Story Plan Intensive: Indepedent Study is a four-week guided course that walks you through building a complete, scene-by-scene outline of your novel — using the same nuts-and-bolts framework that has helped hundreds of writers finally cross the finish line.
"Having been published for over a decade, I decided I needed to adopt a more organized approach to my writing. Story Plan equipped me with the tools to craft a solid outline, saving me from making multiple revisions as I developed a plot on the go."
Author of the Riptide MC Romance series
"This course helped me organize my thoughts, understand my genre and arrange my current manuscript so I could easily see what needed to be done. I highly recommend this class to anyone serious about their writing. What are you waiting for?"
Author of The Annex
"I went from zero idea how to plan a story to having a completed outline for a great novel in a month. Now I can't wait to get writing!"
Story Plan Graduate
"Story Plan Intensive has given me a wonderful template I know I can use every single time for any book."
Author of the Otherkind series
"Kevin is so encouraging and taught me invaluable skills. His program was everything he suggested it could be and more!
Story Plan Graduate
It's a four-week email course built around one goal: a complete, scene-by-scene outline of your novel.
Not a vague summary. Not a mood board. A working blueprint — every act, every scene, in sequence — that you can sit down with and actually write from.
The underlying framework is what I call The Machinery of Fiction: a step-by-step system that pulls back the curtain on how commercially successful novels are actually built, turning what feels like vibes-and-luck into learnable, repeatable craft.
Each day you receive a short email with a training video or two (most are under 15 minutes) and a weekly homework template that applies the concepts directly to your own book. At the end of four weeks, you have a six-page document that puts the blank page in its place.
This is the same curriculum delivered to live Story Plan Intensive cohorts. The difference: you work at your own pace, on your own schedule, without waiting for the next cohort date.
Story Plan Intensive has been the most incredible experience. At the beginning of the month, I had five scenes written and a vague idea of the ending for my story. By the end of the month, I had completed a detailed outline with 60 scenes! The program truly exceeded my expectations in every way. Having no formal writing training, I was worried that I would be at a disadvantage, but Kevin made me feel so welcome and so capable.
Jordyn Vaughan
“"The month spent participating in Story Plan Intensive has been one of the best months of my leap into writing a memoir. For six years I have taken courses and attended countless webinars and seminars. Finally, it has all come together. I could at last make sense of story craft stables like the Hero's Journey and character archetypes. No nonsense, no woo-woo diversions. He is an extremely good coach, offering lessons, very useful feedback, and resources. I look forward to the next step, his First Draft Program."
Story Plan Graduate
“I was part of a group where actually and literally we all cared about each other. Kevin reminded me of a "court jester," with the highest positive meaning of the title — full of life, making jokes, keeping our spirits high, and at the same time spreading knowledge and priceless advice at every given minute. He CONSTANTLY made us see how far we had come since the first minute of the course. He never let us feel that we are "just" starters. In his eyes we all are truly writers. I haven't had that much encouragement regarding my writing in all my life — everyone put together.”
Story Plan Graduate
“Story Plan Intensive helped me so much. My experience learning from Kevin as my writing coach was so fun. I never felt intimidated or felt unable to do the work. Kevin is so welcoming and encouraging."
Story Plan Graduate
I've been where you are. I spent years wanting to write novels before I figured out how they were actually built. Once I understood the underlying architecture — genre, structure, scenes, character arcs — everything changed. I wrote seven books. I started coaching other writers. I watched the same thing happen for them.
I'm the host of The Writing Coach Podcast (over 200 episodes), founder of The Writer's Craft Summit, and the author of seven books across fiction and non-fiction.
But the credential that matters most for this course: I've run Story Plan Intensive many times now with hundreds of writers, and I know exactly where people get stuck — and exactly how to get them unstuck.
I'm not here to inspire you. I'm here to show you how the machinery works. Lets get started!
★★★★★
I've never written a novel so fast or with so much support. Now that I've done Story Plan, I can't imagine starting a novel without it
Author of Odd Mom Out and Where the Night Winds Wail
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Work through the first week of the program. Watch the videos. Do the homework. If you don't feel like you've already gotten your $147 worth of value from the training, email me and I'll refund you in full — no questions asked. I've run Story Plan Intensive many times now with hundreds of writers. I've never had anyone ask for a refund, but I want you to feel safe saying yes.
