Unlock the Secret Behind the Prep Method: Why “It Works!” Is Just the Beginning
Ever wonder what would happen if your storytelling process was as thrilling and foolproof as a well-designed game plan? Here’s a little secret — prepping your script isn’t just a boring checklist; it’s the magic behind turning chaos into creative gold. I’ve seen writers, just like you, completely transform their craft by diving deep into a proven prep method, and trust me, it’s downright electrifying to watch that shift happen. Imagine knocking out 10 pages a day, with a blueprint so rock-solid that it practically writes itself. If you’re nodding along, itching to see how this works, then the upcoming 2025 session of the “Prep: From Concept to Outline” workshop starting Monday, June 2, is your golden ticket. Oh, and enroll now—there’s a free personalized autographed copy of The Protagonist’s Journey waiting, a nifty companion for your journey. Curious about the real deal? Here’s what a seasoned participant had to say about how this process unleashes a flow so organic it sparks pure writing joy. Ready to break your story wide open and write smarter, not harder? Let’s get to it. LEARN MORE
When you enroll in this online workshop, you will receive a FREE personalized autographed copy of my book The Protagonist’s Journey!
My one and only 2025 session of the Prep: From Concept to Outline workshop begins Monday, June 2. I love teaching it because it’s exciting to dig into a new batch of stories and the process we use has a transformational effect on writers, a wonderful thing to behold. For example, here is an email from Dawn LeFever who worked with me in the Prep: From Concept to Outline workshop:
Hey Scott –
Hope you and your family are well. I know you are about to begin another prep course and I thought I’d give you a little insight you might want to share with your new students.
Since taking the course last year at this time, I not only wrote the script I prepped in class, but have written three more since then, having just completed the first draft of the third one yesterday. I LOVE this process and it feels really organic to me.
Every time I begin a new project, I pull out my notebook with the reading assignments and work through the process just as we did in class. I sort of begin the brainstorming list from day one and just add to it whenever anything comes to me while working through the process. I also use note cards before going to outline because it helps me with pacing.
Then, when I’m writing, I have both my script and my outline on my screen and just write away, checking back at the outline to stay on track. More than a few times, as I’m writing, I think about a line of dialog or an action and then look back at my outline and realize what I have in the outline is much better than what was occurring to me in the moment.
At other times, while writing, I will find ways to weave moments in the script that foreshadow what happens later, because I know what’s coming thanks to the thorough prep process.
In other words, as you say, I do truly break the story in prep, which makes the writing so much easier and (hopefully) deeper and richer. I easily knock out 10 pages a day with this process.
I know there are as many different ways to approach writing as there are writers, but, for me, your process makes everything click and, even more, allows me to get really excited to finally sit down and write.
In the past year, I have had some encouraging responses — I was in the top…
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