Courses
Drafting Your Writing
to Publication
A draft-by-draft guide for fiction and non-fiction writers
taking your writing from first flow to a publishable manuscript.
Dr. Gwyn Erwin
Do you have a nascent idea, a drawer full of notes, or scattered pages but don’t know where to go next?
Are you seasoned, even published, yet still stumbling your way through revision after revision?
You're frustrated because....
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You know "writing is rewriting," but no one has ever told you how to rewrite.
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You've rewritten chapter one so many times you can't see it anymore, and the rest of your book is still waiting.
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You've outlined your book, but when you sit down to write, you're stuck.
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Your notes live in shoeboxes, desk drawers, and files you can't keep track of.
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You sit down to write, and nothing comes. Then, at three in the morning, it flows, briefly
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You finally make big changes, and suddenly your draft looks worse.
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You try to write and edit at the same time, and your writing turns stiff, lifeless, and not like you.
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You're not sure what "ready" even means, or how to get your book to agents or into readers' hands.
I GET IT!
The heart of the process I created is Drafting Your Writing to Publication. Instead of rewriting by feel, you'll move through a sequence of purposeful drafts. Each draft has one clear job, and each one builds on the last. Structure before language. Large before small. And creativity always before mechanics.
Along the way, I'll show you what other writing courses leave out: how to move into and out of your creative state on purpose. Your writing life does not depend on the whims of inspiration but can be available to you by design.
This Course is the perfect fit for you if:
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You write fiction and/or non-fiction: novels, memoir, short stories, essays, or a book built on your expertise
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You have dreams/ideas and material: years of notes, a partial draft, or a full yet somewhat unsatisfying draft waiting to become a book
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You revise by feel and yearn for a clear plan for what comes next
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You want to protect your own voice, not sound like anyone else (or AI)
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You’re trying to write hand in hand with a full life and need a method you can pick up and put down without losing your place
Here’s what happens when you join:
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40 video lessons across 8 Modules
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21 audio FAQs to answer the most asked questions so you’re never left guessing
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Free downloads — States of Being Guide, Overviews and Action Steps for every Module
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A private Facebook Community for writers in the course
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Self-paced Lifetime Access
Dr. Gwyn Erwin
Have you always dreamed of writing fiction? Are you an avid fiction reader who thinks to yourself as you read, I want to do this! Have you already published a few short stories and are ready to plunge into a full-length work? Do you know what kind of fiction you want to write?
You’re frustrated because:
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You’re not sure what makes fiction work?
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You’re stuck or not seeing the results you were hoping for as you struggle with beginning to write
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You don’t know which way to go next
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Outlines are confining
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Endless notes leave you swimming in the deep end
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You’re frustrated with your material and yearning for a reliable, reproduceable way to “set up” your book(s), which will serve as the launching pad for all your fiction writing?
I GET IT!
“Designing Your Fiction Work” is a seven-module, self-study online course for writers who are ready to bring their fiction dreams into reality. Included is a downloadable guided Step-by-Step Workbook, including the fiction version of “The Necklace Metaphor.” The modules and workbook accompany you on each level of creation in the course, taking you from nascent ideas or a wealth of material into the perfect book design for you!
This Course is the perfect fit for you if:
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You want to learn the foundational elements that make fiction work
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You want to learn how to architect stories that resonate with readers regardless of length or genre
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You want to learn the techniques for writing both long- form novels and short fiction
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You are feeling stuck or blocked or unsure of how to structure your material
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You want to learn how to design the structure for your fiction writing that serves YOUR unique vision
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You feel there is a market for your book
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You’re ready to try a unique yet tested process
Dr. Gwyn Erwin
Are you a writer at the beginning of your career? Are you seasoned, even published, but ….?
You’re frustrated because:
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You’ve more than taken the leap and have dedicated time to write on a steady basis.
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But now you’re stuck or not seeing the results you were hoping for.
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You don’t know which way to go next
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Outlines are confining
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Endless notes leave you swimming in the deep end
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You’re frustrated with your material and yearning
for a reliable, reproduceable way to “set up” your book(s), which will serve as the launching pad for your writing?
I GET IT!
“Designing Your Non-Fiction Book” is a multi-module, self-study online course for writers who are ready to create their non-fiction book. Included is a Step-by-Step Workbook “The Necklace Metaphor,” which accompanies each level of creation in the course, taking you from nascent ideas or a wealth of material to corral into the perfect book design for you!
This Course is the perfect fit for you if:
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You have an idea with some research and plenty of ideas or material to shape
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You are feeling stuck or blocked or unsure of how to structure your material
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You feel there is a market for your book
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You’re ready to try a new and tested process
Here’s what happens when you join:
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You’ll receive an excited email from me welcoming you to the Course!
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You’ll get immediate and lifetime access to the Course and its workbook so that you can get started right away!
“Design and architecture free writers rather than
constraining them. The writing flows when you
know what you’re building.”
— Gwyn Erwin