Has anybody else seen this? I rarely pay attention to Facebook ads, but this one caught my gaze and I had to see what it was about.
In 22 video lessons, James Patterson, currently the bestselling author in the world, teaches writers how to write a best-selling book.
Now I’m not naive and think I’ll write a bestseller after taking this class, because a class can only do so much. But I think it would be fascinating to take a course from one of the most prolific and widely read authors of the past fifty years. Not to mention the fact that I can’t afford to go to writing conferences at this point, so online learning and reading books/magazines/articles/blogs on writing are the current tools in my toolbox for improving my writing.
I’ll be honest, I’ve never read a single James Patterson book. Not one. It’s not that I don’t like him. I either haven’t gotten around to it or the books I’ve seen with his name on it just aren’t in a genre I normally read. But that doesn’t mean I wouldn’t learn a TON from him. He’s obviously a talented writer and fantastic at marketing and selling his books. Who wouldn’t want to learn more about the business and get some tips on writing?
And how much is this class, you ask? Only $90!!! I was stunned! It may seem like a lot of money, but I was expecting a class like this to be at least $250.
I’m going to see if I can work it into my budget. I’ve been a little stale in my writing recently and I think this would give me a great boost, or a swift kick in the pants. Either one works as long as it gets me writing more frequently again.
Please go check out the site and see for yourself! Apparently all kinds of talented, well known artists teach “master classes” on this website. I’m so glad I found it.
What do you think? Would you ever take a class like this?
Happy writing!
P.S. No, nobody is asking me to advertise this class on my blog. I’m not receiving any compensation for talking about it. I just think it’s interesting.
“When I write I pretend I’m telling a story to someone in the room and I don’t want them to get up until I’ve finished.”
~ James Patterson
“I was always a good student, but I didn’t read that much until I was 18 and I was working my way through college.”
~ James Patterson
“I’m a very good storyteller; I have a lot of compassion for people. That’s very useful for a novelist. A lot of novelists are snots. They’re just mean people. I’m not a terribly skilled stylist, nor do I want to be. I was a lot of people to read one of my stories and go, ‘That was pretty cool.'”
~ James Patterson
Now that is very interesting. Not that I’m in the market to take a writing class, but I imagine there is lots to be learned from it.
I’m sure it’ll be an awesome experience. It’ll be interesting to learn from an author I’ve never read before. I think it’ll stretch my writing wings and open my eyes to a lot of things I never considered when writing.
Maybe you’ll pick up a book of his and see that he’s a decent writer who just happens to be a marketing genius.
I’m sure I will.
What??? No way.
I know! It looks awesome and I can’t wait to get started. (Whenever I can find the darn time!)
I never knew this even existed. Ahhh let me know what you think of it, when you do find the time. 😉
Will do!
Thanks in advance!
Hm, that sounds like it would be super cool! If you end up doing it, let me know how you like it. 🙂
I surely will. I’m pretty positive I’m going to do it, I just don’t know when in the next few weeks I’ll get around to it.
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I did see this ad on Facebook and I didn’t even click on it, because I assumed olit would be over priced. So glad you shared this!
Thanks for visiting! I know, I was beyond excited. Next paycheck, I’m registering for this class! I’ll keep people updated on how it goes.
WOW! WOW! WOW! This sounds AMAZING! I want to take it, too! Thank you so much for posting this! xoxoxo ❤
You’re welcome! And if you take it, too, we can compare notes!
I’d love that! I’ve bookmarked it for my short-term To-Get-To list. 🙂
Just read this post. Have you started the class yet? I would love to hear what you think and if it’s still being offered I’m going to look into it. 🙂
I have not yet, mostly due to unexpected expenses cropping up pretty much every week! Haha. But I do intend to take it as soon as I can.