TURN YOUR IDEA INTO A STORY

Tired of spinning your wheels on
half-formed concepts?

You get a spark of an idea. A juicy "what if?" or an intriguing character.

But then you try to develop it... and hit a wall.

You get a decent setup, maybe even a clever twist, but something feels missing. You can’t quite figure out what the story is. The middle is foggy. The stakes feel vague. The idea fizzles.

So you set it aside and hope the next one feels stronger.

But what if the problem isn’t the idea? What if it’s just that you haven’t learned how to vet and shape it yet?

What You'll Walk Away With

In this 90-minute workshop, you’ll learn a 3-part vetting method for shaping raw inspiration into a story concept you can actually write — one that holds up both creatively and commercially.

You’ll walk away with:

• A simple lens for identifying if your idea has a full story inside it (or needs more percolating)

• Tools for clarifying your protagonist, conflict, goal, and stakes early in the process

• Brainstorming techniques that help you expand or "plus" your idea without watering it down

• A personal greenlight checklist to decide if this concept is ready to write

• A story premise you feel confident about pitching and excited to keep working on

The 3-Step Method We'll Use

You don’t need a twist. You need a strong foundation.

We’ll vet your idea from 3 angles:

1. Is there a story here?
   Clarify the story with tools to help you discover new options and sharpen the entertainment hook.

2. Will this story work?
   Pressure-test your concept by mapping its core pillars.

3. Is this worth writing?
   Evaluate personal + professional fit before you commit.

This is the step most writers skip — and the step that keeps your script from stalling halfway through.