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The Dr. Sallie Teaches Novel Writing Podcast

Using my podcast, I am providing, free of charge, a chance for aspiring novel writers to take courses, via my podcasts, to learn the bare basics--the fundamentals of good novel-writing structure. My podcast courses are designed to help new novelists overcome writing fears; develop sound, intriguing plots; envision settings that work to engage readers while strengthening story narratives, and create strong, interesting characters,  that will inspire for new novel writers the courage and confidence needed to write the first draft of a first novel! 

Dr. Sallie's main focus as a Foundational Black American novelist, is on being true to herself and her culture by tapping into her "lived experience" to combat age-old stereotypes, such as "colorism." All ten of her first books are available for you to purchase, on lulu.com or amazon.com, if you'd like.

The Dr. Sallie Teaches Novel Writing Blog

I developed this Blog to offer those who take my podcast courses a chance to learn more about course topics. My blog will present daily or weekly posts filled with more information, facts, and tips to help new novelists learn what they to know about novel structure and writing. The Dr. Sallie Teaches Blog presents educational content expanding the coverage of what is contained in The Dr. Sallie Teaches Novel Writing Podcast, and includes topics related to novel structure and writing. Engaging and interesting, this blog is designed to help new novelists learn more of what they need to know to structure, create, and to write that first novel.

The Dr. Sallie's Fiction & Non-Fiction Books

Dr. Sallie wrote each of her works of fiction using her step-by-step Bare Bones & Basics novel structuring tool. This author's writing background includes two decades of teaching writing courses on the university level, including journalism, media  and marketing communications courses.

After retiring from teaching in the college classroom, Dr. Sallie began pursuing her lifelong novel-writing dreams by studying, independently, how to structure and write novels. After conducting research and studying for ten years, she used what she learned from the best novel writers to create a sound strategy for structuring her own novels. After doing that,  she wrote her first ten novels, over the course of a decade. Deciding to emphasize the absurdity of "colorism" in the black community, she color-coded the ten-book romance, mystery, suspense collection under  the theme: "Loving in Color."

Frequently Asked Questions

What is novel writing?

Novel writing is the art of writing interesting and engaging narrative prose to be read by people who want to read a lengthy work of fiction (usually more than 50,000 words).

How can your website benefit me, a new writer who wants to write my first novel?

Our website can help increase your knowledge of the bare basics of structuring and creating narrative stories for novels. There are some fundamental things new writers need to understand that will help them write a first novel that uses solid structural elements, to improve their chances of creating a well-structured first novel. 

What kind of information/lessons do you specialize in?

Dr. Sallie is a creative writing professional and a retired university marketing communication writing professor. She is also a traditionally published and self-published author who writes both fiction and non-fiction books, and specializes in writing topics related to novel structure and novel storytelling, especially from the perspectives of Foundational Black Americans.

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Dr. Sallie Teaches Novel Writing is a free-to-use Texas-based novel-writing educational information resource that is dedicated to helping new novelists learn the bare basics; the fundamentals they need to know and to create high-quality, engaging, and riveting content as they write the first draft of their first novel. With a passion for words and a strong understanding of novel-writing principles, Dr. Sallie is here to help beginning and advanced writers find their way to fulfilling their dream of writing their first novel. This is, primarily, an education website, developed to meet the unique needs of our followers and subscribers to our podcast "DrSallieTeachesNovelWriting.com" on online platforms. However, you can also purchase Dr. Sallie's books on this site, if you so desire. We pride ourselves on delivering research/experience-driven content that will help those who truly want and are truly ready to begin writing the first draft of their first novel.