My First Web Novel or Storybook
Recommended: 4 × 3h · 12 hours
Start with a memory, keyword or image and prepare a story draft, cover and description.
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Who is it for?
Adults new to writing who want to turn an experience into fiction or create a first story.
What will you work towards?
A logline, characters, synopsis and story structure
A complete short-story draft or a first chapter with a longer-story outline
A cover concept, description and relevant hashtags
An editing, export and publication-preparation checklist
How much time should you plan?
Standard 12-hour format includes demonstrations, individual work, troubleshooting, feedback and saving.
Short format: A five-hour taster covers a logline, structure and first scene draft; the standard format adds editing and presentation.
Output scope is adjusted to the learners’ starting level.
What will you explore?
Standard: four sessions, 12 hours. Move from material and structure to scenes, drafting and revision, then cover and description. Aim for one short work, or an outline and opening chapter of a longer one.
01 Find material and readers
- Practice
- Turn a memory, keyword or image into story options
- Output
- Genre, readership and a logline
02 Choose a structure
- Practice
- Select a suitable three-act, eight-beat or hero’s journey structure
- Output
- Character notes, plot sequence and ending
03 Draft and revise scenes
- Practice
- Work on dialogue, scenes, foreshadowing and cliffhangers; check consistency
- Output
- A short-story draft or first chapter and overall outline
04 Prepare to present your work
- Practice
- Create a cover concept, synopsis, description and hashtags
- Output
- A presentation kit and an exported manuscript
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