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Limited Time to Sign up for Outlining Your Novel Workshop!

By K.M. Weiland | @KMWeiland

The Outlining Your Novel workshop is now up and running on the Writer’s Digest University site. Only 15 “seats” open for this first session (running October 18-December 13), so grab ’em while they’re hot!

About the Workshop Writers often look upon outlines with fear and trembling. But when properly understood and correctly used, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer’s arsenal. With the help of the book Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success by K.M. Weiland, you will learn how to choose the right type of outline for you, brainstorm plot ideas, and discover your characters. Required Book: Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success by K.M. Weiland Workshop Length: 8 weeks Tuition: $376.00 ($338.40 for VIP) Start Date: View Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success Schedule. Course Structure: This workshop will consist of eight one-week sessions. Each session will include an online lecture, along with various reading assignments, research projects, and a writing assignment that will be submitted to the instructor for private review. Student work will also be posted for group review and feedback. Throughout the workshop you will be able to participate in asynchronous lecture discussion and you’re encouraged to take advantage of ongoing informal discussions and posted self-directed writing exercises. In this online writing course you will learn: How to structure your novel’s scenes How to create, format, and use an outline to write a novel The benefits of outlining The common misconceptions of outlining Who should take this course: First-time novelists who have never created a novel outline before Fiction writers who want to know what type of outline works best for their individual style Beginner writers who are interested in using an outline to develop their plotlines, characters, or overall story

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Tags: Feature , News , outlining

5 comments

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   Hanne-col October 6, 2012 at 5:15 PM

   Oh, it looks so good! I only wish I had the money to sign up and the time to do it! Hope it all goes well!

   
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   K.M. Weiland October 6, 2012 at 5:58 PM

   Thanks, Hanne! I'm sure the workshop will run again in the future as well.

   
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   gypsyharper October 8, 2012 at 3:01 PM

   I hope it runs again in the future! I'm currently using your book to build an outline for my NaNoWriMo idea and I love it.

   
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   K.M. Weiland October 8, 2012 at 3:17 PM

   So glad you're enjoying the book! When and how often the workshop runs will be up to the folks at WDU, but I'm sure it will be available in the future. Check back in December!

   
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