Essential skills for writing a complete novel, with professional feedback from a real author.
Write a Novel is an 8-week self-paced creative writing course for teens who have always wanted to write a book—but aren’t sure how to actually begin, organize, or finish one. Through pre-recorded video lessons, students will learn how to develop an original novel or long-form story from the earliest idea stage all the way through revision and reflection.
Each week includes a video lesson, guided writing exercises, novel-development activities, and personalized feedback from a real instructor. Students won’t simply watch lessons independently—they’ll receive individualized responses designed to help them strengthen their ideas, solve story problems, and continue building momentum on their projects.
Throughout the course, students will explore core novel-writing concepts like story structure, outlining, pacing, character development, dialogue, scene construction, revision, and overcoming writer’s block. Lessons are designed to help students understand not just how stories work, but how to sustain a larger project over time without becoming overwhelmed.
The course emphasizes creativity, experimentation, and voice over perfection. Students are encouraged to write the kinds of stories they genuinely care about, whether that’s fantasy, romance, horror, sci-fi, mystery, realistic fiction, fanfiction-inspired work, or something entirely original. The prerecorded format allows students to work at their own pace while still benefiting from structured guidance and meaningful instructor support.
Lessons are conversational, encouraging, and built specifically for teen writers. Students will learn practical strategies for planning stories, creating believable characters, writing stronger scenes, and revising without losing confidence in their work.
By the end of the eight weeks, students will have developed substantial material for their novel or long-form story, gained a stronger understanding of long-form storytelling, and built the skills and confidence needed to continue their writing projects beyond the course itself.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9–12.3 — Narrative Writing
Students develop an original novel or long-form story across 8 weeks — building characters, structure, dialogue, scene construction, and pacing with the specific demands of sustained long-form fiction in mind.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9–12.4 — Production and Distribution of Writing
Students produce coherent, developed writing in which organization, voice, and style serve the scope of a larger project — including structured outlining, story planning, and managing narrative momentum across multiple chapters or sections.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9–12.5 — Strengthening Writing Through Revision
Students work through revision as an integral part of the novel-writing process — developing practical strategies for improving scenes, solving story problems, and revising without losing confidence, with personalized instructor feedback throughout.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9–12.10 — Range of Writing
Students write consistently across 8 weeks in a sustained, extended format — building the stamina, organizational skill, and creative endurance required to take a long-form project from earliest idea through substantial draft.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.L.9–12.3 — Knowledge of Language
Students make deliberate language choices at the scene level — developing stronger command of dialogue, description, and sentence craft in service of both the immediate scene and the larger story they're building.
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