Christina M. Schumacher - Your Instructor

My name is Christina M. Meide-Schumacher. I am the author of three books and co-author of a fourth released in April of 2007. I have studied writing under the instruction of Stephen Bischoff and John Chancellor, taken numerous other writing courses, worked as the Feature Writer for two daily newspapers, and  am  currently Editor and Webmaster for The Night Watchman Chronicles website and online bi-monthly newspaper.  I have edited for the well-known author, Richard Alan Miller (The Modern Alchemist), ghost written for a woman in New York and helped create a kit complete with book and sound CD for a woman in Des Moines.

If you are wondering why I am using a hyphenated name, I am only doing that here. My first three books are published under Christina M. Meide, but I am now married and have the last name of Schumacher. The fourth book can be found under Christina M. Schumacher and Ron Bowers. You can find my books in the NONFICTION section of this website as well as the other usual avenues such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. and your local bookstores.

Questions can be addressed to Chris at chris@partnercom.net

FICTION NOVEL WRITING COURSE

The first three classes of this writing course are being given here for free to give you a bit of foreknowledge on what the course itself offers. Read them and get started writing that novel today.

BOOK IDEA
BOOK PLANNING
ENVIRONMENT, TIME PERIODS, RESEARCH AND ADVANCING YOUR PLOT

The rest of the course is set up below and has been broken down into affordable classes. You can take all of the classes one by one or only take the classes you feel you might need to continue your writing. It is best that you read at least the "Book Planning" above and do the included assignment before taking any of the classes below. Classes will be sent directly to your email as an attachment.

DEVELOPING BELIEVABLE CHARACTERS - $35.00
One of the toughest areas of novel development is creating believable characters. Learn how to create good, believable character in a logical manner. This section includes an assignment and instructor guidance.

CONVINCING DIALOGUE - $35.00
Conversation is natural, but for most writer's, this is a difficult area and one of the main reasons that traditional publishers turn down a manuscript. Learn how to let your characters make your dialogue convincing. This section includes an assignment and instructor guidance.

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW - $35.00
This area deals with the three publishing options and copyright.

SECRETS TO WRITING AND FINISHING YOUR NOVEL - $35.00
Learn how to train yourself to write, the best tools to assist you, the zone, how to deal with writer's block and the trick to showing your novel - not telling.

FINAL EDIT CHAPTER BY CHAPTER - $20.00 per chapter
Once your manuscript is complete, I will edit each chapter, reading it, offering possible notes for editing and returning it to you by email. This includes spelling, punctuation, paragraphs, sentence structures, etc. and seeing if the chapter makes sense and is complete to your readers. Once the chapter is returned to you, you can make changes to your manuscript as per your own judgment to my suggestions. You pay here per chapter. Do not send more than one chapter at a time. Wait for the return of a chapter before paying and sending another.