March 2026 Brilliant Bundle

We understand how launching out into a goal, a dream, or a serious endeavor like writing a novel, is well, daunting. You have the fire, the idea, and the characters, but how do you keep going?

(And going...)

As we move through the year, we can help you hone your skills and achieve your writing goals. Our March 2026 Brilliant Bundle offers a trio of lessons to help with your writing journey.

Let's begin with...

Plotting a Category Romance: Plotting

During part two of her Plotting a Category Romance series,Lisa Jordan shows how she used her characters' SEQs to plot out her Love Inspired novel, Season of Hope.

Understanding Character Motivations

At MBT and Novel Academy, we ask "why?" a lot! That's because those WHYs speak to what causes us to think, speak, and act in a specific way. Same goes for our characters. During this class, Lisa Jordan will share the different types of character motivations, why their importance is an essential part of your writing process, and how using those motivations will drive your characters' actions and decisions.

Weaving in Your Spiritual Threads Organically

Tari Faris shares Weaving in Your Spiritual Threads Organically. If you've wondered how to weave spiritual threads into your story organically so you're not sounding preachy, then you will want to attend this class.

Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

~Johann Wolfgang van Goethe

Go! Write something brilliant!

XO!

Susie May

Your Instructor

Susan May Warren

Hi. I'm Susan May Warren. I started writing while I lived in Siberia (yes, you heard that right--cold, snowy, Siberia). Alone. No one to help me, overwhelmed and not a little discouraged. Twenty-five years later, I've published over 100 books in five different genres, have landed on numerous bestseller lists (including USA Today), won the RITA, CHRISTY and CAROL awards (and others) and started a school for novelists.

I've learned a few things along the way (beyond techniques on how to stay warm in the tundra!) Most importantly I learned that if I wanted to be published, I had to figure out how to write a book, how to edit it, how to step back from my stories, look at them with a critical eye, figure out what a good manuscript looks like, and then use my unique voice to make that happen.

Not only that, but I learned how to market my books, and strategize to build an amazing career.

Would you let me help you do the same? Join like-minded writers who are on the journey with you, and let's do this!

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