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Book Coach Certification: Fiction (LEGACY)
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Welcome!
A Message from Jennie Nash (2:09)
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Join Us for a Welcome Call!
About the Course
About the Practicums (1:58)
About Certification
About Your Business
Guiding Principles of Author Accelerator Certified Coaches (2:42)
Hold Yourself Accountable
Prepare for Class: Assigned Reading, Videos, and Tools
Resources for Working with Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color (101:25)
Coaching Memoir
Course and Coaching FAQs
Part 1: Story Fundamentals
Introduction (3:19)
Blueprint Step 1: Why must you write this book? (5:37)
Blueprint Step 2: What's the point? (9:52)
Blueprint Step 3: What's the plot? (2:44)
Blueprint Step 4: Writing book jacket copy (10:39)
Blueprint Step 5: What's the working title? (5:30)
Blueprint Step 6: Going deeper into genre (6:17)
Blueprint Step 7: Who is the ideal reader? (5:23)
Blueprint Step 8: Worldbuilding (11:01)
Reflect
Part 1: Developing the Structure of the Story
Introduction (2:53)
Blueprint Step 9: Whose story is it? (18:23)
Blueprint Step 10: Who's telling the tale? (11:16)
Blueprint Step 11: What is the story timeline? (11:33)
Blueprint Step 12: Where does the narrator stand in time? (8:00)
Blueprint Step 13: Where does the story start and end? (13:28)
Blueprint Step 14: Sketching out the plot (9:36)
Feature Interview: Lisa Cron (88:56)
Blueprint Step 15: Outlining the whole book (17:43)
Reflect
Part 1: Developing Scenes
Introduction (5:40)
Blueprint Step 16: Writing the opening scene (13:21)
Blueprint Step 17: Writing the closing scene (2:49)
Case Study: Coaching the Blueprint
Reflect
Part 2: The Basics of Giving Feedback
Introduction (1:15)
How to Nurture a Writer Through the Creative Process (21:11)
Another Way of Looking at the Same Thing (13:44)
Feature Interview: Michael Bungay Stanier (52:21)
Feature Guest Post: Michelle Hazen
The Four Perspectives (34:08)
Reflect
Part 2: Edit Smarter, Not Harder
Introduction (2:27)
The Hierarchy of Editorial Concerns (4:15)
Big 5 Editing Skill 1: Show, don't tell (16:45)
Bonus Lesson: Show, don't tell (156:19)
​ Big 5 Editing Skill 2: Getting the story on the page (1:34)
Big 5 Editing Skill 3: Managing the passage of time (8:58)
Big 5 Editing Skill 4: Preventing info dumps (6:29)
Big 5 Editing Skill 5: Using dialogue effectively (6:41)
Recognize the Common Patterns
The SLICE Method (3:06)
Bonus Lesson: Mechanical editing skills (7:20)
Reflect
Part 2: Client Intaking Basics
Introduction (2:41)
Evaluating the Writer: Background (6:58)
Evaluating the Writer: Goals and Objectives (5:06)
Evaluating the Writer: Motivation (31:39)
Evaluating the Writer: Coachability (2:49)
Evaluating the Project: Genre (6:52)
Evaluating the Project: The Idea (8:14)
Problems You Might Encounter
Evaluating Client Intake Q&As (1:00)
Evaluating Sample Pages (2:47)
Giving Feedback: A Case Study
Additional Practice
Part 2: The Emotional Level
Introduction (2:27)
You Are a Coach, Not a Therapist (25:53)
Feature Interview: Tracey Cleantis (50:27)
A Writer's Universe of Support (2:16)
Common Emotions In the Creative Process (1:59)
Common Emotions Coaches Feel When Coaching (12:48)
Your Creative DNA (1:58)
When Is It Time For a Writer to Quit? (3:58)
Reflect
Part 2: The Project-Management Level
Introduction (2:46)
Designing a Project Framework (34:55)
The Editorial EQ Test (3:42)
Managing Your Time and Energy (25:10)
Managing Your Documents (12:45)
Getting into the Coaching Habit (9:19)
Bonus Lesson: Copyright
Reflect
Part 2: When Things Go Wrong In the Coaching Process
Introduction (7:03)
Writers Who Are a Plain-Old Bad Fit
Writers Who Are Pushy
Writers Who Make Excuses
Feature Interview: Dave Ursillo (46:54)
Writers Who Are Too In Love With Their Work or Are Unwilling to Change
Writers Who Are Too Attached to a Particular Method of Writing
Writers Who Are Combative
Writers Who Are Rude, Condescending, Mean-Spirited, Upsetting, or Unreasonably Demanding
Reflect and Take Action
Practicum 1: The Blueprint for a Book
Finding Practice Clients
Coaching the Blueprint
How to Conduct a Coaching Call
How to Take Control (3:59)
Part 3: Evaluating an Entire Manuscript
Introduction (5:22)
Common Manuscript Mistakes (17:02)
The One-Page Book Summary (3:44)
The One-Hour Big-Picture Manuscript Review (15:34)
The Inside Outline: Bringing It Back (5:21)
The Manuscript Audit (19:02)
Presenting Your Evaluation to the Writer (8:58)
Reflect
Practicum 2: Manuscript Evaluation and Two-Chapter Edit
Evaluating a Manuscript and Editing Chapters
Part 4: Coaching the Pitch
Introduction
When Is a Manuscript Ready to Pitch? (10:10)
The Good Enough Manuscript (51:59)
Part 4: Develop a Pitch Package
Introduction (0:29)
Writing a Synopsis (6:07)
Writing a Query Letter (13:02)
Research Agents (22:51)
Expand the List of Agents (60:37)
Review and Rank Agents (4:21)
Twitter Pitch Contests (3:53)
Develop a Pitch Strategy (22:20)
Part 4: Help a Writer Navigate the Pitching Process
Introduction (9:18)
Pitches Sent: Things that Might Happen (4:34)
Inside the Pitch (75:29)
Pitching Questions (1:15)
Stories Writers Tell Themselves About Rejection (2:39)
Representation Offer: What to Do (2:23)
Ongoing Pitch Support
When to Walk Away (3:39)
A Final Note (4:33)
Practicum 3: Pitch Plan
Coaching the Pitch Strategy
Writers Who Are Too In Love With Their Work or Are Unwilling to Change
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