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NEWS: we have added a free online course on How to Write Action. This is in three parts, with exercises. See How to Write Action online course >
Geoffrey P ‘Geoff’ Davis* is the founder of Story Software, who make software for writers and creatives. Says Geoffrey: “The aim of this new site is simple: provide a great place for advice, plus professional courses by top tutors. This is a very practical and easy to use site with no mystery or over-inflated claims. It might change your life. Or you might just improve your writing. Either way you can enjoy the friendly support of the tutors and me.”
NEWS: we have three ebooks out now, two are the courses and their exercises, this is for people that prefer to work from a book in the traditional way (apart from the fact they are ebooks of course). The third book is a new one from our Fiction tutor Karena.
Story Live Writing Course 3 ebooks Fiction Scriptwriting and Poetry and Ad Copy Kindle
US United States pricing in dollars (this lists all three course ebooks):
Please visit – US listing of How To Write Kindle Books – Fiction & Narrative; Movie & Film Scriptwriting; and Poetry & Advertising Copy
UK United Kingdom pricing in pounds (this lists all three course ebooks):
Please visit – UK listing of How To Write Kindle Books – Fiction & Narrative; Movie & Film Scriptwriting; and Poetry & Advertising Copy
Improve your writing in a dedicated members’ site
GOLD Member with 2 Courses and Tutor feedback – $4.99 per month
Super Discount early bird value!
There is also a FREE Silver member signup, this has all benefits except the full courses and tutor feedback, sign up here >
We have a forthcoming New Writing Anthology so you can get to see your name in print. Geoffrey had his first fiction published in PEN New Fiction Volume One. There is something about those words – new writer – that should get you excited.
Karena Andrusyshyn is our experienced Fiction tutor. Says Karena: “Anyone can learn to write! If you can talk, you can write. However, to write in a way where others want to read takes training, guidance and practice. You can get that here from experienced writers who have also taught writing and they know how to mentor new talent.
We all have stories to tell, but schools do not often teach us really how to express them. They teach us to understand literature in an academic way and to write academically, but not how to create stories others want to read.
Did your papers come back full of red marks for grammar and spelling? These are mechanical after thoughts that can be fixed with your word processor.
Did your teacher say you needed more organization? Maybe you do, but there are many ways to organize writing. It depends upon your intent.
The craft of writing is what we can teach and the art of writing is what we inspire.
Our teachers can guide and inspire you, and help you find your own niche.
Our site offers you instruction, constructive criticism, and networking with writers, teachers and other developing writers.
Here you will find helpful articles and carefully crafted exercises, step by step guidance and helpful feedback as you develop your skills and find your voice.
Let us help bring out the writer in you.
See you on the site!”
Why this writers’ site is for you
Excellent practical courses with top tutors for Fiction and Script Writing.
All information and notes in ONE PLACE – this will save you a lot of time!
Help and advice: we are always here to respond to your questions, so this is your home from home for all things writing-related.
Custom Story Live software for notes and exercises, online or offline.
Fiction and Script Writing Course details are further down this page.
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YOU WANT TO IMPROVE BY DOING A WRITING COURSE
Now we run two courses, Fiction & Narrative, and Movie & Film Script Writing, with more members’ only courses on the way.
These powerful and inspiring courses are written and tutored by experienced published writers, who have also taught for many years. Our tutors have had films out, books published, and won international fiction prizes. They will read your course exercises and provide essential feedback to improve your writing and inspire you to be a better writer.
The courses are extras to your free membership, as the courses include one module’s exercise feedback from our pro tutors, with an option to have full tutor feedback if required. There are over 60 exercises in both courses.
More writing courses will be added as we develop. We are adding Poetry and Advertising Copywriting, TV and Radio Writing, Business Writing, Academic Writing, and many others. These will only be in the Gold membership.
Whatever you want to create, you will improve your writing and enjoy yourself with our great members’ site with writing courses for fiction and film scripts, pro tutors, unique online editors, forums, competitions and social media.
And what’s more, you have a very good chance of seeing your name in print in our exciting Anthology of New Writing.
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Only $4.99 monthly subscription – includes all the benefits of the site, plus two full writing courses with exercises:
Fiction & Narrative and Movies & Film Script Writing with more courses added over time
Includes one module’s (2 to 5 separate exercises) top tutor feedback.
- Informative and practical how to write guides on many fictional genres
- improve your skills with feedback on course exercises from our top tutors
- use Story Live, our unique online editor
- get published in our Anthology of New Writing
- quickly access advice and guides on all aspects of writing and the business of writing, instead of having to search all over the place
- gain confidence in how to write essays & presentations
- learn more with free ebooks
- make friends on our forums and share your work with our new writers’ social media
- enter competitions, win great prizes.
You can choose your tutor feedback on any module’s exercises from either course. Tutor feedback is included as it is essential for courses, or you might as well read an ebook. Your Tutor will improve you as a writer, and also keep you on track. Our Tutors are professionally qualified to Masters level with decades of experience.
You can add tutor feedback for all exercises as an extra once you are a Gold member.
You also get future courses
Gold members also get any new courses. The next one is:
How to Write Poetry and Advertising Copy
A very exciting course, useful for all writers.
Also for Gold members only is a How to Write Comedy and Humour guide, from subtle to slapstick. Action Writing, a three part set, is also scheduled.
Free membership sign up
If $4.99 is too much try our free Silver membership (sign up here >). You can read many stimulating ‘how to write’ guides, use our unique forums and online editors, and even get published in our Anthologies.
Later on you can choose to upgrade if you want, to do great professional courses with our top tutors, who are published authors and film makers.
You can use Story Live online editors for any notes or work.
The free Silver membership does not have the two courses or future courses and special content.
Free membership sign up here >
Course module list
Gold members get the two current Courses with Tutors. New courses are coming soon.
- Fiction narrative
- List of all modules in Fiction course
- Short Course: Action Writing: 1/3: How to Plan the Action
- Short Course: Action Writing: 2/3: How to Write the Action
- Short Course: Action Writing: 3/3: Writing the Fast Action Sequence
- Introduction to fiction: A Look Around the Magic Kingdom
- Working with Ideas: The Potter’s Wheel 1
- Working with Ideas: The Potter’s Wheel 2
- Setting the Mood
- Setting the Scene
- Conflict
- Creating Believable Characters
- Writing Riveting Dialogue
- Writing Short Fiction
- It Was a Dark and Stormy Night – short fiction example
- Point of view (POV)
Also coming very soon for Fiction are:
Action writing – three parts:
- How to plan the action
- How to write it
- Action verbs: use them
How to Plan your Story
Movies Film and Scriptwriting Course pages.
- Movies film scripts
- Embrace Insanity – Tips for a Good Concept 1
- No Formula – Tips for Great Concept 2
- Unique Selling Proposition USP
- Bid Bad USP – Tips for a Great Concept 3
- Inspiration from People – Tips on Coming Up with a Good Concept 4
- The Importance of Conflict in Script Writing
- Multiple Storylines, narrative and non-linear narrative
- Premise and Backstory
- Plots and Plotlines
- Story Development and Timelines – Non-linear
- Set Up (Plants) and Payoff
- Putting in a Plot Twist
- Journey of the Lead Characters
- Characters
- Emotional Hook for Characters
- Writing Dialogue
- How to sell a script
- Parts of a script
- How To Do A Sequence Breakdown
- Props, bloopers and how to reduce them
- How To Come Up With An Efficient Shooting Schedule
- The Art Director’s Visual Team
- How To Create The Look of a Movie or Story
- Designing costumes – character detail
- List of all modules in Movies & Film Script Writing course
Genre categories and analysis. These are available for free to Silver as well as Gold members.
- Genres
- List of all modules in Genres and Extras
- Crime fiction
- Detective fiction
- Romance and Love
- Taming the monster: Fan fiction, fanfiction, fanfic, FF or fic
- Children’s, kid’s and young adult YA
- Action Adventure stories
- Writing Short Stories
- How to write fiction, novels, stories
- Scriptwriting, films, screenplays, movies, plays
- Writing Poetry: Introduction
- Dreams, dreaming, interpretation
- Essays from personal experience – 5 point style
- Essay writing – an example – Canadian Immigrants
- Travel writing
- Westerns and cowboy, frontier and kung fu
- Horror, ghost, vampire, zombies
- Historical fiction
- Family sagas and epics
- Copywriting
- Mystery
- Teenage horror, vampire, werewolf and zombie
- Paranormal Romance
- Gritty realism: 101 dead dogs
- Multimedia: Life in the Bubble World
Fiction and Genre modules (21):
These will be added as the membership continues. Some will be as mini-courses.
- Localisation – act local, think global
- Comedy and Humour
- Biography and Autobiography
- Poetry (Intermediary) and Writing for Advertising
- Adult and Erotic fiction
- What is a Blockbuster or Airport Novel?
- SF, Science Fiction or Sci Fi: A Short History of the Future – an overview
- SF: Cyberpunk and Steampunk
- SF: Space Opera: Books, TV and Film
- SF: World Building (can also be applied to Horror)
- SF: Alien Biology and Psychology (can also be applied to Horror)
- Fantasy – Myths, Sword and Sorcery
- Paranormal Romance and Horror
- Dystopias and Utopias
- Religious writing
- Illustrated Fiction – Comics, Graphic Novels, Strips
- Fan fiction
- Mashups
- Lyrics and lyricism – the folk and rock tradition; opera
- The Hip Hop Nation
- Surrealism and Modernism
- Non-Linear Narrative and Interactive Fictions
Non-fiction Book Modules (11) :
- Planning a non-fiction book
- War Writing and Reporting
- Medicine and Psychology
- Fashion and Photography
- Music and Musicians
- Writing for the Radio and Podcasts
- Cookery Books
- DIY, Interiors and Architecture Books
- Gardening Books
- Gay, Lesbian and Transgender (GLTG or LGTG) Writing (also for fiction)
- Manuals and Guides
Plus:
Practical modules (7):
- Agents and Publishers
- Ebooks and print books, POD (print on demand)
- Traditional and Electronic Distribution
- How not to get published – what to avoid
- Legal aspects and Copyright
- Punctuation and spelling, Proofing
- Learn how to type fast
The Business of Writing (9):
- Making Money with your Writing
- Marketing yourself
- Live performance – the book tour
- Social Media – make it work for you
- Promote yourself as a Brand: Running a Blog, Twitter, Facebook
- Writing Groups: Setting Up
- Book Reading Clubs: Setting Up
- Using writing to aid your Professional Career
- Reviewing and Teaching – Getting a Job from Writing
This list is subject to changes.
* Note:Geoffrey Davis is usually known as Geoff Davis but to avoid confusion with Geoffrey C ‘Geoff’ Davis, the US Senator, is using the full name on this site.
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