Start Writing Your Novel with
The One Week Writing Workshop
Video Course
Have a terrific idea for a novel, but don’t know where to begin? Are you in the middle of a manuscript, but hopelessly stuck? Or—maybe you want to pull out that project from years ago, but aren’t sure how to revive it? Acclaimed author Karin Adams has been in each of these predicaments—and she’s sharing all the steps that got her to the other side!
It’s like attending one of Karin Adams’ in-person writing workshops (enjoyed by thousands of participants since 2010), but without any time limits or constraints. Imagine having your own personal writing mentor accessible 24/7 whenever you’re ready to write. All at a fraction of the cost of attending a live workshop!
The One Week Writing Workshop - Video Course by Author Karin Adams.
Crush The Blank Page and Your Writer’s Angst!
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Let Karin Adams’ share her own personal novel-writing method with you. It’s the same method she used to write five traditionally published works of fiction, including the acclaimed middle-grade novel Frostbite Hotel. This writing workshop will help you gain the momentum you need to finally start writing your novel, keep motivated along the way and actually reach “The End”. You can do this!
It’s Time To Write The Novel You Were Meant to Write.
Have a terrific idea for a novel, but don’t know where to begin? Are you in the middle of a manuscript, but hopelessly stuck? Or—maybe you want to pull out that project from years ago, but aren’t sure how to revive it? Author Karin Adams has been in each of these predicaments—and she’s sharing all the steps that got her to the other side!
In The One Week Writing Workshop, Karin lays out her complete 7-step writing method, the one she’s taught to thousands in her popular writing workshops. Each step is further broken down into ten or so impactful micro-actions that you take immediately. Plus, there are short lessons throughout that offer helpful refreshers on fundamental writing concepts—and if you’re completely new to the craft, they give you solid footing and grow your writing confidence.
If you want to stop dreaming (or stewing) about your novel and get writing today, The One Week Writing Workshop has got your back. You’ll find:
- Real-world writing activities you’ll start using within minutes of starting the course
- A tried-and-tested 7-step method for starting your novel and seeing it through to the finish.
- Hands-on strategies for every step of the writing process, from generating ideas to revision
- Activities you can come back to again and again to bust past blocks, develop new story concepts and reconnect with the joy that got you writing in the first place
Why Is The One Week Writing Workshop Video Course Different?
This is not a course that will dissect story structure, teach you how to hit predefined story beats, or demystify the publishing industry. Such courses are invaluable, and maybe you’ve even checked out a few. However, The One Week Writing Workshop does something different.
Instead of filling your brain with more literary lingo and intricate story rules to remember, The One Week Writing Workshop gets you writing now.
This is the writing course you need when you’re ready to start actually drafting your novel and finally get it done. It includes activities and real-world strategies for every step of the writing process, from generating ideas to revision. Of course, we’ll circle back to story essentials to keep us on track. But mostly we’re going to get busy channeling what you’ve been dreaming about—and what you already know and have learned about writing—onto the actual page.
The One Week Writing Workshop is all about motivation, gaining momentum, and following a proven method that helps you to finally get your novel completed.
What Will I Learn in The One Week Writing Workshop Video Course?
Adjust Your Writer’s Mindset
- Reset your thoughts, self-talk and your environment to fuel your writing
- Take concrete action to silence the forces contributing to your writer’s block
- Personalize your approach: do the workshop in one week, or go at your own pace
Gain Momentum
- Activities build on each other, helping to grow your ideas into story elements you can use and develop further
- Short, helpful instructions launch you quickly into highly practical creative tasks
- Develop ideas and push the envelope further every time your pen touches the paper
Get Motivated
- Plunge immediately into bite-sized, warmup writing activities and delight yourself as you create
- The blank page is addressed immediately; you’re writing soon after reading page 1
- Get practical strategies, including some outside-the-box suggestions you’ve not seen anywhere else
Expand Your Toolkit
- Get lessons to further stretch and level up your writing
- Learn how to tailor the writing steps to suit different projects
- Get tips for tweaking the workshop content for your writing personality
Master a Method
- Each day’s Core Activity is the essential task in the 7-step novel writing method
- Warmup Activities prepare you for the Core, and Stretch Activities enrich your experience
- You’ll gain hands-on experience with a solid method for writing your book and future novel projects
Halt Creative Crises
- Learn fast-acting strategies to push past common creative blocks
- Includes outside-the-box, away-from-the-desk ideas to prime your imagination
- Use the book whenever you write as an emergency kit to treat creative challenges
A Proven 7-Step Method to Help Jump-Start Writing Your Novel and Get it Done! 70+ Author Tested Activities & Strategies.
PART I: ICEBREAKERS
Hi! My name is ________, Writer.
Process Over Product
You Have a Gift (But It’s Not What You Think)
Reconnect With Your Writer’s Soul
Claim Your Writing Space
PART II: THE WORKSHOP
DAY ONE: IDEAS
The Art of Reading Like a Writer
Write With Your Eyes
Write With Your Ears
Big Box of Ideas
* The Inside/Outside World *
The Writer’s Walk
Step Away and Get Active
Write the Back of the Book
Draft an Email to a Friend or Your Editor
Dwell Amongst the Books
DAY TWO: CHARACTER
Listing Potential Story Characters
Character From a Photo
Listing Character Traits
* The Character Web *
What Would ‘You’ Do?
Character Biography and Autobiography
The Journal Entry
Character Portrait and Action Shot
Assemble a Character Scrapbook Page
Allies, Rivals and Other Characters
DAY THREE: SETTING
Get Sense-Sational
The Picture Worth a Thousand Words
One Space, Two Ways
Scape, Scope and Scale of a Setting
* The 5 Senses Web *
Activate Your Story’s World
Make a Map
Write a Brief History of Your World
Build Your Story’s World
Visit Your Character’s Bedroom
Enlarge Your Story’s World
DAY FOUR: PLOT AND PLANNING
Storyboard Prep
Step 1: Set Up Your Board
Step 2: Goals/Problems
Step 3: Anchor Your Plot at Both Ends
Step 4: MIDDLE 1–Searching, Trying, and Obstacles
Step 5: MIDDLE 2–Game Changers and Best Efforts
Step 6: Curtains Open
Step 7: Curtains Close
Step 8: Does Your Character ‘Level Up’?
DAY FIVE: DRAFTING
How to Begin?
Beginnings Can Be Choosy
Start on Page 1, Page 10 or Page 95
* The 500/500 Method *
More Show, Less Tell
Animal Action Words
Take it to the Mirror
Drop and Give Me 20 (Synonyms)
Practice Point of View
Get Tense
DAY SIX: REST
* A Workshop Recess *
DAY SEVEN: REVISION
Sit On Your Hands
Find the Keepers
* BIG to small *
Take a Story Inventory
‘Reverse’ Webs
Get Loud
Write Your Own “Reader’s Report”
Write the Back of Your Book
How to Get Feedback – Part 1
How to Act On Feedback – Part 2
PART III: FROM WRITING WORKSHOP TO WRITING YOUR NOVEL
Expanding on Ideas
Expanding on Character
Expanding on Setting
Expanding on Plot and Planning
Expanding on Drafting
Expanding on Rest
Expanding on Revision
Some Last Thoughts: Don’t Be Afraid to Zig Zag
A Brief Workshop Reflection
The Best Remedies For __________
It's Time To Seize The Moment & Take Action! You're ready to finally write your novel. All it takes is a helping hand, some guidance and friendly motivation.
You’re creative and you have a great idea for a book.
You’ve read books by writing experts, watched videos—maybe even taken classes. All that’s left to do now is write. So…why is it still so hard?
Many writers know what it feels like to be unable to start or move forward writing their novel. It’s not about being uncreative. Mostly it’s that the gap between you and the finished product seems overwhelmingly vast.
But what if that gap was transformed into a series of steps? Suddenly, instead of feeling you need to take one giant, impossible leap, all you need to do is put one foot in front of the other taking one step at a time.
This is your chance to get your words out of your head and on to the page – where they belong!
Karin Adams Author & Creative Writing Coach
Karin Adams holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Winnipeg and pursued doctoral studies at Harvard University, focusing on ancient languages and literature. After seven years as a university instructor, she returned to her first love—creative writing—and has authored five traditionally published works of fiction.
Since 2010, Karin has been delivering inspiring writing workshops and classes based on her own practices to help writers of all ages and backgrounds to write better fiction. She has been a guest speaker at numerous conferences and professional development events.