Develop your storytelling and fill gaps in your abilities with help from courses, guides and free email lessons. Learn about core writing techniques, from creating vivid characters to finding your story's plot. Finish workbooks that take you through practical writing exercises covering plotting, writing effective dialogue and more.
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Find inspiration, make story decisions, stay on track and reach your goals.
Get detailed explanations and advice on topics such as writing great first chapters, creating story tension and conflict, and more.
Grow your writing skills using DIY writing guides including concise examples, supplementary videos, and clear writing exercises for applying what you've learned.
Get extra support, accountability and guidance when you enroll in a coached course that includes personal feedback on course assignments from a writing pro.
Get illustrative recommended reading explaining core writing terms and concepts and useful inspiration from examples and exercises.
Find all your course agendas and workbook modules in your course dashboard and download your guides any time.
Learn story craft one subject at a time, from writing the first chapters of your book and your story plan to finessing characters, plot, setting and more.
Get weekly reminders and coach check-ins to help you stay accountable, including thoughtful feedback on assignments when you take a coached course.
I absolutely loved my experience and have signed up for the Coaching+ program next! Kickstart provided me with the timelines I needed to keep myself accountable, along with a wonderful coach who followed up with me as needed and offered helpful, detailed advice in a tactful manner. It was clear that she was taking the time to read through my work in order to offer thoughtful feedback
The Creating Characters Course is awesome. I have stepped up my game with some ideas I had never thought about. This is great for beginner and even the experienced writer that wants to improve their character creation.
Find and develop story ideas, step-by-step, and add them all to an organized story outline automatically as you go.
Work with a writing coach who will help you stay accountable to your writing goals and provide consistent, thoughtful guidance and answers to questions.
Finished your story already? Get a manuscript evaluation, developmental editing, copy-editing or proofreading so your finished manuscript meets publishing standards and is ready to self-publish or submit.
An online novel writing course that's tailor-made to get you to actually write that book you've been thinking about.
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