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You're done with excuses. You're going to finally finish your novel.
You've got a pretty awesome idea for your story...
...and characters you know readers are gonna love...
...and you seriously want to write this novel.
The problem is... you keep getting stuck.
You come up against writer's block more often than not, you don't know how to solve your obvious plot issues or create a convincing outline, and you can't keep a writing routine to save your life.
If only you could craft the perfect outline...
If only you could stick to a daily writing routine...
All of your problems would be solved. That's what the experts online tell you anyway.
But the more you force yourself, the harder writing feels.
And then everyone also tells you that's normal! Writers should hate writing, right? Otherwise, they're not real writers.
...can you taste the sarcasm dripping off my words?
What if I told you writing didn't have to be a struggle?
The 3-Course Curriculum
Novel Plotting Academy
Novel Plotting Academy is the most streamlined outlining course out there, crafted to help you focus on the important parts of pre-work.
You start from the heart of your story, then build out your character. Once it's time to outline, your plot will come together easier than expected.
Most students finish their outline in just a few hours.
The best part of this course?
We don't only work with theory and analysis, but you'll actually see me create two original stories with you from scratch: We'll put together everything from the premise, the main characters, a thorough story outline, and even a break-down of the first 3 chapters.
🤯 1) Plotting is fun and outlines will change: This lesson dismantles the common belief that plotting can be limiting, or that plotting can zap your creativity. We also talk about the very important notion of letting your outlines change as you write, so you can allow your story to grow into a more refined and stronger version of itself.
🫵 2) Why YOU can do this: In this lesson you will learn that none of us are special, and you don’t need to have any prior knowledge on writing to do this course successfully. We’ll try to reframe some common blockers that might be holding you back! You will hear from some of the clients I worked with on a personal coaching level, and see how they felt about my plotting method.
✨ 3) Character and theme over plot: Another mindset shift I would love for you to make! This one is an absolute game-changer, and once you truly start to implement it, you should be able to notice the quality of your work improve.
📕 1) Purpose: author and novel: In this lesson we will try to pinpoint what your higher literary purpose will be as an author, and how that might translate into your novel.
🤔 2) Thematic argument or question: Let's find that key statement that you want to make through your project. This carries the core of your story. You'll get to see real media examples of poignant story questions and learn to craft your own.
🌻 3) Themes: In this lesson we will learn the difference between themes and thematic questions by analysing some popular media examples! And you'll learn why you should (ideally) have both in your own project.
🐦⬛ 4) Motifs and symbolism: Let's learn what motifs and symbolism are and how you can best use them in your individual project to emphasise your deeper purpose in every creative aspect of your story.
✍️ 5) Writing with purpose: Now that you understand why purpose is the solid foundation upon which you will build out your portfolio of novels... We'll wrap up this module by identifying all the areas in your project that you can make conscious creative choices for.
🧠 1) Brainstorm your beginning: This lesson is a simple and quick breakdown of all the things you need to know about your project before you start plotting and writing.
🤓 2) Genre: In this lesson, I will take you through the difference between genre fiction and literary fiction, and show you the most common subgenres and word counts of each of these.
📗 3) Title: This lesson looks at some successful titling techniques and formatting methods to give you ideas for your own project.
💬 4) Premise & Blurb: Learn on examples of best-selling books how you can write an effective book blurb using the simple blurb formula. You can watch this lesson below as a little taste-test for the course!
📄 5) Synopsis: Learn the equilibrium story theory and draft out the synopsis for your project with easy guiding questions. This structure will actually help you with storytelling in chapters and scenes too!
💁 6) Audience & reader consideration How do you write for someone else? What are all the things you need to consider? And what happens if someone doesn't like your book?
🌲 7) Visuals: In this lesson, we’ll talk about the atmosphere, the visuals, the vibe of your story and how exactly you can create a vibrant and realistic world for your characters.
📚 8) Sample stories: In this lesson, we run through our two sample stories: a dystopian adventure novel "King of the New World" and a literary, magical realism novel "Our Chained Wrists" to set up their solid story foundations.
👩💼 1) Narrative, major and minor characters: This lesson divides our character into 4 main categories: narrative, major, minor, and passersby; all with their own very unique purpose in your story!
❤️ 2) Internal conflict and story purpose: Internal conflict, misbelief and purpose is the most important part of crafting your character! In this lesson, we'll learn how to identify these for your characters with simple formulas and guiding questions. We'll also look at examples that illustrate this internal conflict on Page 1, and how you can do the same.
🧜♀️ 3) Character arc & backstory: Time extends to both sides of your story, so let's build your backstory as we build your arcs. It's equally as important (if not more so!).
🗣️ 4) Personality & voice: Let's find your character's flaws and virtues to build out the personality and voice of your character.
🥰 5) Significant relationships: This lesson looks at relationships within your story as having their own arcs. We'll explore the way relationships can influence your major characters.
👱♀️ 6) Appearance, unique quirks and names: This lesson contains some ideas to make your character descriptions and names POP, and some things you might be better off avoiding.
💐 7) Diversity: Areas of character diversity you should be thinking about as you write your novel, not just in terms of representation, but also your character goals, personalities, names, and unique viewpoints.
🧨 1) Story conflict: This lesson touches on the importance of having conflict that matters in your story, and all the subtle ways you can look to include it into every scene inside your novel. We'll watch two scenes from award-winning TV series The Bear and identify both obvious and subtle sources of conflict in each scene.
🦹♀️ 2) Anti protagonist: In this lesson we cover what an antagonist should represent in your story, and all the types of antagonists you might encounter in your writing journey (even if they aren't people).
📖 3) Motivation and backstory: We begin to add some depth and complexity by finding the reason behind your antagonist's evil-doings, and it might not always be as obvious as you think.
💪 4) Strengths and weaknesses: Let's take the complexity of your antagonist one step further by digging out both their strengths and weaknesses. If you want a good story, they'll have to be stronger and smarter than your protagonist.
🥲 5) Relatability and empathy: In this lesson, we build some connections around your antagonist and make them more realistic and morally grey!
😎 6) Internal conflict, negative arc and redemption: Every antagonist should have an internal conflict! It's up to you whether you are kind enough to resolve it and give them a fighting chance at redemption.
📊 1) The plot grid: Learn the basic structure of the 1-page outline we'll be using to plot our stories in this course. This entire module will show you the guiding questions for each plot beat, as well as build out both of our sample stories alongside it (King of the New World & Our Chained Wrists).
🌱 2) Act 1: The beginnings of your story have a hard job; capturing your reader's attention quickly while providing an immersive look into your story world.
🌿 3) Act 2A Your story truly kicks off with challenges for your protagonist(s) in the second act, so we'll learn how to keep the momentum and action rising towards the midpoint reversal.
🪴 4) Act 2B Once you've reached the reversal, things get difficult for your story heroes. You'll learn how to plot out second half of the second act for maximum impact and deliver the gut punch to your readers, until they have no idea how your characters could get out of the mess they created.
🌳 5) Act 3: This act needs to deliver a satisfying resolution to your readers, so you'll learn how to tie up your lose ends and make sure that your story message lands.
🧚♀️ 6) Subplots For more complex projects, we'll look at bulking out the story by adding in relevant subplots that lift up the main narrative.
This module is a bonus update , added in from the Pro at Prose curriculum at the request of previous students.
🤗 1) Choosing narrators and tenses: In this lesson we will talk all about how to choose the correct narrator and tense for your project as well as whether you should use multiple perspectives or different narrative devices.
😈 2) Unreliable narrators: All of your close narrators will be unreliable to some extent, but how far will you take them?
🥸 3) First and second person narrators: In this lesson we are covering the four main first and second person perspectives! We'll cover filters and narrative distance, do a stream of consciousness exercise, and look at examples for each of the four narrative positions, as well as their best uses.
😽 4) Third person narrators: In this lesson, we cover the three types of third person narrators, when to use each of them and how they differ in distance from the reader. We'll read through examples for each of the three perspectives.
🤩 5) Gripping introspection and narrative voices: Learn how to grip your reader's hearts with effective narration by choosing the correct narrative position and developing a unique narrative voice in prose.
🌴 1) Psychogeography, immersion and tone: Learn how to handle realistic world-building with psychogeographical exercises!
🦄 2) Fantasy or dystopian worlds: All the basics that make up a world, and the categories for you to think about if you're building a new world from scratch.
📡 3) Magic, technology and rules: Let's sprinkle in a little conflict and constriction into your fantasy or sci-fi world, so that your setting doesn't fall flat or feel unrewarding for your readers.
🎯 1) Chapters, scenes and beats: Learn the differences between chapters, scenes and beats and how you can properly structure a chapter!
📑 2) Chapter treatment:Learn how to create a comprehensive chapter treatment for your project to keep track of narrators, plot beats, notes, changes and more. This is a document you can refer to easily for a bird's eye overview of your work, which will help you immensely once you start your second and third drafts.
📙 3) Prologues, epilogues and creative books structure: Learn about all the different narrative devices you could use in your novel to get more creative and curate an immersive experience for your readers.
⏳ 4) Non-linear storytelling: Maybe your story doesn't go from point A to point B... That's okay! Let's see what other complex narratives you can create.
🧐 1) When should I start writing?: We answer the age old question. At what point in your outlining process should you actually put pen to paper and write down those first few words of your novel?
📘 2) The first draft: The best method to approach drafting your story for the first time. We'll talk about what your focus areas should be and how you can reach the end efficiently while keeping up your momentum.
📕 3)The second draft: Hurray! If you've written your first draft already, I'll take you through the steps you can take to tackle your second draft or even a potential rewrite. You'll learn some basic self-editing techniques.
✏️ 4) Next steps: Ready to get your project out in the world? I'll take you through a proposed timeline and step-by-step process of getting beta readers, preparing non-disclosure contracts for them(you get an easy template for this), working with an editor and deciding on your publishing path.
Course Workbook + 2 Bonus booklets: Idea Vault & Character Namebank
Digital templates (editable & printable versions)
Pro at Prose
Pro at Prose dives into the nitty-gritty of writing, from sentence structure and realistic dialogue to style, metaphors and creative devices.
You will learn about every narrative perspective (even those you didn't know existed!), and hone your style to make it dynamic and compelling for your readers.
This course separates prose into its main elements and features exercises crafted to train each one.
🔨 1) Break these writing misconceptions: Anyone can learn to write well, and you don’t need to know fancy words to be successful in this course. Writing styles are subjective, so good writing to you might not be good writing to someone else!
☝️ 2) The importance of the notorious "show, don't tell": “Show don’t tell” holds the foundation for good writing. It’s something that needs to be applied to every step of your writing journey: Your theme, your character motivations, goals behind each scene, your plot points, every single dialogue exchange, and even your prose.
🏫 3) Elements of prose: We'll break prose writing down into easily understandable elements that you can consciously balance and utilise to strengthen your style.
🤓 4) Audience expectations: Knowing who you're writing for will help you find your narrative voice! We'll look at prose expectations in different genres and age ranges.
🤗 1) Choosing narrators and tenses: In this lesson we will talk all about how to choose the correct narrator and tense for your project as well as whether you should use multiple perspectives or different narrative devices.
😈 2) Unreliable narrators: All of your close narrators will be unreliable to some extent, but how far will you take them?
🥸 3) First and second person narrators: In this lesson we are covering the four main first and second person perspectives! We'll cover filters and narrative distance, do a stream of consciousness exercise, and look at examples for each of the four narrative positions, as well as their best uses.
😽 4) Third person narrators: In this lesson, we cover the three types of third person narrators, when to use each of them and how they differ in distance from the reader. We'll read through examples for each of the three perspectives.
🤩 5) Gripping introspection and narrative voices: Learn how to grip your reader's hearts with effective narration by choosing the correct narrative position and developing a unique narrative voice in prose.
🎙️ 1) Crafting a character voice: Learn solid foundations of crafting gripping character voices using my core four technique to build a unique speech pattern for each character.
👀 2) Realism & subtext: This lesson will explore the main ways you can achieve realistic dialogue by evaluating the "situation and motivation" for each of your characters. You'll also learn how to pace the subtext of your dialogue by using a conflicting turning point.
👭 3) Hacks and tricks to great dialogue: Adopt my 10 unique methods to liven up any dialogue scene - great for those moments when you're stuck in a flat scene and don't know how to make the exchange interesting.
💬 4) Dialogue formatting & speech tags: The complete breakdown of proper formatting for your dialogue passages with a bonus cheatsheet you can print from your workbook.
✋ 5) Action tags: Learn how to make the best use of action tags in your prose to replace repetitive speech tags.
🏃 6) Pacing out your dialogue: Are you moving too fast or too slow? Are you using pacing the correct way for your scenes? How do you know when to let your dialogue flow and when to interrupt it with longer descriptive passages?
🌸 1) What makes up description?: We'll break down the elements that make up description and analyse iconic descriptive story openings.
📑 2) Vocabulary banks and tone work: This step covers the creation of a vocabulary bank to build out exactly the kind of atmosphere you want for your book by precisely choosing your words and creating a cheatsheet you can refer to as you write.
🌄 3) Leveraging action for strong sensory descriptions: Verbs are not to be underestimated when it comes to strong prose! We'll analyse how changing the verb in a certain sentence can immediately change the tone of your story and why it's important to always choose the right word that evokes the clearest image.
🥁 4) Sentence structures and rhythm: A grammar-heavy lesson that will teach you all about complex and compound sentences, all the different clauses you have at your disposal, and how you can use all of this knowledge to create variation and rhythm in your prose.
⚖️ 5) Variation and balance: Let's make sure you're varying your sentences, elements and rhythm to keep readers engaged! We'll break down examples of stale prose and fix them together so you can learn how to level-up your scene dynamics.
😎 6) Creating immersion: Learn how to write immersively by leveraging show-don't-tell. We'll get rid of our tendency towards generalisation and focus on specificity to evoke the most emotion and visual clarity in your readers.
📙 7) Info-dumps versus context: Learn the difference between overloading your reader with information they didn't ask for and providing enough context for them to be intrigued about your storyworld.
🧐 8) Spotting issues that cause stale prose: We'll break down the most common issues I see in prose that make it sound boring or repetitive and learn how to fix these.
🦉 1) Symbolism and foreshadowing: We'll explore how you can leverage symbolism for thematic depth in your project as well as come up with your own unique project symbols!
🏝️ 2) Metaphors and similes: Learn the easy formulas to craft original metaphors in your writing. We'll have several exercises to get your brain muscles to loosen up and get creative.
🌷 3) Other literary devices: We'll run through all the other literary devices that are available to your as a writer, so you can liven up your prose and have fun with thinking outside the box.
⭐️ 4) How to make cliches your own: We'll be looking at five methods to take an existing cliche and twist it into something new, original and completely yours.
🛠️ 5) The importance of concreteness: We'll explore why being specific and concrete with the words you choose is always going to outshine the kind of writing that relies on safe generalisations.
💡 6) Make your writing memorable and original: Let's bust through some limiting beliefs so you can take your writing to the next level. This is your permission to forget about all the rules for a second and write from a vulnerable place that will stay in readers' heads forever.
🎤 7) Bonus lesson - How to write like Taylor Swift: A student-requested bonus lesson. We'll break down everything we've learned so far, using the singer's lyrics to illustrate the examples.
170+page workbook with unique exercises to practice each prose element
Writer Unblocker
3-module mini course crafted specifically to help you:
Overcome your mental blockades and reframe writing into a positive activity step-by-step (bye-bye, writer's block!)
Sell the story to yourself before you try to sell it to someone else and find unwavering confidence in your work.
Critically identify your own issues within your story and avoid common writing pitfalls.
😩 1) Why writing feels hard: Understand the most common reason why writing feels difficult for most writers and how you subconsciously make it worse for yourself.
👍 2) Positive reframing tips: Learn specific ways you can approach the reframing of your negative writing thoughts and habits, and affirm these with little changes that go a long way.
📝 3) Writing routines: The pros and cons of writing routines, and alternative ways to approach your writing without force or burnout.
😰 4) Procrastination and the fear of starting: Let's acknowledge the very real phenomenon of 'writing those first few sentences' down feeling like an impossible task and find ways to overcome it.
🕯️ 5) Writing affirmations: Use this writing affirmation meditation video before each writing session to clear your mind and reinforce positive thinking.
🤔 1) Do you know your 'why?': Do you have a specific thematic question to follow in your project? Do you know why you chose to be a writer? This lesson tackles the importance of finding and knowing these answers.
👻 2) How to make your characters haunt you: Characters carry the heart of every story. Are you absolutely and irrevocably in love with yours? Keep working on them until you can't differentiate them from a close friend and real person.
❤️🔥 3) Tips to keep passion alive: Simple habits you can indulge in to set yourself up for success in terms of your care for the project. The more you love your work, the more difficult it is not to finish it.
💥 1) Outlining pitfalls: The most common pitfalls writers fall into when they try to rely on outlines to save them from writer's block, and how you can work through them.
😭 2) If your plot doesn't work: The most effective methods to solve issues with your plot not working.
😴 3) Boring Scene Syndrome: The difference between filler & breather scenes, and why your scenes sometimes feel flat, but you can't identify why. Use this method to make sure all your scenes are there for a specific purpose.
😳 4) Fear of Act 2: You wrote your story's opening and finally got to the good parts, but now you're overwhelmed and most likely to drop your project. This is the most common sticking point for most authors, and we'll talk about how to overcome it.
Video with 30 writing affirmations & full course workbook
Stefanie (IG: @stefanielynchauthor)
Despite a BA in literature, I got stuck with my novel. After joining this program, I wrote 41,000 words in one month.
Char’s methods help writers find that unique driving force within their story so that their novel can reach it’s full potential! I have a bachelor’s degree in literature and every time I tried to write my novel I got stuck. Having so much background knowledge on story telling tripped me up and made me overthink. After two years of trying, I broke down and joined Char’s program!!
Her simple, easy to understand methods really helped me strip away my overthinking and figure out my themes, characters, motivation and stakes which helped me write 41,000 words in November!!
If you are looking for a course that can be used no matter what your education level this is a great place to start.
Ames (IG: @emailrebelle)
This program taught me more than 2 literary masters...
I finished a 4-hour Masterclass with Margaret Atwood and 3 hours of Brandon Sanderson, AND I LEARNED NOTHING!
Char's first 3 modules have taught me 1000x more than 7 hours from two masters...
I'm blown away and beyond thankful for finding Char and her program because it's seriously one of the best things I've done for myself. THANK YOU!
Joanne (IG: @jawanwrites)
I’d recommend this to anyone who has a book in their heart but doesn’t know where to begin.
Signing up for the program back in June, even though I’d just started a Master’s Degree in Creative Writing the month before, was an extra commitment I was sure I was going to regret. However, I’ve enjoyed every moment of my plotting journey, and I’d recommend it to anyone who has a book in their heart but doesn’t know where to begin.
The courses are fun, and easy to follow, and dispel a lot of the writing myths that saturate the internet, bringing writing back to its purest form: a fun, creative activity! Since signing up, I’ve finally settled on a novel idea I’m excited about, and with the help of this program, I know I have the tools available to create the book of my dreams.
Ness Watts (IG: @nesswattswriting)
I don't feel like I need anything else to write my novel now that I have this.
I'm only half way through Char's program but I can already tell that this is the best writing program I've ever bought. Not only is it helping me understand the craft of writing in an easy and accessible way, but the focus on mindset and purpose helped me discover the bigger meaning behind the story I want to tell. This is very useful during the moments where I start to doubt myself and helps me break through the mental blocks I encounter while writing.
After going through the lessons, I feel much more confident in myself as a writer, my story has more depth and I have more clarity on the direction and topics I want to explore. My novel was a bit of a mess before but now that I know what to do to improve the structure, it's really coming together.
If you're not sure whether this program will help you, I would advise you to try it. I don't feel like I need anything else to write my novel now that I have this.
Korbinian (IG: @wickedmrwombat)
Char's feedback is just worth its weight in gold.
This last half a year, I learnt so much, and I have a much better understanding of how to find things that don’t work. I wrote a really bad version of a scene in my first attempt and then reread it and had a fair idea of what you’d criticize and how it could be more engaging, and half a year ago, I’d never have been able to fix that myself.
Purchasing the Feedback Upgrades was the best thing I’ve done in a long while. I love working on this project, and the monthly submissions are just pushing me along so much. I really got into a flow of writing by now that I could never have achieved without this. The feedback is just worth its weight in gold.
It was a real joy working with you and I can only highly recommend your services to every writer.
Jord
Char taught me writing is a privilege, not a burden. For those starting with no experience, this course has it all.
I started with the progra, in June of 2024, with an idea and a handful of chapters (that had taken me 8 months to get through). I didn’t know anything about theme, or the message of my book, I just knew what I wanted to write. I took the leap of faith sort of on a whim (which has been the basis of most of my decisions in life) and went from maybe 2k words a month to reaching 13k words in one month and a nearly complete first draft less than 6 months later. The course is easy to follow, with templates on templates on templates to organize and read through without feeling restricted - perfect for the messy writers mind.
One of the most important things I learned through Char was the writing mindset - that it’s a privilege, not a burden, to write. There will be some days, weeks, months where the word count will crawl forward, and some where you’ll be shocked to have written 10 chapters without realizing. I look forward to planned writing days, and don’t beat myself up if I don’t get to it.
The Pro at Prose program was really fun and I enjoyed it immensely, learning little tidbits of things that help me write more eloquently. For those who are starting with zero knowledge or experience, this course literally has it all.
This is an investment. One of the big things that stuck with me when I was debating the program, is that my writing is worth the investment. It’s worth the time (and money) to accomplish this dream I’ve had since I was a little kid reading The Magic Treehouse with a flashlight under the covers.
Courtney Bauer (IG: @courtneylbauer) | Coaching client
Brainstorming with Char helped me strengthen my overarching vision.
Char is a godsend! She never doubted my ability to finish my book, which allowed me to have that same confidence in my novel. She is detail-oriented, thoughtful, and upbeat. Every time we met, her suggestions added value to my writing or my story as a whole. (Also, I was impressed by her ability to remember pieces of my story from weeks or months prior... especially with how much she reads!)
I enjoyed brainstorming with Char because she knew which new ideas made sense versus which ideas would deter from my overarching vision. My favorite part of working with her is that she encouraged me to keep going.
She never gave up on me, even when I took a long break while having my 3rd child. I wouldn't have finished this novel without her. Because of Char, I have a full first draft and the confidence to revise and keep moving on this project. I can't thank her enough!
Leah (IG: @ltellisauthor)
For the first time while writing, I didn't feel alone.
I had a basic, underdeveloped plot with little understanding of the basic story beats. Now I have fully fleshed characters and a great plot that I feel excited to continue to write.
Char has been informative, encouraging, and fantastic at problem solving. For the first time in writing I didn’t feel alone in the overwhelming process of crafting my novel. She's helped me with learning to enjoy the journey and discard the pressure of perfection.
Danielle | Group coaching client
Being part of a helpful writing community is truly invaluable. This program changed my writing life!
I'd been casually writing for over ten years when I joined and only ever focused on plot points. Characters came second, like a tool to propel this plot forward. Boy, was that attitude wrong. Ever since starting the program I've learned to appreciate the characters. When I read, I see between the lines, understand the characters better, and really know WHY they are where they are or why they're doing what they're doing.
Why they are the perfect character for that plot.
It's true that reading makes you a better writer, but don't just invest in fiction books to help you, invest in a course. I've never regretted spending this money because not only do I get the course from Char directly, but the community she's building.
We're all different, we all have different writing journeys, but we all have the same struggles. Being part of a writing community where everyone is helpful, going to write-ins so you can write alongside others, and sharing writing for feedback is something that's truly invaluable. I'm extremely grateful I discovered this corner of the internet.
Laur (IG: @laurart_uk)
Your course has made a HUGE impact on my confidence.
It's really helped me focus on things in the right order. You're the first coach to help me get such a solid understanding!
The templates force you to 'trim the weeds' and keep to just the most relevant things, which in my case was sorely needed as my old character sheet was 4 pages long, and now fits neatly on one page - I can always refer back to it for tiny, less important details.
It helped me separate out my protagonist's character arc from my plot and story so I have a nice concise version that focuses on their inner journey, which in turn helped me refine the story. I feel really motivated to keep going!
Jana
Char's program has been a self-care journey. I didn't finish my novel, but I'm still writing and I've overcome so many personal struggles.
I usually do not write recommendations, but when Char asked me if I would be willing to, I knew I had to say yes. Especially because my first thought was: why would she ask me? I did not finish my novel. I did not finish my draft. I did not even finish all the structure exercises. But I’m still here, I’m still active, I’m still writing, I’m still inspired. Perhaps that is the reason.
Char's program has been a self-care journey for me. My writing is very personal; it is a hobby I deeply connect with my personality, identity, and maybe even my soul. Therefore, sharing it was hard, but failing to write was even worse. However, with Char's methods and words, along with the people I met on the Discord server, I overcame many of these personal struggles.
I learned to structure myself and deal with random ideas in my head to build an outline. I’ve talked to Char and people with the same struggles and insecurities and have started regularly joining her write-ins so as not to feel alone with those overpowering emotions anymore.
Thanks to all of it, I could finish a short story and gain the confidence to share it publicly. I realised there is no failing in writing; you can only start, change, evolve and fall, not down, but in love with your work because it doesn’t matter if anyone else does.
Ishleen (IG: @hxneyscribbles)
As a pantser, this program has been a life-changer.
I am only a few modules in, but I am absolutely in love with this academy, and all the helpful advice Char has given me through detailed videos and interactive worksheets. I cannot wait to learn more from her.
This is an immediate 5 stars for me.
Michelle Deimos (IG: @authormdeimos)
A simple and easily digestible program that will help you nail down all of the essentials of creating the perfect story from start to finish!
Even when I feel like I lack some ideas to completely plot out my next book, Char's step-by-step plotting method always manages to save the day and get me to jot down all the info I need to start writing my next novel!
Even if you're a pantser, your story will eventually need to follow a conventional story structure if you're writing genre fiction, and for that, I highly recommend NPA to give you all the tools for an engaging and satisfying tale for your readers!
Eve van der Ploeg (IG: @evevanderploeg)
I wrote a whopping 500,000 words, and after editing that for the 3rd time, I felt a little lost. When I started Char's program, I learned not only what my book was about, but also how to turn it into a compelling story.
Only the first module of the Pro at Prose curriculum has already taught me so much about showing instead of telling that I now notice this principle in every book I read.
Lotta (Discord: @lotta_writes)
Char's always given me the feeling that there is no right or wrong way to write. Writing became so much easier and way more fun.
Shortly after finishing my first draft, I discovered Char's work and soaked all of it in. My writing process gained more structure, making it way easier to find plotholes, learn more about my characters and also find the self-confidence to write that second draft (and the third).
Planning my second book of the series was done in an instant instead of weeks. Writing became so much easier and way more fun. In comparison to other programs, coaches or tips I’ve read about writing, Char has always given me the feeling that there is no right or wrong way to do it, that I would never have to use her tools and I could do it in a way that suits me – and I really like that.
And: I never sat in front of a blank page again, asking myself what the hell I want to write. I plot, I get to know my characters, I know WHY I write and why my story is important. And the words? They just keep coming now.
Alexis | 1-1 Coaching Student
While working with Char, my character development and plot have changed immensely and all for the better. I found her feedback incredibly helpful and really enjoyed brainstorming with her. She showed enthusiasm toward my story and helped with my confidence moving forward.
I have learned that I'm someone who needs peer/editor feedback in order to remain engaged and motivated with my story. I found Char's knowledge and expertise invaluable and I no longer feel like I'm spinning my wheels.
Gianna | 1-1 Coaching Student
I was so scared to actually start writing and dive into these characters because I didn’t want to screw it up, but I feel confident in what I have now.
Char has been nothing short of amazing — she’s been so flexible and understanding in working with me. I genuinely could not have asked for a better coach to take this from an idea to a real book. She walked me through every step of the process and gives me thoughtful, actionable feedback in every meeting.
I became so attached to my characters that I felt if I actually wrote them into a story, I would somehow fail them. Char helped me understand that I would be failing them even more by never giving them a chance in a manuscript :)
Savanna G. (IG: @behind_the_name_)
Before this program, my fantasy series was an insanely disorganized pile of notebooks, index cards, sticky notes, and plot holes. Trying to plot felt like an overwhelming task, and there were times when I just wanted to give up. But then Char came along! By definition, this program is mind-blowing awesomeness! The modules, workbook, plot grid, character sheets, chapter trackers… all of it has helped my story so much!
I felt so confident and enthusiastic during my plotting experience because I just knew that this was exactly what my story needed! The modules and lessons were so organized and easy to follow. The best part was that it only took me few weeks of plotting, not the many, many months or even years that I thought it would take for my story to come to life.
This program is like the sunlight and water to your seedling of a story idea. I recommend it to all writers looking for an enjoyable and fun way to plot their novel!
Noelle | 1-1 Coaching Student
My story was an incomplete draft and my plot was very messy. I had lost the true meaning amongst everything I had added in.
After working with Char, my plot is solid and the story has proper direction and purpose. I feel that this has taken my story from a general idea/direction to a strong plot with all the key points nailed down.
She really helped me think more broadly about certain aspects of my project and story that I hadn't considered. She was always available to support with any questions I had.
Vanessa | 1-1 Coaching Student
From the first call, Char’s knowledge of the writing craft proved to be a game-changer. She unraveled all the issues with the plot, character’s relationships, and story development.
Char challenged me to dig deeper and create well-rounded, relatable characters with clear motivations, goals, and conflict. Her plot grid is the best I’ve seen; she walked me through each section until I had an outline that worked for my story.
Alex E. | 1-1 Coaching Student
Since I started working with Char, I feel like there was a lot of growth in the project from the original story idea.
Char was priceless during this time, giving suggestions and listening to me overthink while also making it clearer on what I need to develop in the project, and the biggest thing I learned through this process was that I can write.
Johanna
I have read so many writing books, taken and completed online courses, followed podcasts, and even wrote a little story here and there.
But it wasn’t until I found the Novel Plotting Academy that I finally found my voice. It offers just the right blend of information and resources to quickly grasp the main concepts of a good story, and best of all, you get started right away. There is no fluff or delay. You learn and you write, all in just a few hours. I am a fan for life!
Vyn
I just wanted to send you a message to thank you. I'm currently working on a script with another scriptwriter and I realize how much learning about narrative theory through NPA and your videos have helped my approach to writing stories in general.
Seeing plotting as an essential step, not rushing to write out the script and just... Overall structuring when building a story instead of being subject to chaotic creative impulses have helped me a lot being productive. And it's thanks to you.
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Hear it from my clients...
Zehra's story with plotting
"I filled my Plot Grid in ONE evening, and I completed my first draft in roughly two months."
I joined around August 2022. The course was incredible. The second I scrolled through the lessons, I knew my life had been made a million times easier.
The modules were very organised and very detailed, covering every aspect of planning the perfect book. Not only that, it included a lot of bonus material like name banks and prompts to start us off in case we did not have any book idea to begin with. Oh, and the glittering, smiling face of our wonderful teacher Char at the beginning of every lesson. It's healing.
My story was literally all over the place when I started. I had a whole register filled with random notes and ideas, multiple, really ugly sketches for a map, character bios and details filled with inconsistencies and a plot with so many holes it could pass off as a net, except, it let the important things fall through as well.
While I did have some idea of what story I wanted to tell, NPA really helped make everything so much clearer. From planning, characters, plotting and everything in between, taking this course sped up the progress of my project by tenfold.
👆 Here's the message I sent to Char after I was done with my plot grid.
Yes, that's how good this course is. I completed my first draft in roughly two months. I'd never felt more motivated or confident about my novel and it was all thanks to the mindset module of NPA. I really started to believe in myself after this course.
My novel is going through its last round of edits. I have received great feedback by my editor. And my personal feelings towards the project are very positive.
I am emotionally and mentally prepared to put my work out into the world.
This is the best thing you could invest into, second only to a detachable keyboard.
If you still have doubts about how good this course is, just go through The Plottery's Instagram posts. When just the posts are THAT good, imagine how hard she must have worked on a paid course.
You get taught how to deal with a lack of self-esteem and writer's block. You get taught what a plot grid is.
It's a win. It's worth it.
About Zehra's project
A deadly assassin hiding a dark secret, a drunkard with a craze for blood, a genius victim of an experiment gone wrong and a runaway bride skilled in archery. Bound by their need for money and their thirst for vengeance, Maya, Hakobe, Grey and Katarina have taken it upon themselves to bring down Foul Yodhins--the evil mages of their world.
But when Nariko Miyazawa, a young man running for his life offers them a job like no other, they leave the safety of their hideout to kill a powerful Yodhin hiding in a cursed forest on the opposite side of the world--in Zelgar, the very kingdom Katarina fled from. The plan is simple: Assassinate the Yodhin, keep Katarina hidden from her fiance—the Prince of Zelgar, deliver Nariko back to his kingdom, and retire with the large sum of money he will pay them in return. But their pasts soon entangle with their hopes for the future, dangerous secrets are uncovered, royalty interrupts their plans and terrible creatures await them in the Forest of Woes. To make it worse, not all of them are what they seem. Their only key to survival? Knowing who to trust, and learning to trust themselves.
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