Learn the fundamentals of writing your true life story into a semi-autobiographical novel with New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Corso! PLUS! You'll receive a copy of the prologue to Suzanne's NY Times best-selling novel BROOKLYN STORY! Oftentimes, the best stories are based on your own truth. Writing a novel based on your own life has been a pathway to success for authors for decades. Readers and publishers can’t seem to get enough of real people’s stories as expressed in a novel. However, while the best semi-autobiographical novels are effortless reads, they require an incredible amount of work to properly structure and get out onto the page. Writing your own story as a novel can seem daunting. Where do you start? What should you include and what should you not? How do you develop a strong point-of-view and all your characters to reflect a version of reality that fits into a narrative story? And, once you’ve finished your novel, how do you get it published? In this exclusive Stage 32 webinar, you will learn how to effectively write your real life story as a compelling novel and how to navigate the world of literary agents and book publishing so your novel can reach a wide audience. Teaching you everything you need to know about creating semi-autobiographical novel is NYT bestselling author Suzanne Corso, whose critically acclaimed novels about her own life’s journey, BROOKLYN STORY, THE SUITE LIFE, and HELLO HOLLYWOOD, have all been published with Simon & Schuster. Suzanne has also produced for the New York and London stages, has executive produced two documentaries, and has written successful children’s books (SAMMY AND SUE GO GREEN TOO). She was a contributing TV Film Correspondent to THE TODAY SHOW on NBC, as well as a columnist for Downtown Magazine and Hamptons Magazine, and is currently working on a three-picture deal for her best-selling novel trilogy. Suzanne is excited to share her vast wealth of knowledge on the craft and business of writing your own semi-autobiographical novel exclusively with the Stage 32 community. In this information-packed webinar, you will learn how to approach your own novel - from the why of your story, to developing your characters, to the outlining and editing and revisions process and, finally, how to work with agents and publishers. Suzanne will teach you how to incorporate your specific voice into your work and how to choose your writing style and point of view for your own novel. There will be a Q&A with Suzanne where you’ll be able to ask her specific questions on your work and receive her guidance on how to best approach your novel. PLUS! Suzanne will provide you with a downloadable copy of the prologue to her best-selling novel BROOKLYN STORY, where she reveals how and why she wrote the book based on her life! “I love when great opportunity comes around for me to be able to teach others what I know, through my life experience. Stage 32 certainly has given me that platform and this creative ability to do so. Looking forward to seeing the faces of many students and many new novels that will emerge from this.” - Suzanne Corso