Memoir writing and the book proposal
Language Skills
Training
Provided by Biting and Fighting Media
This program will show you how to turn your life into a story that will hook an agent or publisher. It's all in the telling. Understanding how your story fits into the classic model that agents and publsihers know will sell is of paramount importance. I will show you how your story already fits that model- you just can't see it yet.
Tracing your arc, finding the plot that is inherent in your life story and populating it with the characters that have caught and held your attention (then presenting those characters so that we are as drawn to them as you are) are some of the basics we will cover in this course. Crafting the book proposal that will land you the deal is covered in the second half. This program is a must for all those who have a story to tell and are not quite sure where or how to begin.
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Memoir writing and the book proposal
Week 1: getting to know your writer's voice.
Voice is what truly distinguishes one writer from another. You have yours. This session helps you nail it
Week 2: Understanding your own arc, or change. No arc, no story. This session helps you trace your true (often elsusive) arc.
Week 3. Other chracters: they are just as important as you But who are they really? What makes them tick? This session shows you how to draw and present the people you have come across in your life, the people who make you want to say, "You wouldn't believe it but I met this person who..."
Week 4 Plot structure: Having a strcutured plot (just as vital in a memoir) frees you up to do your best writing. Not having a structure means you'll go around in circles forever. This session shows you how to organize your plot.
Week 5. Theme: Not knowing your theme makes for a ragged, disorganized piece of work. Knowing it makes sure it's really tight, visceral and organic. How do you know what your theme really is? Session 5 shows you.
Week 6: The book proposal. Session 6 shows you how to write a proposal that distinguishes your book from thousands of others, while showing its similarities to every runaway best seller on Oprah's list. Know your market Agents and publishers care about one thing only: shifted units. This session shows how to craft a winning proposal.
Voice is what truly distinguishes one writer from another. You have yours. This session helps you nail it
Week 2: Understanding your own arc, or change. No arc, no story. This session helps you trace your true (often elsusive) arc.
Week 3. Other chracters: they are just as important as you But who are they really? What makes them tick? This session shows you how to draw and present the people you have come across in your life, the people who make you want to say, "You wouldn't believe it but I met this person who..."
Week 4 Plot structure: Having a strcutured plot (just as vital in a memoir) frees you up to do your best writing. Not having a structure means you'll go around in circles forever. This session shows you how to organize your plot.
Week 5. Theme: Not knowing your theme makes for a ragged, disorganized piece of work. Knowing it makes sure it's really tight, visceral and organic. How do you know what your theme really is? Session 5 shows you.
Week 6: The book proposal. Session 6 shows you how to write a proposal that distinguishes your book from thousands of others, while showing its similarities to every runaway best seller on Oprah's list. Know your market Agents and publishers care about one thing only: shifted units. This session shows how to craft a winning proposal.
About The Training Provider: Biting and Fighting Media
Biting and Fighting Media - Andrew Caft has been teaching Screenwriting, Fiction, Personal Essay and Memoir writing at beginners, intermediate and masterclass levels for ten years at NYU, Mediabistro and other institutions. Many of his students have had their work published and produced.
He offers one on one coaching and tuition via a combination of online consultation, video conferencing and telephone.
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