Resources
Checklists, PDFs, and Infographics
Course Curriculum
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StartSusie May's Cheat Sheet
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StartMBT Editing Checklist
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StartMBT Essential Scenes List
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StartManaging the Muddle
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StartThe MBT Plotting Roadmap
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StartSuper Secret Frasier First Chapter Checklist
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StartHow to Create your Suspense Novel Checklist!
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StartMBT Glossary of Terms!
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StartLONG Sample Synopsis with explanations!
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Start500 Word Sample Synopsis.
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Start5 Common Mistakes and How to Fix Them
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StartMaster Character Template
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StartHow to Craft a Pitch Sheet
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StartHow to Write Like a Guy Thou Shalts
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StartPlotting Roadmap
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StartA Lindy-Hop/Plotting Roadmap DIAGRAM
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StartBecome your own Book Therapist Self-Diagnosis Chart
Your Instructor
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 years later, I've published over 80 books in five different genres, have landed on numerous bestseller lists (including USA Today bestselling), 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.
First, write a good book. Then, learn how to sell it.
This is the foundation of NovelAcademy. Learning. Editing. Growing...Getting published and Staying published.
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