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Community Authors – Craft of Writing Video Series

Instantly find out what you need to write your very best story.

Story craft expert Christopher Hawke walks you through over 30 writing lessons in this award-winning video series.

Get immediate and forever access to the craft of writing insights that V. S. Alexander touted as “The most comprehensive class on the market today…entertaining and inspiring…”

Click on the sample lessons below that interest you, to find out more.

Craft of Writing Course Outline
Click below to view sample lessons

Intro
The Beginning
Vital Whispers
Story Building
Groundbreaking Stories
Your Sanctuary
Expectations
Foreshadowing
Suspended Disbelief
CWHO
Character
Wanted
However
Ongoing
The Plot Skeleton
Keeping the Reader’s Interest
Suspense
Arcs and the Plot
Supporting Characters
The Three Parts of Writing
Who’s Showing the Story?
Narrative Voice
Hooks
Crafting Sentences and Paragraphs
Descriptions
Dialogue
Show Don’t Tell
Flowing Choreography
Characterizing
Metaphors
Nonfiction
Commas
Making Your Writing Soulful
Driving Your Story Forward
Setting Tempo
The Payoff
Self-Editing Your Work
Final Thoughts

More about Christopher Hawke

“Community Authors’ series the Craft of Writing is the most comprehensive class on the market today. Christopher Hawke guides the writer from story concept to the finished product in an entertaining and inspiring fashion.”
—V. S. Alexander, author of The Magdalen Girls and The Taster

 

Write Your Best Story—Learn How Today
Prepare for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

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Prepare for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

Instantly find out what you need to write your very best story. Prepare for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo).

Story craft expert Christopher Hawke walks you through over 30 writing lessons in this award-winning video series.

Get immediate and forever access to the craft of writing insights that V. S. Alexander touted as “The most comprehensive class on the market today…entertaining and inspiring…”

Click on the sample lessons below that interest you, to find out more.

Craft of Writing Course Outline
Click below to view sample lessons

Intro
The Beginning
Vital Whispers
Story Building
Groundbreaking Stories
Your Sanctuary
Expectations
Foreshadowing
Suspended Disbelief
CWHO
Character
Wanted
However
Ongoing
The Plot Skeleton
Keeping the Reader’s Interest
Suspense
Arcs and the Plot
Supporting Characters
The Three Parts of Writing
Who’s Showing the Story?
Narrative Voice
Hooks
Crafting Sentences and Paragraphs
Descriptions
Dialogue
Show Don’t Tell
Flowing Choreography
Characterizing
Metaphors
Nonfiction
Commas
Making Your Writing Soulful
Driving Your Story Forward
Setting Tempo
The Payoff
Self-Editing Your Work
Final Thoughts

More about Christopher Hawke

“Community Authors’ series the Craft of Writing is the most comprehensive class on the market today. Christopher Hawke guides the writer from story concept to the finished product in an entertaining and inspiring fashion.”
—V. S. Alexander, author of The Magdalen Girls and The Taster

 

Write Your Best Story—Learn How Today
Prepare for National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo)

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Community Authors Annual Writing Competition

Enter the Community Authors Annual Writing Competition for your chance to win your share of $2,000 and have your work be seen by editors and agents. Winners will be chosen from each category.

 

 Prizes

One Grand Prize winner will receive:

The First place winner in each category will receive $100 in cash and $200 off the purchase of a Community Authors’ editing or writing coaching services.

All top winners will also receive:

  • An announcement of the winner on CommunityAuthors.com
  • $100 in cash
  • An interview with the author on CommunityAuthors.com
  • Forever access to the award-winning month-long Craft of Writing video series
  • $200 off the purchase of a Community Authors’ editing or writing coaching services

 

 Categories
  • Full Length Fiction Novel
  • Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious)
  • Memoirs/Personal Essay
  • Magazine Feature Article
  • Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.)
  • Mainstream/Literary Short Story
  • Poetry
  • Script (Stage Play or Television/Movie Script)
  • Children’s/Young Adult Fiction

 

 How to Enter
  • Copy and paste your entry into the body of an email to: Service@CommunityAuthors.com (please do not send your entry as an attachment)
  • Please include the following in the top of the email:
    • The author’s full name
    • Name used for payment, if different
    • The category of your entry
  • Pay your $45 entry fee at: CommunityAuthors.com/payment
  • Your entry must be original, in English, unpublished and unproduced, not accepted by any other publisher or producer at the time of submission. Community Authors retains one-time nonexclusive publication rights to the Grand Prize and First Place winning entries in each category to be published in a Community Authors’ publication. Entries in the Magazine Feature Article category may be previously published. Any piece posted online, anywhere other than a personal blog, is considered published. For poetry, online postings are not considered published.
  • Due to U.S. Government restrictions we are unable to accept entries from Syria, Iran, North Korea, or Sudan.

 

Competition Rules

 

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