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Coursera 上的《如何写小说》课程旨在帮助那些渴望创作一部属于自己的小说但又对这一过程感到畏惧的学员。本课程认识到每个人的写作过程独一无二，但核心却有共通之处。课程将引导学员克服初期的“不灵感”和自我怀疑，进入“心流”状态，实现流畅的写作。 课程的核心理念并非强制学员遵循某种固定的写作流程，而是分享作者 Jennifer-Crystal Johnson 个人行之有效的经验，帮助学员组织思路和想法，使故事更加清晰有条理。 JOHNSON 是一个多产的作家，其作品包括小说、诗集和散文集，她将分享如何克服写作瓶颈、找回灵感的方法，以及一些实用的技巧。 课程也纠正了许多人对作家工作的误解，即作家并非一气呵成写出完美稿件，而是需要经历构思、笔记、大纲、研究、查证、提问，甚至大胆删减不必要内容的反复打磨过程。此外，在没有外部监督的情况下，作者需要高度的自律、耐心、决心和自我驱动力来完成创作。 尽管课程没有提供详细的教学大纲，但主讲人 Jennifer-Crystal Johnson 的作者背景和经验（曾出版过小说、诗集，并在多家刊物担任编辑和自由撰稿人）表明，本课程将为学员提供切实可行的指导，鼓励所有有志于写小说的读者坚持下去。
If you want to learn how to write a novel, then get "How To Write a Novel."• The writing process is a little bit different from one person to the next, but fundamentally, it's very similar. When someone sits down to write, there tends to be an awkward "uninspired" moment in the beginning, when you begin to get over the doubt and the thoughts of not knowing what to say and then jump into it anyway. Usually once you've gotten a few sentences out - sometimes a paragraph or two - you suddenly slip into, "the zone:" that inspired and motivated place where the work comes out effortlessly and you can just keep going for pages and pages.• This book isn't about telling you how to write or making assumptions that everyone goes through the same process. Quite the contrary - I'd like to point out right now that not every writer will follow a process. Some follow no process at all. I'm here to simply share some things that work for me and help me to keep my ideas and thoughts organized so the stories make sense. There are a number of ways to do that, and I'll cover some of my favorites in this eBook.• Most people write for themselves, and many people don't necessarily publish a book. But those who want to write a novel and are intimidated by the idea are the people I'm writing this book for.• One of the questions I ask myself the most is, "Why is it so hard to stay inspired?" Maybe you get stuck on a part of the book or the thought of 90,000 words scares you. Either way, there are some little tricks and activities you can do in order to maintain a steady focus and inspiration.• For some reason, people have this misconception of authors and writers, that writers just sit down, type up a perfect manuscript the first time around, and then sit back and relax as the royalties roll in. In reality, writers brainstorm, take notes, make outlines, do research either in person or online - or at libraries, verify information, ask questions, and have to have the ability to remove chunks of their work from their document if it's excessive.• And with no boss looking over your shoulder to be accountable to, an author has to be accountable to him or herself, not to mention be a self-starter.• It takes discipline and patience, not to mention determination, but if you're serious about writing a novel, then keep reading!About the ExpertJennifer-Crystal Johnson is originally from Germany, but was raised all over. She has published one novella under her former last name, The Outside Girl: Perception is Reality (Publish America, 2005 - this will be out of print in 2013), a poetry book, Napkin Poetry (Broken Publications, 2010), and a collection of poetry, art, and prose called Strangers with Familiar Faces (Broken Publications, 2011). Her poem, Yin & Yang, was featured on Every Writer's Resource's Poem a Day site.One of her short stories, The Clinic, has been featured in Jack Meets Jill, and her short horror story, The Huntress, has been featured in Zombie Coffee Press. Her poetry has appeared in various anthologies including Theatre of the Mind (Noble House, 2003) and Invoking the Muse (Noble House, 2004). She currently works as the Managing Editor for Phati'tude Literary Magazine published by the IAAS, freelance writer and editor, and is working toward a degree in creative writing. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her fiance, three kids, and two cats.
