TURNING LIFE'S TURNING POINTS INTO...
WRITING THAT MATTERS
Every life holds moments of change – beginnings, endings, losses, discoveries, challenges, and choices that shape who we become.
But meaningful writing is not merely a record of what happened. It is an exploration of what those moments mean and how you can add fictional elements to them in your writing.
The Story of Transformation is a guided writing course for anyone seeking to uncover the deeper stories within their characters and express them honestly, clearly, and authentically.
WHAT YOU
WILL MASTER
IN THIS COURSE
• Transformation •
• Creating a Transformational Arc •
• The Inciting Incident •
• What is Emotional Truth •
INFORMATION
ACTIVATION
APPLICATION
6 UNIQUE MODULES
MODULE 1
THE EMOTIONAL STARTING POINT: UNDERSTANDING WHERE TRANSFORMATION BEGINS
- Defining a Transformational Story
- Understanding the Void, Weakness, and Flaw
- Example - Sentimental Value.
- 3 Assignments
MODULE 2
IDENTIFYING THE CHARACTER’S LIMITATION
- What causes the character to resist change
- How fear, guilt, avoidance, shame, or denial shape behavior
- The difference between surface behavior and inner conflict
- How limitation creates story tension
- Example – The Studio
MODULE 3
FINDING THE WOUND, NEGATIVE NARRATIVE, OR FALSE BELIEF
- The role of the wound in the story
- How a false belief shapes behavior
- Why do characters resist change
- How backstory supports the transformation arc
- Example – The Studio
MODULE 4
BUILDING A TRANSFORMATIONAL ARC
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Give nine points to the transformational arc
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Identify the emotional starting point of a character
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Define the character’s flaw, wound, or false belief
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Create a meaningful inciting incident or trigger event
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A character’s external goal versus internal need
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Build obstacles that challenge character growth
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Design a transformation that feels earned and believable
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Breakdowns of series & films: Task, Sentimental Value, Hamnet, Train Dreams, The Audacity, The Capture, Furious
MODULE 5
THE INCITING INCIDENT AS AN EMOTIONAL CATALYST
- Why Change Starts with a Disruption
- How Events Reveal Character’s Weakness
- How to Connect Plot Events to Emotional Consequences
- What the Inciting Incident Really Does
MODULE 6
ROOTING TRANSFORMATION IN EMOTIONAL TRUTH
- Writing with Emotional Truth
- What is Emotional Truth
- Balancing Emotional Truth and Fiction
INSTANT ACCESS BONUS WHEN YOU SIGN UP ➜
Story Watchlist Revelations: The Five Transformation Archetypes
Story Transformation Worksheet: A guide through all of the steps of how to develop your story
Story Tools: A list of Story Tools from all of my past courses.
EVERYTHING YOU WILL RECEIVE:
The Story of Transformation (Fall 2026)