Is the Invisible Stuff Working in Your Chapter?

I’m now offering Chapter Analysis for writers who want to know if their chapter is actually working. For $50, I’ll personally read through your chapter and record a private video breaking down the foundation, plot & story, prose, and other invisible elements underneath the words.

Starting at $50 for up to 3,000 words.

Your Pretty Sentence Isn't Doing Anything | The Three C's of Writing! First lesson in the new course Writing A Narrative: Prose with Purpose. Thomas J. Bellezza covers the three C's of writing, context, clarity, and concision, why a plain sentence often beats an ornate one, how character positions change what a sentence can carry, and the invisible work behind prose that makes readers feel something. Includes the first home exercise for the course.

People have been asking me for the paperback of this book, and after months of being out, boom! Here you go. The paperback version of my outlining book is available for $16.99 USD.

For those who didn't know, I've been uploading chapters to Patreon and Substack. A chapter a week is being released for this first book. Currently, the most recent chapter is 47. We're deep into the second act, and the midpoint conflict is in full effect.

I've added a third resource to my Payhip account, this one is "The Three Phases of Analysis: A Self-Editing System for Your Draft." | Before you hand a manuscript to alpha or beta readers, you'll need to know if a narrative works beneath the words. This guide is a clear, ordered process for exactly that.

Sales are up on the second book in the Breaking Down Success series, and I'm so grateful for all the love and photos people are sending me. It's been a joy to write out the five-book series and get everything in my head onto the page. I can't believe I've had 30 years in the entertainment industry and lived this creative career.