Writing Club by School of Plot

By School of Plot

Fun, practical writing tips for anyone writing their dream novel. Especially if it's fantasy. I do love fantasy.... more

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March 18, 2024 Wrote a Fantasy Book (Q+A)
I wrote a dark, comedic fantasy book. I answer your questions about outlining, timeframe, characters and more! I'll be regularly(-ish) posting about my self-publishing journey so we'll both learn exactly how it works.

FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads
And you can find me at all these other places too:
➡️ INSTA: (My main place of posting) https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot/
➡️ PINTEREST: (Also quite active, longer-form writing guides) [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/schoolofplot
➡️TIKTOK: (Memes and foolishness) https://www.tiktok.com/@theschoolofplot
Finally, you can find some writing resources I made for you here:
📖 WRITING WORKBOOKS: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
💻 WRITING BLOG: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides

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36min
March 12, 2024 How to Fund Self-Publishing (with Kate Korsak)
Author Kate Korsak explains how (and why) she ran a successful Kickstarter campaign to raise $5K for the publication of her next fantasy novel.
TIMESTAMPS
01:50 - Author Kate Korsak on her upcoming epic fantasy novel
03:34 - Timeline from getting the idea to approaching publication
07:30 - Writers using Kickstarter
09:10 - Exclusive editions, book boxes, custom book-inspired coffees
11:24 - How early should you start marketing before a book is published?
11:57 - Publishing timeline (when to open preorders, etc.)
17:25 - Getting art for your novel (cover + promotional art)
20:19 - Indie (self-publishing) vs. traditional publishing (+ what querying is like)
24:42 - What is partner publishing? Kate’s experience (not ideal, if you want a spoiler)
26:52 - Formatting your novel
29:03 - Which Kickstarter rewards worked and which didn’t work
31:16 - Do Kickstarter ‘sales’ count as pre-orders?
33:14 - Getting readers interested before publication
34:40 - How much info about your book should you share pre-release?
36:40 - What’s a release team and why would writers need them?
38:46 - How to choose people to be on the team
39:36 - What’s an ARC reader and why would writers need them?
42:05 - How important is personal brand as a writer?
44:30 - Advice for writers who are shy to show up on camera
45:30 - Dealing with trolls (dragon r@cism and me getting blamed for the Vietnam W@r in a post about YA, if that interests you)
52:26 - Kate recommends resources to writers wanting to go indie
KATE'S INFO:
Instagram: @writerkatek
TikTok: @writerkatek
Website: https://www.katekorsak.com/
MY INFO:
Workbooks: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
Writing Blog: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides
Insta: (My main place of posting) https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot
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56min
March 07, 2024 Instagram For Writers: Ultimate Guide
How I got my first 100K. Step-by-step guide of to grow your account, get more readers, promote your work and even get sponsorships...without making yourself cringe.

INSTA GROWTH PACK: https://schoolofplot.com/products/insta-growth-pack

FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads
And you can find me at all these other places too:
➡️ INSTA: (My main place of posting) https://www.instagram.com/schoolofplot/
➡️ PINTEREST: (Also quite active, longer-form writing guides) [https://www.pinterest.co.uk/schoolofplot
➡️TIKTOK: (Memes and foolishness) https://www.tiktok.com/@theschoolofplot
Finally, you can find some writing resources I made for you here:
📖 WRITING WORKBOOKS: https://schoolofplot.com/collections/workbooks
💻 WRITING BLOG: https://schoolofplot.com/blogs/writing-guides
...more
52min
February 25, 2024 Ranking Fantasy Writing Cliches
Handsome fairies, evil advisors, rebellious princesses who are bad at embroidery...and 45 other fantasy cliches. I tier rank them on a scale from cold lumpy porridge to hot buttery pie. Also I want to change my opinion on “name day” as a fantasy cliche. I’ve since learned that they’re a pretty normal thing in some cultures. That would be such a cool thing to explore in fantasy (as opposed to just using that term as a replacement for birthday) and I want to upgrade it to 🥧!
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50min
February 17, 2024 Writing Trick: Endless Story Ideas
Hey writer! Welcome to the shoddy beginnings of my podcast.
Here's a (very very) simple trick if you need an idea for a story: apply the 5 Ws to any painting. In this video, I walk you through an example.
Here are the resources I mentioned in the video:
FREE PLOT OUTLINE TEMPLATE:
📜 https://schoolofplot.com/pages/free-downloads
CORNISH MYTH RESOURCE (I just think it's cool!)
🧚 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1252513 (part 1 - you may need to log in through your uni/school/local library)
🧚 https://www.jstor.org/stable/1252541 (part 2)
🧚 https://wildernessengland.com/blog/cornish-folklore/
And you can find me at all these other places too:
➡️ INSTA: (My pain place of posting) @schoolofplot
➡️ PINTEREST: (Also quite active, longer-form writing guides) @schoolofplot
➡️TIKTOK: (Memes and foolishness) @THEschoolofplot
And of course, schoolofplot.com
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13min

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