You have a story in your head. Maybe it’s been there for months. Years. You’ve read craft books. Watched videos. Joined writing communities. But the story stays stuck—because you don’t have a clear path from idea to finished book.
Ian Stevens walked that path nine times. Along the way, he kept notes—what worked, what didn’t, what got him unstuck when everything felt broken. Those notes became a course: The Fiction Blueprint. It covers everything from first idea to published book. 13 modules, templates, and the exact process he used.
Beginner, Intermediate, or Advanced — start where you are. Go deeper when ready.
I received a free copy of this course book in exchange for an honest review.
Even though I very much consider myself between an Intermediate and Advanced writer, I wanted to review all of Stevens' advice from start to finish.
I like how this course is structured, in a highly organized manner. This makes it very clear and easy to follow. The author keeps the langauge simple, approachable, and does not overpower the reader with a ton buzzwords and jargon.
One thing that did jump out to me, though, is that there is a bit of repetition of points that filtered in throughout. As someone who has read a lot of books on the craft and seen many hours of videos too, I recognize that these are important points to remind writers of. However, it should be tempered and done so sparingly. I would save the repeating of points for the chapter summaries alone and trust they don't need repeating in subsequent sections as well. Since the copy I was given to review is still a "work in progress" (i.e. the author is adding to the course book; my review copy was only through section 5 and the Intermediate section), I wonder if a final edit could clean up in this area and thus make my point moot. I hope so.
Definitely looking forward to seeing the final product.
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