Starting June 16th, I will be teaching two new writing seminars for both beginning and experienced writers.

The Jump Start Your Novel Workshop focuses on how to plan your novel before you start writing it to make it as effective and intriguing as possible. By the end of the seminar you will have a variety of tools to help you in the writing process from character and setting sketches to scene outlines to a complete plot roadmap. Six weeks in length. Go HERE for more details and to sign up today.

The Writing a Killer Book Proposal takes you through the process of writing a fiction proposal from start to finish. By the end of the class you will not only have a complete book proposal ready for submission but you will have learned how to research the best targets to receive your proposal and increase your chances of succeeding with it. Eight weeks in length. Go HERE for more details and to sign up.

The cost for each workshop is $150.00.

(In case you’re not familiar with my work, I’m the author of the internationally bestselling Templar Chronicles series and a Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Award nominee. I’ve sold ten novels in five different countries, all from just a proposal, and I’ve used the techniques I teach in these seminars to do it.)

“Nassise’s writing program helped me JUMPSTART one novel with amazing ease while working on another. When I was finished I had a complete outline, enough to dive right in when the time comes.” -Weston Ochse, Bram Stoker-winning author of Scarecrow Gods

The first Jump Start Your Novel Workshop was a smashing success, so it’s time to do it again!

Since I started writing in 2002, I’ve sold seven novels to major publishers in four different countries. Six of those seven novels were sold on the basis of nothing more than a proposal which consisted of a synopsis, an outline, and a sample chapter.

I’ve been able to do this thanks to the method I use to thoroughly organize and prepare my novels before I sit down and write them. This method also gives me an extremely detailed project bible that I use to keep my scenes, characters, and settings straight while the project is underway. This allows me to write the scenes I want to write whenever I want to write them, even if I’m writing them out of order, which keeps my creativity and enthusiasm for the project high. Even better, it lets me know pretty quickly when an idea isn’t worth pursuing, so I don’t waste valuable time and energy.

In the workshop I’ll walk you through the methods I use from start to finish. Since I’ve just signed a contract to write three new novels, I’ll be using one of those as a living, breathing example, sharing each step with you. In addition, participants will receive personal coaching from me, including feedback on the exercises you’ll be doing on your own project.

We’ll do this step by step:

Week One – Character and Plot Sketches, Summary outline

Week Two – Settings and Research

Week Three – Scene Structure

Week Four – Story Evolution and Timeline

Week Five – Beginnings, Middles, and Endings

Week Six – Revisions and the Final Outline

At the end of the six weeks, you’ll have an extensive outline and project bible which you can easily use to develop a rough draft without the usual false starts and stalled momentum. You should also be able to create a strong synopsis and a proposal from what you’ve completed.

The workshop starts on Wednesday, Sept 12th and runs for six consecutive weeks.Lessons and assignments are delivered via email and feedback is given every step of the way.

The cost of the workshop is $125.00.

If you are interested in participating, visit the Workshop page.

Since I started writing in 2002, I’ve sold seven novels to major publishers in four different countries. Six of those seven novels were sold on the basis of nothing more than a proposal which consisted of a synopsis, an outline, and a sample chapter.

I’ve been able to do this thanks to the method I use to thoroughly organize and prepare my novels before I sit down and write them. This method also gives me an extremely detailed project bible that I use to keep my scenes, characters, and settings straight while the project is underway. This allows me to write the scenes I want to write whenever I want to write them, even if I’m writing them out of order, which keeps my creativity and enthusiasm for the project high. Even better, it lets me know pretty quickly when an idea isn’t worth pursuing, so I don’t waste valuable time and energy.

Later this month I’m going to be offering a six week workshop through my creativity coaching business, Xtremelife Coaching, that will explore this process. In the Jump Start Your Novel workshop, I’ll walk you through the methods I use from start to finish. Since I’ve just signed a contract to write three new novels, I’ll be using one of those as a living, breathing example, sharing each step with you. In addition, participants will receive personal coaching from me, including feedback on the exercises you’ll be doing on your own project.

We’ll do this step by step:

Week One – Character and Plot Sketches, Summary outline

Week Two – Research

Week Three – Story Flow

Week Four – Building the Outline

Week Five – Ferreting Out Dangling Plot Threads and Shoring Things Up

Week Six – Revisions and the Final Outline

At the end of the six weeks, you’ll have an extensive outline and project bible which you can easily use to develop a rough draft without the usual false starts and stalled momentum. You should also be able to create a strong synopsis and a proposal from what you’ve completed.

There are twelve spaces available and the cost of the workshop is $110.00.

If you are interested in participating, please email me at coach@xtremelifecoaching.com and I’ll give you all the details.

-Joe