Best-selling, Christy and RITA award-winning author Susan May Warren, founder of My Book Therapy, the craft and coaching community for novelists, has been coaching and training writers for over a decade, helping them realize their dream of becoming a published author. Empowering. Essential. Fun. These are words describe the conversations Susan has had with thousands of students over a decade. Writing books are helpful, but they can be overwhelming and challenging to understand. Sometimes all writers need is someone to sit down beside them, believe in them, and patiently walk through the novel creation process, step-by-step. Now you can join the conversation! She discusses high level story pitches, and how to decide what story to write, character creation and story structure, and an easy method to creating a story summary. She covers scene building, and how to create tension, then goes deeper, with emotional layering, storyworld and dialogue. Most of all, each conversation is delivered as if the student is sharing a cup of coffee, the language and explanations accessible. Writers will sit down with an idea…and leave with a novel. “I was so excited to see that Conversations with a Writing Coach contains the lessons and writing aids that took me from being an unpublished writer to published with a multi-book contract. Susan’s talent for teaching the craft of writing is phenomenal. The lessons are easy to understand and will help beginning writers understand and develop their characters, plots and settings. And not just beginning writers—the workbook is a great refresher course for me as I begin my 5th book in two years.” ~ Patricia Bradley, author of the Logan Point series “I knew nothing about writing a novel. No experience. I didn’t have a journalism degree, or journalism experience but slowly, I learned how to write a novel. More than that, SMW madebit fun and doable. My dream became real.” ~ A. Wendall, aspiring author I have read and loved all of Susan May Warren books on writing craft and this one was no different. For the beginner, It offers a solid foundation to story crafting and plan for writing your first novel. For the seasoned writer, it offers a quick, fun read that will highlight techniques that can strengthen your own stories. Her books never fail to teach me something new and push me further. Conversations with a Writing Coach would be a great resource for any writer. ~ Tari Faris, agented author with Books and Such Literary agency. "Bestselling novelist Susan May Warren doesn't just write award-winning books, she knows how to disseminate the process into reproducible instruction. She knows how to write a great book and more importantly for us, how to teach us to write a great book! Her lessons are practical and bite-sized. Her delivery is conversational and easy to follow. No matter what type of writer you are—plotter, pantser, or something in between—this is the book for you. It's destined to become one of the classic how-to-write books found on every digital shelf." ~ -Edie Melson, co-director Blue Ridge Mountains Christian Writers Conference and Sr. editor of NovelRocket.com