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Stumped about how to plan your novel? Mired in the middle of a draft? Frustrated by revisions that feel overwhelming or unfocused? This five-week course offers a clear, commonsense plan of attack. We’ll peel back the layers of story structure and examine the essential elements all great stories share. You’ll learn how to create memorable characters whose goals and conflicts drive the plot, and how to use setting as an integral part of the narrative rather than a backdrop. Workbook pages and guided homework assignments will help you apply each concept directly to your own project, step by step. Along the way, you’ll master insiders’ secrets of how strong stories actually work—and you’ll leave with a solid, personalized map for writing and revising your novel with confidence.