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SPACE IS LIMITED. RESERVE YOUR SPOT NOW.
A story begins with a person.
The plot is the journey that exposes
what is inside them.
A FIVE-WEEK COURSE
The Heartbeat of Your Story
Discover the Connection Between Character, Conflict, and Plot
Every great story has a heartbeat. That heartbeat is found within the character.
The desires they carry.
The fears they hide.
The wounds they protect.
The truths they must discover.
What your character carries in their heart creates the conflict they face, the journey they take, and ultimately the message your story reveals.
The Heartbeat of Your Story is a 5-week experience designed to help writers understand the powerful connection between character, conflict, and plot—so they can create stories that are not only compelling, but meaningful.
Our Five-Week Journey
October 7
through
November 4
2026
7:30pm
to 9:00pm
Zoom Meeting
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WEEK 1
The Heart Within the Character
Discover the inner world that shapes your character—their desires, fears, wounds, beliefs, motivations, and deeper needs.
02
WEEK 2
The Conflict Within Creates the Conflict Without
Learn how your character’s internal struggles create external tension, meaningful obstacles, and difficult choices.
02
WEEK 2
The Conflict Within Creates the Conflict Without
Learn how your character’s internal struggles create external tension, meaningful obstacles, and difficult choices.
03
WEEK 3
The Heart's Role in Creating Plot
Discover how your character’s desires, decisions, and responses shape the events that move the story forward.
02
WEEK 2
The Conflict Within Creates the Conflict Without
Learn how your character’s internal struggles create external tension, meaningful obstacles, and difficult choices.
04
WEEK 4
The Journey of Transformation
Develop your character’s arc and explore how the challenges they face reveal, challenge, and transform who they are.
04
WEEK 4
The Journey of Transformation
Develop your character’s arc and explore how the challenges they face reveal, challenge, and transform who they are.
More Than a Course—A Community for Purpose-Driven Storytellers
Throughout the experience, you’ll have opportunities to:
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Connect and grow alongside fellow purpose-driven writers
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Share your story ideas and selected work in a supportive environment
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Receive thoughtful feedback to help strengthen your characters and story
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Explore the deeper meaning and message within your story
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Develop your work with greater clarity, confidence, and intention
WHAT YOU'LL WALK AWAY WITH
By the End of This Experience, You Will Have:
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A deeper understanding of what drives your character
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A clearer connection between character, conflict, and plot
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A stronger foundation for developing your story
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A framework for creating meaningful character-driven tension
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Greater confidence in writing a story with emotional depth and purpose
Whether you’re developing your first story idea or refining a story already in progress, The Heartbeat of Your Story will help you move beyond simply creating events and begin creating a story with depth, purpose, and emotional impact.
Because the most powerful stories don’t simply tell us what happened. They reveal what was happening within.
Join us for five weeks of creative exploration, meaningful connection, and story development as we discover what happens when the heart of the character becomes the heartbeat of the story.
Your story has a heartbeat.
Let’s discover it.
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