How To Write Stellar Settings – Writing Your Novel: Part 1 with Dawn Richards

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This is part one of a four part series that will teach you how to write a novel. In this class, Dawn shows you how filmmakers establish place in a single shot, and how you can do the same on the page with a few well-chosen details. You'll learn to use setting to set mood, raise tension, and reveal who your characters are. By the end, your story world will feel like a place readers can step into.

Writing is hard but it should be fun, too! Whether you are thinking about writing a novel, are working on one currently, or have finished your book, this series uses screenwriting tips to improve your manuscript. Using selected scenes in film and television, you'll study character development, nuance in dialogue, pacing, and how to better organize your writing time, and Part 1 starts with the importance of setting. While this class will not cover the publishing industry, the goal is to get your books in the best possible condition to attract an agent!

Dawn will use examples of lessons learned to help you improve your own project. Practical examples and tips will enable you to identify what works and what doesn't work, and she will examine common roadblocks in your personal and professional writing lives. In addition to craft advice, Dawn wants to invigorate writers, offer encouragement, and quell anxiety. By breaking down individual aspects of storytelling, starting here with setting, the challenges you face become manageable and the end results, once you incorporate these lessons, will be brilliant!

This class includes a dedicated 30 minutes of Q&A directly with Dawn [LAST NAME].

What You'll Learn

• How to use all five senses to put readers inside a scene
• How to make setting reflect mood, theme, and character emotion
• How to weave in description through action instead of info dumps
• How to treat setting as a character that shapes your plot

Who It's For

• Novice novelists
• All ages
• Fiction writers currently considering writing a novel or those who are in the process of writing or editing one

How to Join

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