WritePro? Lesson Summaries

Lesson One:

You will learn the foundations of fiction writing: how to create believable characters--heroes, heroines, and villains; and how to produce dramatic conflict.

 

Lesson Two:

You will find out how to invent suspenseful plots from those characters, how to heighten tension and use surprise.   Then you'll write your first two scenes under guidance from WritePro.

 

Lesson Three:

You will learn how to write an opening scene that hooks the reader's attention, and whose point of view to use--and why.   A whole treasure chest of professional craft techniques is opened in this lesson for your use.

 

Lesson Four:

You'll be mastering the three forms of fiction: description, narrative summary, and immediate scene, and learning how to use each for maximum effect.   And you'll be introduced to a friend who is already working for more than 60,000 other writers: The Dialogue Doctor (TM).

 

Lesson Five:

A favorite of many WritePro users, teaches you how to recognize superfluous words.   The Flab Editor (TM), a new invention hailed by reviewers, enables you to eliminate all your superfluous words with a keystroke, revealing how much stronger your text is without them.   Lesson 5 also shows you dialogue and cutting techniques that help your manuscript win acceptance.   By the end of Lesson 5 you'll be on the way to becoming your own best editor.

 

Lesson Six:

You'll learn to use the best rule of all for dialogue.   You'll discover techniques to make your readers feel "this story moves fast!"   You'll see how similes and metaphors can enhance your story, and you'll be learning how to read like a writer, which will enhance your reading experiences for the rest of your life.

 

Lesson Seven:

You'll learn something creative writing courses usually skip: how to write marvelous love scenes.

 

Lesson Eight:

You'll master advanced characterization. You'll discover how to create the kind of personalities that attract readers. You'll see how to characterize through action, how to show instead of tell. And you'll learn how to create villains that charm and surprise the reader, and how--and how not--to deal with a character's thoughts.