Monday July 22nd, 2019 Bookends Writing Academy
Week eight 
Final rounds of revision, self editing 110722 words
Hire an editor for a copy-edit
Hire a proof-reader for a final pass
Hire a professional book cover designer
Hire an illustrator for designs
Hire a book marketer
Business summary in a marketing plan
Self publishing or a publishing house
 
Tuesday, July 23rd, 2019 1-hour video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
 Thank you, Erika, and Jon. I felt supported throughout this course and I enjoyed collaborating with you on my novel. The one-on-one couching




Calls helped me keep on track. The developmental feedback from the Erika and Jon was valuable. The video lessons were clear and easy to follow and gave me valuable skills and information. The course work sheets were useful.
I completed the boot camp and the cross training.  2020-02-11
In the final phases of my novel.  The Guardians of the Sun-Star and Moon-Star the battle begins.

July 15th Bookends Writing Academy 1-hour video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
Week seven work sheet
Review the outline
Get behind the scenes
Look at what happens
Review the chapter
Add section breaks
The wrap-up

​ July 8th, 2019 Bookends Writing Academy​ 1-hour video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
Week six
Intensive writing week
The introduction
Choose your own adventure
What’s at stake
The section of chapter two your most excited about
The final scene

 July 1st, 2019 July 2nd, 2019 1-hour video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
Week Five
My editing journey with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons from Bookends Writing academy.
Self reflection, Overwhelm, Self-Care
Meeting goals
Yes, goals met
Inspirational edits with Erika and Jon live
World building to a grand adventure
Self reflective, self critique
Self edits, 1-19 
​Prologue 

​ ​June 24th, 2019 Bookends Writing Academy
Week four
A working outline
Full draft
Making meaning
Movement turns scenes
Continuity and controlling idea’s
Development out of literary criticism
Focus on the reader
​World building
Fiction: Title-The Guardians of the Sun-Star and Moon-Star the Battle Begins: Book II
Setting-On a new planet
Protagonist-two astrophysicists
Problem-now have a drawback 
Antagonist-caused by a sinister divine entity
Conflict-they must cross over to a new power
Goal-to learn the art of warfare in a spiritual and supernatural world.
In a Texas observatory, they come to pass as the carefully selected. Messengers placed two scientists on a new planet. But they meet a drawback caused by a sinister divine entity. Now they must face an unfamiliar force and try to crown two rulers.
 

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Monday June 17th, 2019, Bookends Writing Academy
Week three 
Form & content
Form & content survey
Narrative technique sentence
Narrative technique framing
Narrative technique story telling
Activity work three work sheet
Resource sentence to death
 
Tuesday June 18th, 2019, 1-hour video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
Discussion: Progress on novel edits
Sent index
Edits for chapter 1-8
Outline for chapter 1-8
New opening-an otherworldly discovery


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Monday June 10th, 2019 Bookends Writing Academy
Week two
Prewriting-as much that helps the project
Outlining-the most important parts of the scene
Fostering a regular practice of writing
A word on research for your book
Surveys
The brainstorming/mind map method
Scapple

-mindmeister

-coggle-Xmind

-any blog post for mind mapping a novel
The writing in the dark (or discover writing) method no outline
The snowflake method-Rand’s original post on the snowflake method of outlining your book
Reedsy

blog post on outlining methods
The beat sheets-15 scene beat sheet template
NaNoWriMo

outline
Foolscap global story grid method (via story grid) Fiction and non-fiction templates
How to write a killer first draft (live with thrive blog)
6 editing and writing tools to help your write your book (E.S. editing blog)

Tuesday June 11th, 2019 1-hour video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
Discussion: Review the novel, the overall plot
The organization of scenes-a novel in mathematical terms
Approach to editing and revisions


Monday June 3rd, 4th 2019 Bookends Writing Academy
Week one 

1. Goals and Expectations: To become a better writer through professional knowledge. Training that is measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-based.
2. Knowing the purpose of your book
3. Ideal reader survey

one resource-Erika top 6 books on writing

1. Bird By Bird: Some instructions on writing and life, by Anne Lamott
2. Do the work! Overcome resistance and get out of your own way, by Steven Pressfield
3. On writing: A memoir of the craft, by Stephen King
4. The story Grid: What good editors know, by Shawn Coyne
5. Save the cat: Writes a novel, by Jessica Brody
6. Style: Lessons in clarity and grace, by Joseph Williams

Tuesday June 4th, 2019 1-hour Video call with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons
Discussion: My novel and what are my goals and expectations, knowing the purpose of my book and who is my ideal reader.
Sent Erika and Jon my full manuscript for review       

Eight-week course starting date, Monday June 3rd, 2019. Bookends Writing Academy with Erika Steeves and Jon Parsons. Online course material and video calls.
https://bookendswriting.ca/
Sunday June 2nd, 2019, an early online entry for Cross Training
Poetry-Haiku 
Limerick
Short Prose
Hypertext
Image Expressive
Writing Zen
Momentum
Sparks