Jennie Nash – Blueprint for a Book: Memoir

Course Curriculum

Blueprint for a Book: Memoir
Welcome to Blueprint for a Book

     
    Getting technical support

Part 1: About Your Book

     
    Step 1: Why must you write this book?
     
    Step 2: What’s the point?
     
    Step 3: Killer sentence
     
    Step 4: Jacket copy
     
    Step 5: Choose a working title

Part 2: Book Structure

     
    Step 6: Structure
     
    Step 7: Whose story is it?
     
    Step 8: Who’s telling the tale?
     
    Step 9: What is the story timeline?
     
    Step 10: Where does the narrator stand in time?
     
    Step 11: Sketching out the plot
     
    Step 12: Outline the whole book
     
    Step 13: Design a table of contents
     
    Step 14: Design a simple chapter template
     
    Step 15: Outline your whole book

Part 3: Your Ideal Reader

     
    Step 16: Identify your ideal reader
     
    Step 17: Reach your ideal reader

Part 4: Developing Scenes or Chapters

     
    Step 18: Write the opening scene or chapter
     
    Step 19: Write the closing scene or chapter

Next Steps

     
    Make sure you’re on the right track
     
    Write forward with a coach
     
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