The Blueprint to Writing a Terrific Novel
Something remarkable happens today. And it has the potential to be a turning point in your writing career.
My friend and colleague, New York Times best-selling author Jerry Jenkins (the guy who wrote the Left Behind series), has just opened spots in his most comprehensive novel-writing program in more than forty years of teaching writers.
It’s called Your Novel Blueprint. You can find all the information right here.
But here’s a quick overview of what you get when you sign up:
- Lifetime access to 84 video lessons that take you step-by-step through Jerry’s entire novel-writing process. He’ll guide you from start to finish, all the way to a completed manuscript.
- Instructions for every writing session, so you’ll never stare at a blank screen wondering what to do next. You’ll love the confidence that comes from a clear purpose and direction each time you sit down to write.
- A PERSONAL VIDEO from Jerry, evaluating your novel idea, in which he’ll tell you what he thinks works, what could improve, and how to make it as compelling as possible for agents or acquisition editors. His goal is to give you confidence in the foundation of your novel before you spend months building on it.
- A FREE Professional Critique of your novel’s first 10 pages from a celebrated, award-winning novelist or editor from Jerry’s stable of handpicked experts.
- Exclusive access to the private Your Novel Blueprint Facebook page (currently 475 members strong), where you can get to know fellow members and interact about your works in progress. This has become a most popular feature and many have formed mutual accountability groups. You can also post pieces of your work for informal evaluation and ask Jerry questions about any aspect of your novel. He says this community impresses him every day!
- An invitation to a live, in-person Mastermind Session Jerry hosts annually after you and fellow members finish your novels—a full day of group coaching and in-depth conversation about your writing…and a chance to celebrate all you’ve accomplished! Jerry says many have established lifelong friendships here.
- Access to Jerry’s Query Letter and Proposal Package, everything you need to confidently pitch your manuscript to agents and publishers. It includes his guide, How to Impress Agents and Editors (what decision makers look for and how to make your work stand out), access to 2 novel proposals that resulted in best sellers (you can use these as templates for your own proposals), and his 90-minute seminar, How to Write Winning Queries and Proposals.
I’ve had time to look through some of this course, and I’ve heard some great comments from some who have taken it. Here’s what I really love about this program:
- It’s one of the most comprehensive courses I’ve ever seen. You’ll learn everything from generating your idea to planning the novel, and from nailing your first chapter to writing an epic ending. If you schedule six hours a week, you can expect to finish your book within about six months. If you are someone who procrastinates and needs to be pushed along, this will do it for you!
- It helps you overcome the struggles that destroy most writers’ dreams—fear, procrastination, and writer’s block. You’ll learn how to finally defeat all three.
- It’s taught by Jerry Jenkins, a pro who has hit the New York Times best-seller list a whopping 21 times, and whose books have sold over 70 million copies worldwide. In this course, he teaches you everything he’s learned about writing a novel.
- You receive personalized guidance. When you submit your book idea to Jerry, he sends you a video evaluation of it. Also, you get a thorough personal edit of your first 10 pages by a Jerry Jenkins–approved professional.
This course has some seriously great testimonials from successful students. So if you’re looking for start-to-finish guidance from a seasoned pro on your next novel, check this course out right now!
There is NOTHING to risk by signing up as there’s a 30-day money-back guarantee on this course, so if you join, you can get your money back at any point, for any reason, during the first 30 days.
Thanks for the overview and your thoughts on this course! But it’s still too expensive to sign up for despite being risk free. I’ll keep in the back of my mind as I write and utilize other resources in my tool box.
I was fortunate enough to have been in Jerry’s writers guild at the time the YNB course first invited participants. I had been stuck in my third novel (the other two shall live forever in my filing cabinet) for years. I decided that if I was serious about wanting to write and be published, I needed to commit to learning more and working on my writing in a systematic way.
What I found in the course far exceeded my expectations, even after the first half-dozen lessons. The logical progression through the modules, the numerous video lessons, the homework assignments–they all helped turn my hapless flailing about into an orderly, informed progress toward a completed draft. Further instruction in revision, also in the course, guided in the all-important phase of turning a draft into something worth reading. I’ve now encountered agents and editors who want to see my proposal, and having the pedigree of being one of Jerry’s students helps even beyond the transformative effect the course has had on my writing.
Lastly, in YNB there is a community of writers in the same boat, who made the commitment to take the course, and their comments in the closed YNB Facebook group are often very valuable. Jerry also weighs in with specific advice and comments, and students are encouraged to submit a couple of pages of material for review monthly. Jerry is a true professional, and he is happy to contribute to our success. It’s pretty sweet!
Thanks for sharing your experience in Jerry’s program!
My genuine pleasure!