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A Book in a Year

Write and complete your book to publishing standards!

 

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The Book in a Year Program 

Create, write, complete a book.

 

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Write your book with a fully-mentored book writing program

So many writers struggle with staying on track to complete a book before they run out of steam. How do you know if your idea is any good? How do you avoid becoming overwhelmed when you hit the page? Should you plot or not? What does it take to write a book good enough to be published?

Page-turning books don’t happen by accident. They’re created. We’ll show you how. Our program will guide you step-by-step through writing your own book to meet publishing standards.

 

Maybe you’re moving to writing fiction for the first time or maybe you write poems, screenplays or short stories and would like to move into the longer form of the novel. Getting tens of thousands of words down onto the page can seem daunting; you’ve got the words but not necessarily the right words in the right order!

Some wise and timely guidance could save you years of frustrated efforts.

Whether you want to refresh your writing life, improve your storytelling abilities, or become a published author, a good writing course can help you develop strong writing skills. Online courses offer you the flexibility to hold down the day job while you write your bestseller. But not all online writing courses are equal. 

Ideally, you should be looking for instruction from award-winning and bestselling authors and feedback from publishing professionals. To make the most of your time, you don’t want to sit in an online writing class with amateur writing instructors, or waste time poring over academic writing exercises, undertaking pointless writing assignments or worse, be required to use your precious time to give feedback on the sentence structure of other writers work.  

 

You need to find a creative writing program that fits into your life, and supports the best use of your time to allow you to become the best writer you can be. 

Welcome home!

Come up with a big idea for a story that excites you and write a first draft, fast, with coaching support from experienced authors. Then, work with professional editors to polish your first draft. Our carefully structured program takes the pressure off, and we will help with the heavy lifting of plotting and planning while showing you some insider techniques to really raise your writing game.We offer a unique one-hour-a-day method with the book writing course created by a Booker Prize-listed author.

Suitable for writers at all stages and with more five-star reviews than any other writing course, sign up for an adventure in fiction with the worlds best-loved writing book writing program.

Sign up and start a new chapter of your life today.

Step-by-step program

The 3-stage structured pathway with 200+ lessons.

Self-paced courses

Create your idea, write and edit your book.

Weekly online classes

Membership of the worldwide writing group.

A years membership

Flexible payments and membership extension plans.

1. Create your story         

55 self-paced lessons

Videos, tools and downloads

Our first module - The Classic Course

Three cheers for a big idea!

How do authors come up with their ideas?

We’ll show you the authors of the bestselling works of action found theirs, give you the secret sauce on coming up with yours, mining your unique life experience and circumstances and pairing your treasures to the prime-movers of big stories. We will guide you to plan the world of a story good enough to get published. 

1. Create your story

50+ self-paced lessons

With videos, tools, downloads

2. Write your first draft         

100 self-paced lessons

6 coaching sessions

Videos, tools and downloads

Our second module - The Ninety Day Novel

The one-hour-a-day way

You will have the time of your life – and hold down the day job and feed the kids and walk the dog too! Ninety Days with a lesson-a-day and a writing mentor on speed dial with six coaching sessions, one every two weeks.

We will show you how to create that golden hour daily and you can drop into live writing sessions by Zoom with your fellow writing students too!

2. Write your first draft

100+ self-paced lessons

6 coaching sessions

Videos, tools and downloads

3. Edit your book        

50 self-paced lessons

2 editorial sessions

Videos, tools and downloads

Our third module - The Big Edit

Rise and shine!       

Here’s where a first draft gets to look smart. All the art is in the second draft. You will be able to take the very best of your writing on to a publishing-quality manuscript guided by our Big Five publisher editorial team who know a thing or two about what makes stories sell!

3. Edit your book

50 self-paced lessons

2 editorial sessions

Videos, tools and downloads

With book coaching sessions

Write with an author co-pilot at your side to help you make those all-important decisions on how to tell your story. Book your sessions to suit your timetable. They’re recorded for you to keep for your reference. Relax, you’re in safe hands.

  • 6 personal coaching sessions of 45 minutes
  • Develop your story in one-to-one sessions with a bestselling author
  • Stay on track with guidance from the first sentence to the last word
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With writer coaching sessions

Get advice from a bestselling author on your ideas for your story.

With book editor sessions

Your editorial team were formerly publishing editors from the Big Five publishers with experience editing bestsellers. Our team will guide your revision process and oversee your submissions package for literary agency representation. 

  • 2 in-depth live editorial sessions of 45 minutes
  • A feedback report on your submissions package
  • A bespoke submissions process when your manuscript is ready
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With professional editor sessions

With classes and a community        

40+ writing classes a month

100+ recorded masterclasses 

24/7 online community for novelists

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With classes and a community

40+ writing classes a month

100+ recorded masterclasses 

24/7 online community for novelists

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Enrol on the best book writing program

 

The Finished Novel
‘Life-giving’ 

The writing program with rave reviews

how to write a book

I started writing my book with The Novelry in May, and by March I had signed with a literary agent. I would never have progressed so quickly without The Novelry, and I highly recommend it to anyone looking for a fast track to mastering the essentials of creative writing. I took all three courses. I loved the idea of the daily writing practice, the insightful tutor chats, and the combination of high literary ideals and genre awareness. In fact, I loved the course so much that I'm using it to draft my second book – while I’ve dabbled in many techniques, I feel most comfortable coming back to The Novelry.

— Olesya Lyuzna, now represented by Aevitas Creative Management

write a book

Hell yes! I already had an MFA in creative writing; I thought I should be able write a book by myself. This course – with its combination of support, advice, and community – taught me so much about the novel form while I wrote one of my own. From this course I am taking a number of habits that I can’t imagine not having in the future.

— Jeff Becker, Creative Writing Professor

write a book in a year course

It’s been a life-giving, powerful experience, and I cannot shut up about it. If you are thinking of signing up, don’t think twice. It’s one of the best decisions I have ever made. After six years of labouring on my book, I ended up with a first draft and a story that still blows my mind when I think about it. My coach is not only an expert on the craft, she is also incredibly smart, witty, creative and an absolute joy to work with. Her feedback was honest, yet always supportive.’

— Anna Verena Brandt

Only one book will change your life. Yours.

‘Utterly brilliant. Life-changing, in fact. The course and the community are the best things that have ever happened to the author in me. If you really want to write your novel, don’t let it roll about for 10 years. DO THIS COURSE! I challenge you not to fall in love with it.’ —Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Fulfil your ambition with our book writing program

Only one book will change your life. Yours.

‘Utterly brilliant. Life-changing, in fact. The course and the community are the best things that have ever happened to the author in me. If you really want to write your novel, don’t let it roll about for 10 years. DO THIS COURSE! I challenge you not to fall in love with it.’ —Rashmi Sirdeshpande

Fulfil your ambition with The Book in a Year Plan.

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