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Budget Publishing Mastermind Course
Welcome to the Course!
How Am I Gonna Pay For This Thing?
Series Idea
Series Idea Introduction
Learning the Market
Developing Series Concept
Creating a Pitch
Elevator Pitches: An Introduction
Elements of an Elevator Pitch
Creating Your Pitch
World Building
The Role of World Building in Every Genre
World Backstory
Politics, Culture, and Social Climate
Magical and Scientific Rules
Character Cast
Personality and Profile
Character Backstory
Present Life
Goal, Motivation, and Conflict
Series Arc
Series Arc
Series Titles and Book Titles
Series Titles and Book Titles
Series Development Planning Worksheet
Series Development Planning Worksheet
Plotting Your Beginning
Beginnings
Beginning: Beauty and the Beast
Beginning: Magic Touched
Your First Turning Point
Turning Point 1
Turning Point 1: Beauty and the Beast
Turning Point 1: Magic Touched
The Journey
The Journey Intro
The Journey: Beauty and the Beast
The Journey: Magic Touched
Rising Action & Plot Twists
Rising Action & Plot Twists
Rising Action: Beauty and the Beast
Rising Action: Magic Touched
Turning Point 2
Turning Point 2
Turning Point 2: Beauty and the Beast
Turning Point 2: Magic Touched
Climax
Climax
Climax: Beauty and the Beast
Climax: Magic Touched
Endings
Endings
Ending: Beauty and the Beast
Ending: Magic Touched
Basic Plot Worksheet
Download Your Basic Plot Worksheet
Developing a Romance ARC in Any Genre
The Different Types of Romantic Progressions
How Romance Develops between Characters
Plotting the Romance Across a Series for an EPIC Romance Result
Developing Your Settings
The Role of Setting in Your Plot
Preparing Your "Set"
What You Can Learn From Film About Setting
Turn TV Time into A Writing Resource
Plotting Action
The Role of Action in Every Scene, Regardless of Genre
Plot Point Examples - With Action, versus Without
Unputdownable Books
Opening Hooks
Ending Hooks
Recasting Opening and Closing Hooks
Setting Up Your Next Book
Setting Up Your Next Book
Developing Your Own Formula
Writing to Structure WithOUT Plot
Writing to Structure withOUT Plot
Advanced Plot Worksheet
Advanced Plot Worksheet
Eliminate Writer's Block Completely
Say Goodbye to Writer's Block
Making a Scene Plan
Pinpointing the Conflict
Finding Inspiration in Setting
Finding Inspiration in Your Characters
Finding Inspiration Around You
Writer's Block Buster
Independent Study
Mundane Actions to Eliminate Mundane Writing
Mundane Actions to Eliminate Mundane Writi
Examples in Fiction
Pre-Chapter Beat Planning
Introduction
Planning Setting
Planning Character
Planning Action
Creating Beats (And Making Sure it's Active!)
Writing Tension, Suspense, & Mystery
Tension
Suspense
Mystery
Adding STEAM withOUT Sex
How Do You Create STEAM?
STEAM in Action!
Body Language and Facial Expressions
A Very Short Introduction
When to Use Body Language and Facial Expressions
How to Use Body Language and Facial Expressions
Writing Through Point-of-View
Reveal Character Through Point of View
Character-Appropriate Descriptions
Deepening Point of View
What Deep Point of View Looks Like
How to Deepen Point of View
More Examples
Using Distance on Purpose
Word Weaving
Word Weaving (Sentence Level)
Word Weaving (Scene Level)
Fleshing Out Without Filler
When to Add
Where to Add
What to Add
How to Add
Dialogue Techniques
Punctuation
Non-Verbal/Non-Confirmative Responses
Said Bookisms
He, She, or the Unnamed
Splitting Dialogue
Redundancy
Autonomous Body Parts
Book Openings
Opening Lines
Opening Paragraphs
Opening Scenes
Examples of Opening Scenes
The First 500 Words Challenge
Book Endings
Ending Scenes
Types of Endings
Top 5 Book Ending Considerations
Writing Setting and Description
Overview
Selecting Details
Using All Five Senses. Just Kidding. There's Fourteen.
Getting Started Writing Description
ACE Writing
Introduction
Writing Action
Writing Conflict
Writing Emotion
Chapter Lengths and Book Lengths
Chapter Lengths
Book Lengths
Other Pacing Techniques
White Space and Dialogue
Getting Conflict on Every Page
Writing Quality
Writing Quality Checklist
Revision Magic
Continuity
Emphasis
Restructuring Your Hooks
Check Your Chapter Transitions
A Warning About ING
Pronoun Ambiguity
Parallel Sentence Structures
Getting Feedback
Finding Critique Partners
Finding Beta Readers
Genre-Specific Advice From Editors
The Intersection of Tropes and Cliches in Young Adult Books with Expert Editor Carrie DiRisio
Creating "Otherness" in Spec-Fic with Expert Editor Lloyd Thompson-Taylor
Balancing Paranormal and Romance in PNR with Expert Editor Kat McIntyre
7 Ways Historical Writers Fail Their Readers with Expert Editor Kim Lambert
Selecting Your Editor
Authors Without Excuses
Types of Edits
Vetting Editors
Professional Conduct
Pen Name Strategies
When to Use a Pen Name
Selecting a Pen Name
Writing Under Multiple Pen Names
Segueing into New Genres with the Same Pen Name
The Traditional Publishing Track
Pros and Cons to Traditional Publishing
Vetting Agents and Publishers
The Submissions Process
Negotiating an Offer
Querying Agents and Publishers
Research Introduction
Finding Agents
Writing a Query Letter
Query Letter Format
Step 1: Salutations
Step 2: Elevator Pitch
Step 3: Short Blurb
Step 4: Introduce, Connect, Sell
Step 5: Invite Request for More and Close the Email
Review and Send
Synopsis Creation
The Synopsis Process
Step 1: Summarizing
Step 2: Tighten Up
Step 3: Get Feedback
Branding
What is a Brand?
Branding Within Your Genre
Branding with your Writing Themes
Branding a Series with Titles
Branding a Series with Book Covers
Branding a Series with Book Covers
Branding Yourself through Personality
Branding with Website, Social Media, and Newsletter Banners
Logos
Writing an Author Biography
The Successful Author Biography Formula
Setting Up a Facebook Page
Why and When to Create a Facebook Page
How to Create a Facebook Page
Facebook Page Posting Basics
Setting Up a Twitter Account
Why and When to Create a Twitter Account
How to Create a Twitter Page
Tweeting Basics
Setting Up Instagram
Why and When to Create an Instagram Account
How to Create and Instagram Account
Instagram Posting Basics
Setting Up Pinterest
Why and When to Create a Pinterest Account
How to Create a Pinterest Account
Pinterest Posting Basics
Street Teams
Creating Your Street Team
Growing Your Street Team
Engaging Your Street Team
Year Long Street Team Task List
Advanced Street Team Technique
The 12 Tasks I Used During My Successful for the New York Times Bestseller List
Newsletters
Creating Your Newsletter
Setting Up Your "Funnel"
Subject Lines, Split Test, Send To Unopens, and More!
Basic Newsletter Tips
How to Write Engaging Content
Swipe Templates
Growing Your Newsletter
Important Dos and Don'ts
Cross-populating Your Audience
Why Do It
How to Do It
Creating the Ultimate Giveaways
Giveaway Laws and Regulations
Next Level Your Swag Giveaway
Creating An Author Business Plan
Developing Your Author Business Bible
Determining Frequency of Release
Author Career Calendar
Author Accounting Ledger
General Audience Targeting Tips
General Audience Targeting Tips
How To Price Your Books
Genre Strategy
Review Strategy
Previous Results Strategy
Series Strategy
Blurb Creation
Revisiting The 3 Keys to Concept
Blurb Rules
The Formula
Formatting the Blurb
How to Sell Your Novel in One Sentence
Writing the Blurb's Main Content
Using Comparisons to Set Expectations
Writing the Call to Action
Writing Blurbs BEFORE You Write (And Why You Should)
Developing Ad Copy
Turning Blurbs into Ad Copy
Cover Design
Market Research
Selecting Your Designer
Working with Your Designer
Formatting
Formatting Options and Tools
Formatting for Sell Through
ARC Teams
ARC Teams: What to Provide, What to Ask For, Where to Host, and More!
Creating Your ARC Team
Growing Your ARC Team
Reading Form Responses
Distributing ARCs and Getting Reviews
Preparing for Reviews & Where Reviews Can be Posted Before Release
Sending Out ARCs
When and How to Follow Up
Measuring ARC Team Success
Author Etiquette
Author Etiquette
The Physical Act of Publishing
Loading a Book to Kindle (11:13)
Loading a Book to iBooks (7:45)
Loading a Book to Nook Press (10:53)
Loading a Book to Kobo (6:30)
Publishing Audiobooks
Benefits of Audiobooks
Audiobook Publishers
Amazon Author Central
Author Central Benefits
Creating an Author Central Page
Setting Up Author Central
Book Bub Author Profile
BookBub Profile Benefits
Creating Your BookBub Author Profile
Sales Page SEO
Categories and Keywords
Updating Through Author Central
Keywords in Reviews
New Release Checklist
Getting Ready for Release
Coming to an End!
The Intersection of Tropes and Cliches in Young Adult Books with Expert Editor Carrie DiRisio
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