Archive - Free Author Challenge

How to keep the momentum simmering

I have just the thing to help

Feb 9 • The Story Professor

6:40

January 2026

Day 30: Where to go from here (with me or alone)

Jan 31 • The Story Professor

18:22

What is your book actually trying to say?

Jan 30 • The Story Professor

15:04

Day 28: The In-Between Moments

How do you stitch together your big beats?

Jan 29 • The Story Professor

8:12

Day 27: Return with the Elixir

What does the Hero bring back

Jan 28 • The Story Professor

11:56

Extra: Academy Tour

Giving you a gander

Jan 27 • The Story Professor

17:23

Day 26: The mirrored arc

Does your Hero's transformation show clearly?

Jan 27 • The Story Professor

12:06

Day 25: Proving the Transformation

...it's time to get writing!

Jan 26 • The Story Professor

12:12

Day 24: The Resurrection

How does the Hero win the final 'battle?'

Jan 25 • The Story Professor

7:37

Day 23: The Road Back

What makes the Hero move forward again?

Jan 24 • The Story Professor

14:07

Day 22: The Ordeal

How does your Hero fail utterly?

Jan 23 • The Story Professor

14:23

Day 21: The Approach

How are things tightening around the Hero?

Jan 22 • The Story Professor

10:31

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