Good To Great – Jericho Writers
Jericho Writers
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Free for premium members

Take Your Novel From Good To Great – Video Course

With guidance from Jericho Writers founder and author Harry Bingham, this six part course will teach you how to improve your novel, taking it from pretty good to great!
6 Lessons
Online

How this course works

Join Harry Bingham as he takes you through the process of improving an existing draft, from making sure it’s marketable to finessing your writing at sentence level.

Each video is accompanied by homework. Share your work over on Townhouse to engage with peer-to-peer feedback with our online community. The course is available as part of your Premium Membership, but the first lesson is free for everyone!

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About the course

This course is open from 2 September 2024, and can be accessed any time from then on. During the course, each module will contain a video lesson that’s roughly half an hour long. To go with this lesson, there will be an assignment to complete. Engage with our online community for peer-to-peer feedback. You’ll finish the course with all the tools you need to successfully take your novel from good to great.

Enrol In This Course

The first lesson of Good To Great will be available to everyone from 2 September 2024. Simply enroll using the form below. Modules 2 to 6 are reserved for Premium Members only, and you’ll have indefinite access to the course to take it when you’d like. If you’re not a Premium Member and you’d like to be, you can join us here.

Good To Great (#155)

Course Syllabus

Lesson 1 – How to create a memorable & marketable novel

Learn how to create a memorable and saleable story that feels fully integrated and somehow essential.

Lesson 2 – Using setting to enhance your novel

Learn how to get your reader on board and how to use settings to deepen character and propel your story forward.

Lesson 3 – Developing your characters

Learn how to deepen and enrich your characters, from minor to major.

Lesson 4 – Improve your writing at sentence level

Learn reliable and actionable methods to improve your writing

Lesson 5 – Fix common story problems

Learn how to figure out when your story has gone astray … and how to get it back on track.

Lesson 6 – How editing works

See real life examples of how careful editing can improve your text … and your entire story.

In this course, you will…

Ensure your novel is saleable

Whether you’re planning to query or self-publish, you’ll be able to ensure your novel is marketable

Elevate your story

Whether it’s looking at character, setting or sentence-level prose, you’ll come away with marked improvements in your text

Create an action plan

You’ll have actionable ‘to do’s for improving your novel, whether that be fixing common issues or tackling the editing process

Receive feedback

You’ll have the opportunity to get peer-to-peer feedback in our community forums
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