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Jan 2026: 30-Day Challenge

Day 15: Tests and Trials
What circumstances are you putting your Hero into?
Jan 16 • The Story Professor
12:13
Day 14: Tension Devices
How are you putting pressure on your Hero?
Jan 15 • The Story Professor
10:27
Day 13: Your Hero's want vs. need
Why do they keep failing during the journey?
Jan 14 • The Story Professor
8:22
Day 12: Crossing the threshold
|What's the point of no return?
Jan 13 • The Story Professor
10:06
Day 11: Meeting the Mentor
Who guides the Hero through the story?
Jan 12 • The Story Professor
9:21
EXTRA LESSON: and maybe the most important one
A message to those who will be authors
Jan 11 • The Story Professor
2:56
Day 10: You as an author
One of the most important lessons of the challenge
Jan 11 • The Story Professor
7:53
Day 9: Refusing the Call
How does your Hero say 'no'?
Jan 10 • The Story Professor
5:44
Day 6: Your Hero's Flaw
How will your Hero change through the story?
Jan 7 • The Story Professor
7:36
Day 4: Tense
Where is your story in time?
Jan 5 • The Story Professor
10:50
Day 2: Your Narrator
Who is the character telling the story?
Jan 3 • The Story Professor
12:23
Day 1: Your Premise
Let's get to the core of your story
Jan 2 • The Story Professor
11:07
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