This Starter Kit
is Designed For Real Screenwriters.
Whether you are just beginning or you already understand structure, if you are serious about the craft of screenwriting, and want a clear, repeatable process for every screenplay you write, for the rest of your career, the 16-Step System is for you, and the Starter Kit will give you every tool you need to work it.
Who This Is Not For:
This Starter Kit is not for writers looking for a quick gimmick, or a hack to write a screenplay fast.
The 16 Step System teaches you to work in small, focused increments and mirrors the way professional writers develop stories in real writing rooms. The Starter Kit has every tool necessary to be successful with this system.
A Peek At What's Inside The Kit:
The16 Steps to a Screenplay
Brainstorming Notebook
Printable PDF
150+ full color pages of guided worksheets
for every step in the system: Prep + Story + Plot + Write. ** Exclusively inside the notebook you will also find the "Anatomy of an Adaptation" worksheets and "The Aristotle's Poetics Cheat Sheet". An entire screenwriting workshop inside one notebook.
How the
16 Step System
Works With
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Step 1 — If You're Using Final Draft
If you’re using Final Draft,
you can access the 16 Steps templates inside the program under the “Templates” tab (coming soon). These offer a quick overview, some type-only worksheets and direct you here for deeper instruction. Once you’re on this page, you can get the starter kit to access the full system, and begin working the steps. Writers who don’t use Final Draft can begin directly from this page, everything works with any screenwriting software.
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Step 2 - Book Your Free Onboarding Consult + Open The Blueprint
Inside the Starter Kit you will find a link to book our free consult, where we will walk through the Blueprint together, tailoring the system to your real world schedule and writing process. This is how we avoid being formulaic, by adapting the method to your vision and personal habits.
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Step 3 - Choose your Route & work The
16 Steps System!
Choose your route:
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Get the Starter Kit, and follow the Daily Writing Prompt Calendar. Each daily prompt matches a notebook worksheet, guiding you step by step through the entire 16 Step System, Print the PDF worksheets as you go.
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Order the Spiral-Bound 16 Steps Screenwriter’s Notebook (full color, 152 pages) discount code for the printed notebook inside the Starter Kit)
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Complete the worksheets inside Final Draft (typing-only option, coming soon)
This is the least preferred method: staying off your computer until your story decisions are made will keep you from writing before you’re ready..
WHICH 16 STEP ROUTE SHOULD I CHOOSE?
STARTER KIT + ADD ON PRINTED NOTEBOOK (Recommended)
Best for: First-time writers who don't already own the starter kit.
👉 GET THE STARTER KIT if you want all tools delivered instantly, no shipping, and you prefer printing worksheets from the course notebook as needed.
👉 ADD ON the print edition of the course notebook if you want a durable, coil-bound notebook you can carry everywhere, and work the system the old fashioned way: with pen and paper. After all, AI can't steal your ideas if they aren't on the computer. (Discount code to add on the printed notebook inside your starter kit)
FINAL DRAFT TEMPLATES (coming soon) + ADD ON Printed Notebook
Best for: Writers who have already purchased the Starter Kit and have the 16 Step-by-Step Tools.
👉 YOU ONLY NEED TO PURCHASE THE STARTER KIT ONCE - You can re-use the starter kit's step by step tools for working the System for every new screenplay you write. If you prefer printing worksheets from the course notebook PDF included in the kit, as needed, you're good to go! After you've brainstormed your ideas, and solidified your possible story and plot answers, you can transfer your fleshed out decisions into Final Draft.
👉 ADD ON the print edition of the course notebook for every new screenplay you write! Your starter kit discount code to add on the printed notebook never expires.
16 Steps Mantra
“Out of clutter, find simplicity.
Out of discord, find harmony.
In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
— Einstein (Rules of Work)