The Write Practice

What You'll Learn in This Course

Your Publishing Map

About This Section

Live Lesson Recording: Author Mindset

Assignment 1: Say hello

Lesson 1: Real Artists Ship

Discussion: Why Are You Here?

Reading: Why Does Writing Matter?

Reading: Introduce Yourself AS A WRITER

Reading: Why Publish

Discussion: What are your biggest obstacles?

Lesson 2: Core Motivation

Lesson 3: Your Story Is Meant to Be Shared

Lesson 4: Break Down Obstacles

Interview: Robert Bruce on the indirect benefits of sharing your story

Interview: Keith Jennings on being a writer

Assignment 2: Connect

Discussion: What does success look like?

About This Section

Reading: Should You Use Social Media?

Lesson: Social Media & Newsletters

Reading: Why You Need a Website

Interview: Dan Blank on how to build your fiction platform

Interview: Mike Worley on how to use the internet to sell your book

Discussion: Think about your platform.

Bonus Course: Build Your Website

Introduction

How to Write a Short Story - Live Lesson Replay

Reading: The 6 Elements of Plot

Quiz: 6 Elements of Plot

Reading: How to Write a Short Story

Reading: How to Win a Writing Contest

Reading: 1000 True Fans

Discussion: How do you feel about short stories?

Lesson 1: Why You Should Know Your Audience

Lesson 2: Who Is Your Audience?

Lesson 3: Four Tools to Share Your Story

Interview: Diane Capri on turning spectators into collaborators

Discussion: What are your tools?

Assignment: Write a Short Story

Introduction

Reading: The Essential Guide to Critiquing

Reading: How to Give and Take Better Writing Feedback

Quiz: Great Feedback

Polish Your Story - Live Lesson Replay

Download: Polishing Your Story (And Giving Feedback)

Lesson 1: How to Take Feedback Like a Pro

Reading: How to Apply Helpful Writing Feedback (And How to Know What You Can Ignore)

Reading: 3 Things Every Writer Needs to Know About Editing

Discussion: How do you feel about editing?

Assignment: Polish Your Story with Feedback

Introduction

Reading: When You’re Stuck in the Writing Process, Do This

Discussion: How do you feel about networking?

Lesson 1: What's a Cartel and Why Do You Need One?

Lesson 2: All the Writers You've Heard of Had Cartels

Lesson 3: Relationships Matter

Lesson 4: The Writer's Guide to Networking

Lesson 5: Six Steps to Join (or Start) A Cartel

Lesson 6: Five Types of People You Need in Your Cartel

Lesson 7: Three Essential Ingredients for Any Cartel

Lesson 8: Why Great Writers Read

Discussion: What relationships do you have?

Interview: Jeff Goins on how to find more time to write

Discussion: Get more writing time

Assignment: Network

Submission: Interview Report

Introduction

Download: Launch Plan

Lesson 1: Collaborators

Assignment 1: List Your Collaborators

Lesson 2: How to Format Your Piece for Publication

Launch Copy Library

Submission: Launch Plan

Lesson 3: 10 Steps to Publish (Part 1)

Reading: How to Write a Bio

Reading: Book Cover Design (+Blurb Tips)

Reading: How to Write a Book Description

Assignment 2: Complete the First 6 Steps

Introduction

Reading: How to Cultivate Courage to Publish Your Writing

Lesson 1: 5 Steps to a Huge Launch

Lesson 2: Launch Tactics

Discussion: Which tactics will you use?

Lesson 3: 10 Steps to Publish (Part 2)

Lesson 4: How to Get Amazon Reviews

Interview: Carlos Cooper on how he gets 300+ reviews on his books

Launch Copy Library

Tutorial: How to upload to WordPress

Tutorial: How to set your book for free on Amazon

Tutorial: How to send via MailChimp

Assignment 1: Publish and launch your story

Submission: Launch

Assignment 2: Say Thanks

Introduction

Interview: Tim Grahl on the process behind writing a book

Introduction

Reading: The Power of Getting Your Writing Out There

Lesson 1: The State of the Publishing Industry

Reading: Hybrid Publishing

Discussion: What do you think is the best route for you?

Reading: The Ultimate Guide to Beta Readers

Checklist: Is Your Book Ready to Publish?

Lesson 2: Choose Your Publishing Path

Submission: Which Publishing Path

Introduction

Lesson 1: Query Letters with MM Finck

Lesson 2: How to Search for Agents

Reading: How to Handle Rejection

Reading: Aim For 100 Rejections

Lesson 3: Self-Publishing with David Safford

Reading: Publish a Beautiful Book

Reading: Sell Books Without a Publisher

Publishing Resources

Submission: Publishing Update

Introduction

Lesson 1: Launch

Download: Book Launch Worksheet

TWP's Preferred Contractor List

Launch Copy Library

Assignment: Share Your Book Page

Introduction

Lesson: Marketing Your Book

Resources & Timeline

Interview: Carlos Cooper on how he gets 300+ reviews on his books

Reading: Publisher Rocket vs. KDP Spy

Reading: Email Marketing

Reading: 4 Steps to Loving Marketing

Reading: How to Sell Books to Someone Other Than Your Mom

Submission: What marketing steps are you taking?

What You've Learned in This Course

After Foundations of Publishing

I Will Buy Your Book