Office Hours with
Scott Reintgen

🗓️  Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 12 pm Pacific/3 pm Eastern

Join us for live Office Hours with the creator of Writing Mastery Academy’s Level Up Your Writing Course, Scott Reintgen!

Scott Reintgen is an author of science fiction and fantasy books, and creator of Writing Mastery Academy’s Level Up Your Writing Course. He wrote the Nyxia trilogy, the Ashlords series, the Talespinners series, and The Problem with Prophecies. His next book is the young adult fantasy thriller—A Door in the Dark. He began his career as an English and Creative Writing teacher in North Carolina. He strongly believes that every student who steps into the classroom deserves to see themselves, vibrant and victorious and on the page. It’s his hope to encourage a future full of diverse writers. You can find him working in coffee shops, speaking in schools around the country, or teaching writing courses online. He currently lives in North Carolina with his wife Katie, and their three wild children.

Office Hours with Mary Kole

🗓️  Saturday, October 07, 2023 at 12pm Pacific/3pm Eastern

Join us for live Office Hours with the creator of Writing Mastery Academy’s Crafting Dynamic Characters course, Mary Kole!

Former literary agent Mary Kole provides consulting and developmental editing services to writers of all categories and genres, working on children’s book projects from picture book to young adult, and all kinds of trade market literature, including fantasy, sci-fi, romance, and memoir. She holds an MFA in Creative Writing and has worked at Chronicle Books, the Andrea Brown Literary Agency, and Movable Type Management. She has been blogging at Kidlit.com since 2009. Her book, Writing Irresistible Kidlit, a writing reference guide for writers of middle grade and young adult fiction, is available from Writer’s Digest Books.

Fuel Your Creative Fire: Fast Drafting with Campfire Writing

🗓️  Saturday, October 21, 2023 at 12 pm Pacific/3 pm Eastern

Learn how to fuel your creative fire with Campfire Writing! Join Sonia Blade as she demonstrates how to use Campfire to fast draft your next story and unlock the limitless power of your creativity through its software and community. We’ll follow along as she navigates the three phases of Fast Drafting, while exploring other helpful tools available to Campfire’s community, like templates, workshops, and a new, immersive reading experience. You won’t want to miss this introduction to your new favorite writing tool! Learn more about Campfire at https://www.campfirewriting.com/.

Sonia Blade is the Social Media Manager for Campfire and also a long time member of the community. When she’s off the clock, Sonia spends her time helping indie authors any way she can, lore-building, working on her expansive paranormal literary universe which debuts next year, or spending time with her family.

Build A Thriller Backwards with Alexa Donne

How do you write a compelling, compulsive mystery/suspense/thriller book? What are the components to keep in mind as you are brainstorming and planning, whether you are an outliner or a pantser? Alexa Donne will share how she approaches planning and writing a thriller–backwards! (Don’t worry it sounds scarier than it is.) She’ll go over essential components of a mystery/thriller, key thriller beats, popular tropes, pacing tips, and more that you can apply to adult, YA, or MG suspense books.

The Five Point Finale

If you've ever felt your endings don't feel earned, or that things get "wrapped up too easily" in the end, you won't want to miss this webinar. Join Jessica for a discussion about the Save the Cat! Five-Point Finale and how you can use it (for any genre!) to make your Third Act more compelling and dynamic. Jessica covers the Finale beat, the five points of the Five Point Finale, and gives examples from popular movies and novels. 

The Psychology of Great Characters: A Conversation with Mary Kole

Join Jessica Brody and Mary Kole, Founder and Executive Editor at Good Story Company, and instructor of Crafting Dynamic Characters, as they discuss the psychology of great characters. After the conversation, they’ll be taking your questions on character development, the Crafting Dynamic Characters course, and all things writing. 

Writing with Scrivener with Michael La Ronn

In this session, Michael will cover what Scrivener is and why it is an essential writing app in your arsenal. He’ll cover both basic and intermediate features you’ll need to know to plan, write, edit, and format your novel in Scrivener, as well as some tips that will make you more productive. By the end, you’ll feel more comfortable with the app and how to write books in it effectively.

Cheat Codes for Creating Sympathetic Characters with Scott Reintgen

So much of writing comes back to a single question: is the reader interested in following the main character into your story? In this session, author Scott Reintgen will walk through 17 methods that will have the reader falling head over heels for your characters. With each “cheat code”, we’ll discuss examples from literature and film. You’ll be surprised how deftly some authors have wielded these methods to create the characters we love the most. But most importantly, you’ll be able to take these back and easily apply them to your own work.

Writing Sequels and Series

Learn how to write and plot compelling sequels and series using the Save the Cat! plotting method. In this webinar, Jessica covers the two main types of series, the series Beat Sheet, tips for going beyond the first book, and what to know before you start. 

Writing Multiple Points of View

Join Jessica Brody as she breaks down her best practices for juggling multiple points of view (and beat sheets!) in a single story. Jessica covers what multiple POV is, gives examples from popular novels, discusses why you would want to use multiple POV in your stories, the challenges and benefits, some best practices, and how to track multiple POVs in the Save the Cat! Beat sheet.

How to Write Page-Turning Tension with Jordan Rosenfeld

Just learning the basic building blocks of story craft is not enough to write a page-turning story; you need to master the art of tension on every page and within every element of the story. From the inner conflicts of a character’s deepest psyche, to the mechanics of how you reveal information to the reader, creating tension is critical to crafting a story your readers can’t put down!

Crafting Your Ending with Simon & Schuster Editorial Director Kendra Levin

How do you bring a piece of writing to a conclusion that your readers won’t see coming and that leaves them satisfied? Join editorial director and life coach for writers Kendra Levin in a deep dive into the craft of endings. We’ll explore how to find the answers within your characters, using mythic structure as a tool, and boots-on-the-ground approaches to tackling that final, vital part of your story’s arc.

Save the Cat! Novel Writing Course

OFFICIAL SAVE THE CAT! COURSE
Discover the secret storytelling code behind all great novels and use it to outline, write, or revise your own

Novel Fast Drafting Course

Stop stressing, second-guessing, and revising endlessly. Learn the fastest, most efficient way to write novels (and finish them every single time)

The Complete Novel Revision Course

Learn a time-tested, step-by-step revision process for taking your novel from first draft to final draft 

Crafting Dynamic Characters

Learn to create fully fleshed-out, dynamic characters and how to reveal them to the reader in a way that grabs their attention and captures their heart

Foundations of Fiction

Master the foundations of compelling fiction and use them to craft killer novels, memoirs, or short stories

Retail Price: $99
Included with Membership

Scene Crafting Masterclass

Master the art of writing scenes that hook, engage, and leave readers hungry for more

Retail Price: $199
Included with Membership

Level Up Your Writing

Challenge your creativity and sharpen your skills across seven key story elements in this interactive online course with bestselling author Scott Reintgen

Retail Price: $199
Included with Membership 

Productivity Hacks for Writers

Learn to "hack" your brain, space, and devices to stay focused, be more productive, and get the most out of every writing day

Retail Price: $99
Included with Membership

Secrets to Self-Publishing Success

A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to successfully self-publishing and marketing your novel, with bestselling author Bethany Atazadeh

Develop Blockbuster Ideas that Sell

Unleash your creativity and brainstorm "high-concept" book and movie ideas that sell

Retail Price: $99
Included with Membership

Conquering Writer's Block

Proven strategies, techniques, and tools to overcome writer's block (for good!), and become a Prolific Writer

Retail Price: $99
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Sell Your Novel to a Major Publisher

A comprehensive, step-by-step  insider's guide to selling your book and becoming a paid, published author

Retail Price: $199
Included with Membership

Fiction for Young Writers

A fun, interactive workshop to help young writers unlock their creativity, improve their craft, and write better stories (ages 9+)

Retail Price: $49
Included with Membership

All Future Courses

Members of Writing Mastery Academy always get first-look access to all future courses, with no change in membership price