Learn to write a novel or short stories! Craft a spellbinding plot, invent dynamic characters, and participate in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) as you write your original story, novel, or fanfiction. 

In this class, students will receive detailed feedback on 1000 words of their novel/stories as well as unlimited Q&A and support from a published author. In this class, there are no live meetings, so you can learn anytime, anywhere, on your own schedule within the 18 week period. 

A Kacie Iuvara, published author and Megapixels-Certified Instructor will give feedback on the first one thousand (1,000) words of your writing and will answer all your questions. Please expect a 24 hour response time during business hours. This response might come as written feedback or your instructor might create a video to give you feedback. Meg Navarro has created the pre-recorded video lessons. Meg is self-published on Amazon, and Kacie's novel has been published by a publishing house. 

After this class, students can sign up for part two, where they will polish, edit, illustrate, and self-publish their writing on Amazon (optional). 

When you post your work, please indicate whether you want feedback from your instructor only, or also from your peers. Peer feedback must be given in an encouraging sandwich format. What does this mean? Say something you like about the writing, then give an idea of how to make it better, then say one more thing you like about it. Please keep in mind, it's up to you whether you make changes based on the feedback. 

Please keep in mind this plan is subject to change based on the needs of the students:
Lesson 1: How to succeed in this class
Lesson 2: Characters
Lesson 3: Story idea
Lesson 4: Conflict
Lesson 5: Plot
Lesson 6: Setting
Lesson 7: Research
Lesson 8: Dialogue
Lesson 9: Get ready to write your first draft!
Lesson 10 - 13: Write your first draft
Lesson 14: Add a subplot
Lesson 15: About the Author
Lesson 16: Title
Lesson 17-18: Ongoing support if you need to catch up

The amount of time a student spends on this class as well as their word count goal are based on the goals of the student and parent (or guardian), and we help you customize it. Students spend the first few weeks planning their novel and on short writing assignments, which are optional. The latter part of the semester is spent writing their first draft. 

Students are encouraged to post part of their work they need feedback on inside the classroom since most often, the feedback one learner receives will also apply to the other students. Students are also free to post their questions inside the classroom so the answers are shared with other students as well. 

We will provide a PDF workbook, which is a free but amazing resource. No need to purchase any supplies, books, or resources for this flex class.