The Genius Plotting System for writers

Plenty of people have never written a novel and never will. Do you want to be one of them, or do you want to give your future readers their new favourite book instead?

Believe me, you don’t even need to get to the “New York Times bestselling author” level to have people email you about how they’re reading your book for the third time or to have someone draw fan art of your characters. Ask me how I know!

Here's the secret: all you need to start with is a character and a problem, and you can create a plot that keeps your readers reading and wanting even more from you.

Gone are the days of only thinking about your story in the shower instead of actually writing it. Whenever you sit down to write, you’re excited and focused - you know exactly what needs to happen to your protagonist.

You don’t need to keep stopping and starting new stories because you understand how to finish writing one, and you can start thinking about your publishing goals.

When people read your book, they can’t stop turning the pages, and when they get to The End, they can’t stop thinking about your characters and when your next book is coming out.

All this could happen to you if only you learned how to successfully plot and outline your novel.

Stop second-guessing what happens next because you’ll know exactly how your plot unfolds, step by step

Use character flaws and conflict to generate meaningful plot events (instead of throwing in filler or giving up halfway through)

Learn structure that supports your story without forcing it into a formula

Plan your scenes with purpose so your story builds momentum, not confusion

Save hours of trial and error with pre-built, customizable outlining tools

Get your novel outline done in a week even if you're short on writing time

Finally start writing instead of spinning your wheels trying to “figure it out first”

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I’ve been writing stories ever since I taught myself to write at 5 years old, but when I was finally old enough to write actual novels, I had a big problem: I didn’t know how to come up with a plot.

Sure, I'd always been “good at writing”, but it turned out that storytelling is a whole different skill.

To keep your readers entertained, you can’t just throw a bunch of beautifully written snippets together and call it a novel. A plot is a journey whose destination is both surprising and inevitable.

When you learn how to plot stories like that, you learn how to keep your readers reading, and when your readers keep reading, they’re going to want to hear from you again, and again, and again.

I’ve been teaching aspiring authors for almost five years now and way too many great writers struggle with that whole “What should happen in my story?” thing.

I want you to stop struggling and actually reach your writing dreams because I want the world to read your book. Heck, *I* want to read your book! So why not get started today?

Want to know how long it took me to write the first draft of my first published novel?

Almost a year.

Nothing wrong with that, except it was only a hundred handwritten pages and only about 30K words, so nowhere near a full novel manuscript.

At the time, I only had one baby, and she loved napping. The best sleeper in the world.

What about my next novel? I wrote the first draft in just three months, and it was 60K words spanning over multiple notebooks. All the while taking care of a hurricane of a toddler and a baby who cried all the time and hated napping.

The difference? I learned to outline my novel.

Yes, writing that outline took me a month, but it saved me so much more time in the long run and produced a much better story.

The kids are now 7 & 10, and it's time I teach my methods to you, whether you have children or not. What you DON'T have is more than 24 hours in a day.

Why is this course $49 when I could just read your blog or buy one of your templates?
You can definitely do either of those things if it’s more suited for your budget, and that’s totally valid. I’ve bootstrapped most of my writing education as well. The thing is, it’s taken me quite a few years to do that and I’ve read more books about writing than I can count (maths was never my thing), and I would LOVE to save you the time. This course has loads of tools and resources that I don’t offer together anywhere else and that you wouldn’t be able to purchase separately at this price, so actually you’re saving money.
I don’t want to write about problems. Is this course just for crime writers?
Actually, a problem that the protagonist needs to overcome is at the heart of every story :) They also need to overcome their personal flaws and any additional problems that come along. All those things are what MAKE your story. Of course, the level of those problems depends on your genre and audience - not every story is about murders or the apocalypse. Falling in love with someone is also, in a way, a problem.
How does this course work? Will you help me plot my novel personally?
When you enroll, you get access to the course on ThriveCart. Check your email inbox for your login details. This course includes video lessons and different digital tools. You can access those tools on Google Docs, Google Sheets and Notion. I’m more than happy to answer any questions you might have, but giving you direct help and guidance to plot your story is a separate service that I don’t currently offer anywhere.
I don’t have the time to outline my novel, I just want to get started writing.
I hear you, we’ve all got various responsibilities outside our writing dreams. But the reality is, the time you spend planning your novel is saved later on. You’ll be able to avoid plot holes, unnecessary detours and writer’s block. Doesn’t that sound like MORE time to spend on your writing rather than LESS? This course doesn’t take too much of your time, and not counting the bonus video on using yWriter, there’s about 2 hours' worth of video content to watch. You can start your genius plotting today and not in six months.
How do I know any of these lessons or tools are any good?
I’ve been selling my digital tools for writers almost full-time for three years now and my shop Writer Lifestyle gets almost exclusively 5-star reviews. Some of the content has been pulled from my course Writing Your First Novel which has over 300 students. You can be sure that everything you’re going to get has been tried and tested by hundreds of writers just like you.
Okay, but why should I trust you when I’ve never heard of you?
I understand, I’m not a bestselling author YET, but you know what’s the problem with famous authors? They’re too busy to help you. I’m not. I’ve been writing stories ever since I learned to write, I’ve been published in Finland in 2018 and I’ve written two other novels since (one of which I’m currently querying in the UK) and I’ve since started working on my writing degree at the university. Best of all, I talk to aspiring authors every single day so I know exactly what you’re struggling with. I’ve also taken those Masterclasses by actual famous authors and found them a little lacking in concrete action steps, which is the opposite of this course.
What’s actually included in this course, then?
Here’s everything I’m giving you: Your Best Story Idea workbook, video lessons on structuring your story, a full video and written walkthrough on how to use conflict to plot your story, two Google Sheets plot planners and two Google Docs outline templates, a Notion novel planner, bonus resources on outlining your story, and, as a final bonus, The Ultimate Character Workbook. You don’t need to use every tool you get but I wanted to include them to make sure I was covering all the bases.
How do I know this course is for me?
If you want to craft a meaningful and interesting plot that turns your novel into a pageturner and you haven’t yet figured out how to do that yourself, this course will help you achieve exacty that. However, you have to be prepared to plan your story before writing it, so if you’re determined to fly by the seat of your pants, this course isn’t for you.
How is this
The most important part of this course is something I decided to call “the troublemaker method”. I created it because I struggled with mapping out one of my own stories. This method is going to show you how giving the right kinds of problems and flaws to your characters and then solving them plots your story pretty much automatically. It’s different from anything else I’ve seen out there, so if you feel like you’ve tried everything already, this might be what unlocks great plots in your brain. I’ve also included my best resources that support your plotting so you don’t just get one thing - you get the whole system.
Do I need to purchase anything else to make this course work?
Nope! Everything is included plus a few links to free resources, and you can access all the tools with free accounts. Of course, you need something to write your book with, but since you’re reading this, you probably have access to a computer.

I’m so confident in my products that I’m certain you’ll be happy with your purchase. However, all our brains work differently, and maybe my methods don’t work for you. That’s fine. If you can show me that you tried to outline your story with the Genius Plotting System but you couldn’t make it work, I’ll be happy to give you a refund within 90 days. If I can’t help you write your novel, then I don’t want your money either, as simple as that! (This course is for action-taking writers, however, so we don't refund changes of mind.)

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Genius Plotting System$49