Turn Any Idea Into A Novel: Creative Writing Mastery

1. Introduction: Ideas are at the heart of any novel. But how do you turn rough ideas into a full fledged novel? In this course, I will teach you how to turn any idea into a novel. Will consider the process in generating and organizing ideas. How best to develop them, adding theme and creating a story. I'm making this course as a writer myself, who is nearly finished her second novel. There's certainly a dearth of good advice about turning ideas into fall and fiction online. And I hope this course fixes that. I've written countless stories. Because of this, I know what's required to turn a loose list of ideas into a full-fledged story. But it's not easy and requires by patients and discipline. Before we go into the second video, I must clarify what I mean as an idea. I do could mean a theme or concept, a conflict, or a city. For example, an ideal would be a man travels back in time to World War One. Or it could be the human score. It doesn't matter how rough the idea is. As this course teaches you how to flesh it out. That said, you may want to check out my other courses, especially font, you Next Door ID. This course builds on the ideas and concepts from there. With that said, let's begin. 2. Generating Ideas: Generating story ideas does not have to be hard. What you need is a curious mind and active reading habit and the creative outlook on life. My last course is all about finding ideas for novels. And I recommend you check it out. To summarize, the best way to discover ideas is by engaging with literature and fiction, but also history, art, and current affairs, and may not be enough to read widely. You must develop an understanding for what stories you want to tell and what suits you the most. It's not uncommon for an author to brew on multiple ideas. And this results in picking some ideas over others. Yes, this sounds stressful and hard, but over time, you'll get better at it. I suggest using an app like Notion, or even a pen and paper to record ideas as they come to you. In the next lesson, you'll learn my best tips for organizing ideas. 3. Organising Ideas: A writer will encounter many ideas and it's best to get organized. There are many ways to do this, but I like note-taking by using physical cards or an app like Notion. You can easily jot down ideas as they come to you. What I like about notion in particular is a many features it has, such as toggle. This allows you to return to the ideas, expand on them, and see your suggestions in a new light. Also keep in mind that developing ideas is long term. So you must ensure your organization method workup for years. Pixels that's updated, keep track of any handwritten notes. A good idea is to take photos of any writing you've done. As this can help months and years down the line. And inclusion organization is crucial for writers who wants to turn ideas into novels. 4. Developing Your Idea: In this stage, you'll take your ID and expand on it through research. But before you open Google search, strongly consider the reason why you're attracted to this idea. For example, say you were writing P pressure at an American high school. The reason why is because you're experiencing p, pressure at work and therefore can relate to the characters. This is important because great writing requires an emotional connection after you've established your race and why, it's time to consider the variety of experiences and thoughts Others have to your idea. For example, if you're writing a story about peer pressure at an American high school, perhaps you'd like to read stories online or a newspaper article about it. This can certainly add a timeline filter your story which might interest you. I know personally as a radar, I like it when stories feel livid and timely and urgent. This is because parts of being a novelist is the ability to blend your own life with others. It's about creating connections. That is sometimes hard to see us for this point. You have complete creative freedom. In what direction you go in. I want you to focus on the depth and breadth of your ID. This will add much needed substance. 5. Ideas & Themes: There is a strong nexus between an idea and a thing. Now, your idea may actually be ethane. And in this case, this video will help for that. But keep an eye for the next video, which teaches you how to craft a story from any idea, including things. What I want you to do is pick a non theme id and brainstorm potential themes. For example, a story about a new camera at a dance competition may deal with competitiveness, rivalry, friendship, and opportunity. At this stage. Suppose you want to connect to your characters, settings, narrative points with broad themes. This will help establish a sense of purpose and direction. 6. Create A Story: A story has a beginning, middle, and end. By now, you should have a collection of ideas and it's time to create a story. Remember, it's absolutely okay if your ideas are rough and require work. But look at your ideas and try to discover the conflict within them. All stories need conflict. The best Hub, both internal and external conflicts. For example, your ideas may relate to a shopkeeper in Victorian England who deals with crime. A potential conflict is a character wrestling fears regarding safety, but still desiring strength and becoming an assertive figure. Also, you don't need to know the ending at this stage, but if you do, that's great. This is all about finding the core conflict which will dominate in the middle section of your novel. At this stage, you may start to notice psi characters, subplots, and other locations. This is certainly an aha moment and we'll assist with your brainstorming. I find this stage is take awhile, months, even as it's hard to find a clear idea of where you should go on first attempt. But having flexibility helps and I'm sure you can get there. 7. Combining Ideas: It's quite hard to build a novel out of a single idea. That's because every novel is a combination of multiple ideas covering character, theme and plot. Now, to clarify, you don't have to do this process for every idea you have. Some will come naturally and some are more significant than others and require more work. It's also a good thing to combine ideas as this can add richness and help you avoid cliches all repeating yourself. Of course, when it comes to the theme for your novel, idea must have depth. I'm not appear simplistic. It's insufficient for story to express a PA pressure in high schools is bad. Rather, the story must explain how pressure works and the ways individuals battle it through characterization and plot. This requires careful planning about storytelling and fame, and honestly, it takes time to develop competence in this regard. This is why I suggest on a future draft asking better readers or editors whether the theme is clean and impactful. 8. Writing The First Draft: We are at the exciting stage writing your first draft. This process can take from a few weeks. If you've never written a novel before, please don't be harsh on yourself for not meeting self-imposed deadlines. Are writing a first draft. You discover your tendencies, voice, and behavior. As a writer, perhaps you like to write slow and editors you right over you may be the opposite. Another important factor is that your outline may change the further you get into your drafts. It's important to allow some flexibility in your novel. As since the change, sometimes you can only explore an idea through writing. If you are opting for a research intensive genre like historical fiction, expect for research to continue while you write. Also, if you are new to novel writing, you must figure out what works for you. Some writers like to edit a site right? While others do not. Perhaps you want better reader feedback earlier or not at all. There are many creative decisions you'll have to make. And my advice is right with little regret. What's important is eventually finishing. But also accept that it may take awhile. 9. Class Project: For the class projects, we are creating a mind map in the center. Put your original idea. For example, it may be a story about redemption in the Middle Ages. Then create arrows and suggests auxiliary themes, plot events, locations, and characters. You can also use this to add images of quotes for further inspiration. As with all my class projects, this works best if you use your imagination and follow your own instincts. Afterwards. Make sure you post your work in the class project section below. As I'd love to see what you've come up with. 10. Conclusion: There are many challenges in successfully turning ideas into a novel, but it's possible. I hope this course proved educational and useful to writers on their literary journey. To recap, the most important aspects involved organisation, narrowing in on ideas and themes. Combining thoughts and ideas as well as writing. I firmly believe you can do this, but understand it may take more time than you think. Best of luck in your literary journey. And thank you for taking this course. I have other lessons in Skillshare, which I highly recommend. If you have any comments or suggestions, please leave them. Reviews, a highly appreciated thanks again, and I'll see you soon.