This course is for all writers, although, if you are very new to writing, I would recommend starting with a different course. The content in WSRM assumes you have a foundational understanding of both character development and plot structure.

While many of you know me from the children’s literature world, this course is for writers of all formats and genres. (This course is also suitable for illustrators focused on storytelling.) It will be best suited for those who have a character at the heart of what they are writing (even if that character is a real-life person).

A quick breakdown per week:

Content and Exercises – estimated 75 to 90 minutes

Forum interaction – optional but encouraged. The time spent will depend on your engagement

Live meetings – 60 minutes (you are not required to attend live)

The course is a mix of watching the content and working through the exercises. The time that it takes will vary for each person, depending on how much time you spend doing the exercises.

Each week’s content includes a graphic with the total video watch time and estimated time needed for exercises. For instance, Week 3 is 37 minutes of video content with a suggested 38 minutes to work on exercises.

Also, within each week, the content is broken into sections, so for one section you might see there is a 4-minute video and 5 minutes suggested for an exercise (these further breakdowns of estimates are also shown). You can work through the week all at once, or a bit at a time.

Each week’s live meeting will last one hour, and you’ll likely want to engage with your peers (and me) in the forum. Note: live meetings and forum interaction are not required, but encouraged.

You will have access for nearly 6 months. Classes starting in January have access through June. Classes starting in June have access through December.  A 75-page PDF guide will also be provided (downloadable each week) with all the exercises. This will allow you to turn back to the exercises long after the class has ended.

If you don’t have a current work-in-progress, it will likely allow you the space to develop one. It will certainly allow you to strengthen your personal and creative mindset. This can be an ideal time to focus on character/story development and personal growth as a writer.

This course is unique. There are many craft books and courses that address the writer's mindset (it is part of the process). But this course asks you to take a personal deep dive into your mindset, while looking at character in much the same way. It allows you to identify your challenges, to highlight the big things you really want to do, and to come up with a plan for yourself in the process. All of this, while looking at character through a similar lens, which will allow you to have a deeper connection and understanding of character, and therefore story. 

I truly believe it will, if you commit, not just to the course, but to yourself. Whether you are stuck with process, mindset, and/or story, we will be taking a look in one way or another. But this course is designed to take you inward, finding your unique issues, as well as solutions, whether that’s overcoming writer’s block, or gaining clarity on a character’s arc.

I’m also a true believer that in a course (or within each module's content) there will be at least one thing you are meant to hear. One thing that can undo a knot. One thing that can open up a door.

This isn’t a course on “how-to” write. This is: who am I as a human, who is also a writer, who also wants to be working on story, while working on personal mindset.

While I hope that the content meets you in a very personal way, there is no individual feedback included. But, you can always reach out to schedule a 1:1 consultation with me at any time for a fee.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me directly. You can email me at jolie@joliestekly.com