The Easy Way to Write Short Stories That Sell

Introduction 1 lecture 05:37 Introductory Lecture In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. Introduction 1 lecture 05:37 Introductory Lecture In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. Introductory Lecture In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. Introductory Lecture In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. Introductory Lecture In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. Introductory Lecture In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. In this lecture, I introduce myself - Rob Parnell - and welcome you to this special course on writing short stories for profit. The lecture details what you will be able to achieve, easily and quickly - after completing the course: That is, come up with ideas, plot and write stories, find markets, and get paid. Many would-be writers are intimidated by the idea of penning their own tales. In this introduction, I attempt to demystify the process of writing and show that with the right mindset and skill-set, anyone can compete in the burgeoning marketplace for the written word. This course will definitely provide you with all the tools you need in that regard! Please note it is vitally important that you take the course in the order the materials are presented. Resist the urge to jump ahead to areas in which you feel you may need guidance! The power of this course is empirical: the better you understand the principles I outline at the beginning of the course, the easier you will find the whole process of making money from writing short stories. Foreword 3 lectures 19:21 Who Am I To Run This Course? In this lecture I provide some proof that I have the relevant expertise to present this course. I know it's important that when we receive guidance, we want our tutors and mentors to have real world experience. I want to assure you that this course is not in any way theory-based. The techniques outlined are based on actual know-how and practice. I show how it is not necessary to have special training and qualifications to compete in the writing marketplace. Writing is fairly unique in this regard because your talent is judged solely on your work. If your story is effective, in other words, you get paid. Simple as that. I also explain that it is now possible to use writing as a springboard into a new career and a way to escape the drudgery of the nine to five. This lecture is designed to inspire you and help you appreciate how dramatically you might be able to change your life - for the better - if you truly grasp the power of the tactics within this course. It's All About Mindset There is one fundamental difference between an amateur writer and a professional wordsmith - and it is not talent nor expertise. It's much simpler than that. The professional writer has the correct mindset. Mindset is important because it can provide all the motivation and discipline required to keep writing and keep working toward getting published and making money as a writer. In this section, which it would be unwise to skip, we examine how organising your thoughts and clarifying your objectives can go a long way toward preparing you for the road ahead. What Tools Do You Need to Succeed? In this lecture we examine what magazine editors and publishers are actually looking for in a writer and a story. Many people falsely believe that writing success is ensured by the ability to come up with lots of good ideas. This is not true. At least 90% of a writer's success is facilitated by adherence to simple technique and by following the generally accepted rules of good writing. To help you quickly improve your basic understanding of writing technique, I have included a copy of the classic "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk along with a special self-editing course written and compiled by my wife and I for beginning writers. I hope you find them useful. Your use of good writing technique - coherent sentences, correct grammar and punctuation etc., - is, perhaps contrary to logic, actually MORE important than coming up with good ideas for stories. Foreword. 3 lectures 19:21 Who Am I To Run This Course? In this lecture I provide some proof that I have the relevant expertise to present this course. I know it's important that when we receive guidance, we want our tutors and mentors to have real world experience. I want to assure you that this course is not in any way theory-based. The techniques outlined are based on actual know-how and practice. I show how it is not necessary to have special training and qualifications to compete in the writing marketplace. Writing is fairly unique in this regard because your talent is judged solely on your work. If your story is effective, in other words, you get paid. Simple as that. I also explain that it is now possible to use writing as a springboard into a new career and a way to escape the drudgery of the nine to five. This lecture is designed to inspire you and help you appreciate how dramatically you might be able to change your life - for the better - if you truly grasp the power of the tactics within this course. It's All About Mindset There is one fundamental difference between an amateur writer and a professional wordsmith - and it is not talent nor expertise. It's much simpler than that. The professional writer has the correct mindset. Mindset is important because it can provide all the motivation and discipline required to keep writing and keep working toward getting published and making money as a writer. In this section, which it would be unwise to skip, we examine how organising your thoughts and clarifying your objectives can go a long way toward preparing you for the road ahead. What Tools Do You Need to Succeed? In this lecture we examine what magazine editors and publishers are actually looking for in a writer and a story. Many people falsely believe that writing success is ensured by the ability to come up with lots of good ideas. This is not true. At least 90% of a writer's success is facilitated by adherence to simple technique and by following the generally accepted rules of good writing. To help you quickly improve your basic understanding of writing technique, I have included a copy of the classic "The Elements of Style" by William Strunk along with a special self-editing course written and compiled by my wife and I for beginning writers. I hope you find them useful. Your use of good writing technique - coherent sentences, correct grammar and punctuation etc., - is, perhaps contrary to logic, actually MORE important than coming up with good ideas for stories. Who Am I To Run This Course? In this lecture I provide some proof that I have the relevant expertise to present this course. I know it's important that when we receive guidance, we want our tutors and mentors to have real world experience. I want to assure you that this course is not in any way theory-based. The techniques outlined are based on actual know-how and practice. I show how it is not necessary to have special training and qualifications to compete in the writing marketplace. Writing is fairly unique in this regard because your talent is judged solely on your work. If your story is effective, in other words, you get paid. Simple as that. I also explain that it is now possible to use writing as a springboard into a new career and a way to escape the drudgery of the nine to five. This lecture is designed to inspire you and help you appreciate how dramatically you might be able to change your life - for the better - if you truly grasp the power of the tactics within this course. Who Am I To Run This Course? In this lecture I provide some proof that I have the relevant expertise to present this course. I know it's important that when we receive guidance, we want our tutors and mentors to have real world experience. I want to assure you that this course is not in any way theory-based. The techniques outlined are based on actual know-how and practice. I show how it is not necessary to have special training and qualifications to compete in the writing marketplace. Writing is fairly unique in this regard because your talent is judged solely on your work. If your story is effective, in other words, you get paid. Simple as that. I also explain that it is now possible to use writing as a springboard into a new career and a way to escape the drudgery of the nine to five. This lecture is designed to inspire you and help you appreciate how dramatically you might be able to change your life - for the better - if you truly grasp the power of the tactics within this course. Who Am I To Run This Course? In this lecture I provide some proof that I have the relevant expertise to present this course. I know it's important that when we receive guidance, we want our tutors and mentors to have real world experience. I want to assure you that this course is not in any way theory-based. The techniques outlined are based on actual know-how and practice. I show how it is not necessary to have special training and qualifications to compete in the writing marketplace. Writing is fairly unique in this regard because your talent is judged solely on your work. If your story is effective, in other words, you get paid. Simple as that. I also explain that it is now possible to use writing as a springboard into a new career and a way to escape the drudgery of the nine to five. This lecture is designed to inspire you and help you appreciate how dramatically you might be able to change your life - for the better - if you truly grasp the power of the tactics within this course. Who Am I To Run This Course? In this lecture I provide some proof that I have the relevant expertise to present this course. I know it's important that when we receive guidance, we want our tutors and mentors to have real world experience. I want to assure you that this course is not in any way theory-based. The techniques outlined are based on actual know-how and practice. I show how it is not necessary to have special training and qualifications to compete in the writing marketplace. Writing is fairly unique in this regard because your talent is judged solely on your work. If your story is effective, in other words, you get paid. Simple as that. I also explain that it is now possible to use writing as a springboard into a new career and a way to escape the drudgery of the nine to five tion is at least a 50% component of successful achievement.In this...