Write your mystery, suspense thriller, or horror book!
An advanced workshop for completing your novel.Through workshop discussion, you'll receive constructive and supportive feedback as your novel develops. You'll share excerpts from your work and we'll brainstorm with you story-related questions you have about your manuscript. You'll make weekly progress as you deepen your understanding and practice of the craft. At the end of the class, you will submit 30 pp to your instructor and in return receive specific written notes and advice for revising or finishing the novel.
Finish your killer novel
Build on the development work of 5 Days to a Killer Concept and 4 Weeks to Develop Your Novel to craft a thrilling draft of your work
Refine your characters and create satisfying character arcs
Strengthen antagonist/protagonist conflict and character drive
Punch up your pacing, escalations, and obstacles to create maximum tension
Exploit plot twists, reveals, and POV to build suspense
Create a rich, granular, and realistic sense of place
Emotionally ground your writing to create a memorable, personal story
Polish your style, tone, imagery, and voice
Receive individualized feedback and support from an internationally best-selling novelist and a long-time publishing professional
More Advanced Workshops are coming! Seats are limited.
Our product is best in class and we stand behind its quality. This course includes:
Personalized feedback: Reads of your draft chapters and notes on weekly submissions
Examples drawn from successfully published mystery, thrillers, and horror works that students can use as references throughout their writing process
Membership on private Facebook page
Talks with special guests
PREVIOUS GENRE MASTERS STUDENTS receive 15% off. Email us for Coupon code.
Dedi Felman is a writer/director born and raised in the wilds of NJ. A member of the inaugural class of the HBO Access Writing Fellowship, she attended the UCLA Professional Program in Screenwriting and has taught TV writing for eight years, helping many students win fellowships and start their careers.. Previously, Dedi worked in publishing as a senior editor at Simon & Schuster and an executive editor at Oxford University Press. Titles she’s developed have been New York Times and Washington Post bestsellers and have won the Bancroft Prize, the Windham-Campbell Literature Prize, and the Helen Bernstein Book Award for Excellence in Journalism prize, and been shortlisted for the Booker Prize. She continues to freelance consult on book projects at Book Doctor West. Her espionage drama short, "Allegiance", was a finalist at the USA Film Festival and voted a Kickstarter "Project We Love."
Instructor:
HOLLIE OVERTON
Hollie Overton is an established TV writer, and novelist. Her TV credits include, “Tell me a Story," “Shadowhunters” and "Cold Case.” Hollie's debut thriller, “Baby Doll” was an international bestseller and went on to sell in eleven countries. Hollie has written two standalone thrillers, "The Walls” and “The Runaway” and is hard at work on her fourth novel. A TV writing instructor at Script Anatomy, Hollie has helped countless screenwriters hone their craft and break into the business. An identical twin, Hollie lives in Los Angeles with her husband, David, their identical triplets and rescue dog, Stevie.