Do you have a cool story idea but are stuck on how to begin your novel?

You're not alone! Starting a novel is often the most challenging part of the writing process, but it’s also where the magic begins. In this course, you'll learn how to turn flashes of inspiration into a structured and compelling story outline.

I’m Stefan Emunds, a certified positive psychology coach and the author of the The Eight Crafts of Writing course. Over 14,000 students have enrolled in The Eight Crafts of Writing Udemy course. I combined my positive psychology and creative writing expertises to develop psychological storytelling techniques that will help you jumpstart your story. We’ll cover everything from courting the Muse, to harnessing inspiration from real life, and getting help from AI.

Whether you're writing fiction for the first time or looking to refine your craft, this course will guide you through each stage of starting your novel and setting it up for success. By the end of this course, you'll have the tool and confidence to birth your novel.

Getting started is easy! Enroll in the course, and you’ll gain instant access to its video lectures and downloadable resources. Each module is structured to build on the previous one, ensuring the course won't overwhelm you.

Further, I will give an example of a story I perceived and show how I took it from a story idea to an outline. This is the story of Kaito, an accountant in Tokio who brought shame upon himself and vanished from his life, leaving behind his wife and children. But fate took him into even deep waters and a life-changing crisis.

What you’ll learn:

• How to court the Muse, get inspiration from real life, and use AI to get started

• How to brainstorm missing story components

• How to capture and organize your story ideas

• How to use the eight writing crafts to categorize your ideas

• How to design the Eight Crafts story engine

• How to come up with a working story outline