Learn the fundamentals of writing, editing, publishing, and marketing your work from a full-time author with 20+ years of experience in fiction and nonfiction and over 75 books in print. This course offers personal, accessible advice and encouragement — chats over coffee — alongside full marketing plans, tech tool recommendations, ebooks, and more.
Need advice? Greater insight into what it means to be a writer in the 21st century? Encouragement to keep writing another day?
This is the place to find it.
Your Instructor
Author, teacher, vagabond. Rachel Starr Thomson is in love with Jesus and convinced the gospel will change the world.
She is the author of the award-winning Chronicles of Kepos Gé, along with the Seventh World Trilogy, The Oneness Cycle, and many other books.
She blogs on theology and the kingdom of God at www.rachelstarrthomson.com.
Course Curriculum
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StartPlotting a Novel: 3-Act Structure, Outlining, and Making Things Up as You Go (6:32)
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StartWhat to Do When You Get Stuck: Mindset, Roadblocks, and Getting Out of Your Own Way, and Bonus Issue: How Do You Know Your Work Is Ready to Release? (6:44)
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StartHow to Clearly Develop a Nonfiction Topic (1:49)
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StartGetting Stuff Done: Writing and Being Productive Even When Life Is Crazy (6:16)
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StartTackling a Huge Project: How to Think About Large Projects, Pivot If Necessary, and Beat Overwhelm (5:34)
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StartForming a Regular, Sustainable Writing Habit (17:28)
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StartMaking Time to Write When You Are Busy (8:21)
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StartFinishing Your Book by Writing in Drafts (Plus, a Bit about “Writing What You Know”) (12:53)
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StartHow Do You Know When Your Book Is Ready to Publish? (30:01)
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StartHow to Deal with the "Messy Middle": Practical Strategies for Getting Unstuck in Your Writing (25:23)
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StartWorking with an Editor (20:55)
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StartOn Research, Flashback Techniques, and Writing Outside of Your Comfort Zone (15:47)
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StartHow to Set Up an Ebook at Amazon (plus Draft2Digital and CreateSpace) (4:18)
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StartStep by Step: Format and Publish Your Book using D2D and Amazon (27:43)
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StartPublishing Options: Understanding the 3 Pathways to Publication (17:53)
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StartAll About Publishing in Print (26:28)
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StartAmazon Categories: What They Are, Why They Matter, and How to Choose Them (30:27)
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StartHow to Find and Use Amazon Keywords (29:30)
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StartHow to Get a Great Cover for Your Book (19:33)
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StartTraditional vs Indie Publishing and What You Are Actually Choosing for Each. (11:35)
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StartDealing with Change in the Publishing Industry (11:24)