In this creative writing course you will learn how to: 1.Develop a much-in-demand topic from your own expertise 2. Undertake effective research to add to your knowledge 3. Create a master class writing-for-profit structure 4. Craft essence of topic into compelling text 5. Inject it with little-known secret for best-selling potential 6. Transform your work into a professional teaching module 7. Sell through online outlets on an experimental basis 8. Prepare and submit a winning proposal for hard copy publication 9. Enjoy residual royalties from bookstore & online sales 10. Attract additional streams of incremental income 11. Produce several disparate books from same basic concept

To assist you in locating an appropriate publisher for your particular project, you will also be directed to a secret web site, a 'vertical' portal containing 1000s of publishing activity profiles together with access to relevant web sites where you can make your selection of candidates for submission.

CAREFULLY CONSTRUCT THE PLOT

A carefully constructed plot is also important. Though element of suspense is critical only to certain genres, namely mysteries and psychological thrillers, element of suspense can deepen overall impact of any work of fiction.

The goal is to create tension from very first page, to trap readers in viscous web of suspense as early as possible, and to keep them there to very end. Nancy Kress, author of Beginnings, Middles, and Ends (Writer's Digest, 1999) writes, "...you must hook a reader or editor in first three paragraphs." Think about it. There are tens of thousands of books available to readers these days, not to mention other forms of entertainment. There are also tens of thousands of aspiring writers vying for attention of agents, editors, and readers. You don't have much time to make an impression. Make a good one as quickly as you can.

Give your protagonist a difficult goal, then throughout novel add complications. Give her a deadline and force her to make difficult choices. Convince reader there's no solution; no way out. Always leave a question in reader's mind. This will give them a great reason to continue on.

Prolong agony. By making life difficult for your protagonist, you'll inspire anticipation, even dread, in your readers. But dread is good! Stir readers' emotions whenever you can. Force them to empathize, to feel. That's what they want! They want to feel sad, angry, inspired, annoyed, excited. They want to be taken off guard. They paid for good entertainment; make sure you give it to them. By writing intriguing characters and crafting a solid plot, you'll create a compulsive need to turn page. They will skip meals, miss bedtimes, and (though not condoned) ignore spouses and friends until they reach answers for which they've been searching. They'll keep turning pages until they reach end.

Conversely, draw readers in, but don't let them down. Nothing's worse than reaching last pages of a book just to find that ending is a letdown. Many books do that; don't let yours! Make yours a page turner...from first to very last page.