Mastering Fiction: 16-Day Prose and Story Masterclass

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Hi. I'm Teng, a professional novelist who sold 13,950 copies of his first novel. This Masterclass will help you write like an award-winning author in just 16 days using Benjamin Franklin's secret learning method: copywork.

What You Get:

The Masterclass starts today and runs for 16 days.

When you sign up, you get the first lesson right away. After that, I'll send you one email every morning for two weeks. Each email will have a writing lesson and one or two fiction passages for you to copy, word-for-word.

In this Masterclass, you will copy the works of 21 world-class authors. By copying these authors, you will learn their techniques, absorb their prose rhythms, and become a better writer. This process is called copywork. Some of the greatest novelists learned this way, including Ben Franklin, Jack London, and Hunter S Thompson.

Here's what you'll learn:

• Day 1: Paint a Picture (Ernest Hemingway, Jack London)
  The fundamental rule of writing is "show, don't tell". Learn why this means "paint a picture for the reader". Learn how to paint pictures effectively with setting and context.
• Day 2: Make Your Writing Sing (Cormac McCarthy, Vladimir Nabokov)
  Great fiction is defined by great prose. Learn how writing can sing. Learn the rhythm patterns of the two greatest prose lyricists of the 20th century.
• Day 3: Whose Story is it (Suzanne Collins, Harper Lee)
  Readers love strong characters. Learn how to introduce and develop compelling characters. Learn to use your character's unique voice to help you tell your story.
• Day 4: Action and Excitement (JRR Tolkien, Dan Brown)
  Active scenes are the most memorable parts of a story. Learn how to write fights, battles, and world-ending events. Learn how to keep tight pacing and maintain suspense.
• Day 5: The Emotional Craft (Ken Liu)
  Story is about feelings. Learn why you should begin a story with a narrative question. Learn how to maintain intrigue by adding and releasing emotional tension.
• Day 6: In the Eye of the Beholder (Bret Easton Ellis)
  The reader sees what you describe. Learn the four modes of fiction writing. Learn how to use a character's unique traits to shape your descriptions of the world.
• Day 7: The World Within These Pages (George Orwell, Douglas Adams)
  Places, cities, societies, and technologies are important to your story. Learn to construct realistic, believable worlds and people. Learn how to bury your worldbuilding.
• Day 8:The Way People Talk (Ernest Hemingway)
  On average, 30-50% of a novel is dialogue. Learn to write realistic dialogue. Learn to maintain tension in dialogue. Learn how to make dialogue the center of your story.
• Day 9: The Way People Act (F Scott Fitzgerald)
  The greatest writers bring their characters to life. Learn how to use people's mannerisms and behavior to tell your story. Learn how to write sustained, subtextual conflict.
• Day 10: Setup and Payoff (Jane Yolen)
  Questions must be answered and promises must be kept. Learn how to use setup to keep the reader interested. Learn what it means to have a satisfying payoff at the end.
• Day 11: Does it Make Sense (Max Brooks)
  Realistic plot means realistic behavior. Learn why sensible action is often not the most logical. Learn how to use character traits to advance your plot.
• Day 12: There's More to This (Shirley Jackson)
  Great stories leave the reader with complex feeling tones. Learn to introduce a sense of grandness to your story. Learn why some mysteries are not meant to be resolved.
• Day 13: Leaving Things Unsaid (Stephen King, Cormac McCarthy)
  What isn't said is weightier than what is. Learn to add a deeper layer of meaning within your story. Learn why subtext is great for maintaining intrigue and improving dialogue.
• Day 14: All Alone (Stephen King)
  Only fiction can peek into someone else's mind. Learn how to use interiority to convey thoughts and feelings. Learn how to write slow scenes when the character is alone.
• Day 15: The Shapes of Stories (Kurt Vonnegut, Kate Chopin)
  No story is unique. Learn to recognize the common plot patterns used throughout the ages. Learn how to use a plot pattern to your advantage when telling your story.
• Day 16: This is the End (Lois Lowry, and Teng Rong (me!))
  Endings are important, and good endings are memorable. Understand what a story needs to end on a good note. Learn to develop a sense of finality in your ending.
• Final Short Story Assignment
  Demonstrate everything you learned in the Masterclass with a short story.

You'll get these lessons by email. You can also view the lessons at any time by logging in, so you can learn at your own pace, if you choose. Your access to course content never expires.

What People Are Saying:

"I can't believe how much easier writing is for me after copying. I just did 3000 words today. Wow." — EL, writer

"I'm so glad I found this before I started writing my novel" — Anon

"Honestly it was a lot of work, but it was well worth my time. Copywork is a fantastic way to learn." — EC, writer

"Can you believe it? I'm finally getting agent requests!" — KS, fantasy writer

"The masterclass is so good. The "now you try" exercise after each lesson helps a lot." — MG, writer

"I learned much about many aspects of writing that I can now bring to my own work. The power and efficacy of copying out each piece was a revelation for me - I had not previously used this method of learning." — RS, writer

Our Guarantee:

16 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: Before 11:59PM on the day of the last email, if you're unhappy for any reason, just reply to any of the emails and I'll refund the entire purchase price — no questions asked!

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