Week three Bookends Writing Academy

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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