t find a better offer than Immediate Fiction.

So, if you’re ready to get to the critical skills that will make you a successful writer, and get past the problems every writer faces, order below to receive:

• Immediate Fiction Manual loaded with lessons including the two key Masteries
• Four tape set taken directly from my course lectures to give you the personal guidance that all writer’s need
• My critiques, edits and comments on your personal writing that you send in as part of the course
• 6 months of FREE newsletters
• And most importantly, 12 Months of one-on-one coaching with me

NOTE: THE MARKETING CONSULTATION TO GET YOU PUBLISHED IS ONLY AVAILABLE IF YOU SIGN-UP BY SEPTEMBER 11TH.

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