PC

Paul Clough

Breakthrough! I've struggled in the past with creating a high concept idea detailed in one sentence, but no more! The break down of each core element was very helpful and I finally managed to create a story idea that I am happy with!

PC

Paul Clough

Breakthrough! I've struggled in the past with creating a high concept idea detailed in one sentence, but no more! The break down of each core element was very helpful and I finally managed to create a story idea that I am happy with!

Aug 19, 2022

Aug 19, 2022

CM

Christine Marshall

This course has made me realize that I am actually a lot more creative than I thought. I just didn't know how to tap into it. And thanks to you and your course I now know how... thank you so much!

CM

Christine Marshall

This course has made me realize that I am actually a lot more creative than I thought. I just didn't know how to tap into it. And thanks to you and your course I now know how... thank you so much!

Nov 3, 2021

Nov 3, 2021

Meghan Flannigan

Meghan Flannigan

This course is helping me brainstorm ideas for my next writing project. I will also have more clarity about what my story is about before launching into the writing.

Meghan Flannigan

Meghan Flannigan

This course is helping me brainstorm ideas for my next writing project. I will also have more clarity about what my story is about before launching into the writing.

Sep 24, 2023

Sep 24, 2023

Kris Kingston

Kris Kingston

I realized that my brain is more willing to come up with crazy, sometimes silly ideas. If I give it the chance.
Kris Kingston

Kris Kingston

I realized that my brain is more willing to come up with crazy, sometimes silly ideas. If I give it the chance.

Jul 16, 2023

Jul 16, 2023

CB

Cynthia Besse

Wow! Now that I've gone completely through the course I'm ready to go back and really dig into those exercises. My brain is brimming with ideas, and I can't wait to get them into the computer or onto paper. :-)

CB

Cynthia Besse

Wow! Now that I've gone completely through the course I'm ready to go back and really dig into those exercises. My brain is brimming with ideas, and I can't wait to get them into the computer or onto paper. :-)

May 16, 2022

May 16, 2022

Eva DiSalvo

Eva DiSalvo

I’ve got more ideas than I thought I would have and it’s very exciting. I’m digging in. This course was so helpful in getting ideas from everywhere you look. Fabulous!
Eva DiSalvo

Eva DiSalvo

I’ve got more ideas than I thought I would have and it’s very exciting. I’m digging in. This course was so helpful in getting ideas from everywhere you look. Fabulous!

Aug 26, 2023

Aug 26, 2023

BH

Brenda Hagood

This course contained so many fabulous ideas to get my brain working and make fresh stories come to life! Well organized, many rocks turned to find hidden idea treasures. Thank you so much!

BH

Brenda Hagood

This course contained so many fabulous ideas to get my brain working and make fresh stories come to life! Well organized, many rocks turned to find hidden idea treasures. Thank you so much!

Nov 8, 2021

Nov 8, 2021

YC

Yiannis Constantinou

The methods presented helped me approach brainstorming in a completely new way. Understanding the high concept ideas behind popular movies and books through the examples provided allowed me to start evaluating my ideas through a more critical eye.
YC

Yiannis Constantinou

The methods presented helped me approach brainstorming in a completely new way. Understanding the high concept ideas behind popular movies and books through the examples provided allowed me to start evaluating my ideas through a more critical eye.

Nov 13, 2023

Nov 13, 2023

WN

Warda Nawaz

Yes! I just figured out my one-sentence, high-concept idea of the story I've written after watching the first few lectures. Her breakdown of the storylines of other books/movies really helped me see my story clearly! It also helped me articulate my storyline concisely and clearly! I loved this course!

WN

Warda Nawaz

Yes! I just figured out my one-sentence, high-concept idea of the story I've written after watching the first few lectures. Her breakdown of the storylines of other books/movies really helped me see my story clearly! It also helped me articulate my storyline concisely and clearly! I loved this course!

Jul 22, 2022

Jul 22, 2022

JT

JD Toony

I just finished this course, and it is, by far, one of the best lessons on idea generation I've ever put to use. I have pages of ideas now. Once they started coming, they won't stop. Along with the high-concept ideas, they have also translated into other writing ideas that pop into my head at odd times, such as snippets of dialog or some scene, or event that I have to write down. With all these ideas popping up, I'm spending more time writing those down than choosing and working on one as a novel.

JT

JD Toony

I just finished this course, and it is, by far, one of the best lessons on idea generation I've ever put to use. I have pages of ideas now. Once they started coming, they won't stop. Along with the high-concept ideas, they have also translated into other writing ideas that pop into my head at odd times, such as snippets of dialog or some scene, or event that I have to write down. With all these ideas popping up, I'm spending more time writing those down than choosing and working on one as a novel.

Feb 2, 2022

Feb 2, 2022

VG

Vívian Gazzoli

I have been a TV writer for more than 20 years, but it is the first time I am writing a book. This course set my passion for writing, which was dead, on fire. Thank you!
VG

Vívian Gazzoli

I have been a TV writer for more than 20 years, but it is the first time I am writing a book. This course set my passion for writing, which was dead, on fire. Thank you!

Oct 6, 2023

Oct 6, 2023

JB

June Barnard

This course has given me the insight and understanding of what it takes to create a Blockbuster Novel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now, I gotta go and start writing!

JB

June Barnard

This course has given me the insight and understanding of what it takes to create a Blockbuster Novel. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Now, I gotta go and start writing!

Apr 24, 2023

Apr 24, 2023

AL

Anny Laguna

Wow. I just couldn't stop with the lessons until I completed the entire course. I like her voice and the way the lessons are presented. I was engaged from begining to end. This course was the best $$ spent on learning about writing.

AL

Anny Laguna

Wow. I just couldn't stop with the lessons until I completed the entire course. I like her voice and the way the lessons are presented. I was engaged from begining to end. This course was the best $$ spent on learning about writing.

Feb 10, 2022

Feb 10, 2022

Alyssa Sanford

Alyssa Sanford

Yes! I only completed one of the exercises: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! and I already have an incredible idea from one of the first headlines I found. It is for a genre I had ever considered writing but I am so excited to dive in and plot this idea using the Save the Cat beats. This course is a goldmine! Thank you so much for these incredible resources!!

Alyssa Sanford

Alyssa Sanford

Yes! I only completed one of the exercises: Extra! Extra! Read all about it! and I already have an incredible idea from one of the first headlines I found. It is for a genre I had ever considered writing but I am so excited to dive in and plot this idea using the Save the Cat beats. This course is a goldmine! Thank you so much for these incredible resources!!

Apr 17, 2023

Apr 17, 2023

Abrar Zaman

Abrar Zaman

This course helped me fix my mindset about writing. The different approaches were also great at developing my repertoire.

Abrar Zaman

Abrar Zaman

This course helped me fix my mindset about writing. The different approaches were also great at developing my repertoire.

Nov 11, 2023

Nov 11, 2023

Jason Mazzatenta

Jason Mazzatenta

I've found this course to be extraordinarily effective for me. I was able to come up with about a dozen ideas that I am enthusiastic about. 


Some of the brainstorming produced great characters for me. 


Some of them produced interesting settings. 


Some of them produced interesting plots seeds. 


I'm also doing NaNoWriMo as a personal challenge and I was dreading it coming up soon and bought the course in a panic, since I'm a genuine neophyte. I feel so much better now! 


Off to do the next course in the NaNoWriMo sequence! :-D

Jason Mazzatenta

Jason Mazzatenta

I've found this course to be extraordinarily effective for me. I was able to come up with about a dozen ideas that I am enthusiastic about. 


Some of the brainstorming produced great characters for me. 


Some of them produced interesting settings. 


Some of them produced interesting plots seeds. 


I'm also doing NaNoWriMo as a personal challenge and I was dreading it coming up soon and bought the course in a panic, since I'm a genuine neophyte. I feel so much better now! 


Off to do the next course in the NaNoWriMo sequence! :-D

Oct 27, 2021

Oct 27, 2021

S

serbackm

This course helped me refine some ideas I have been afraid to engage with because the ideas lacked clarity themselves.
S

serbackm

This course helped me refine some ideas I have been afraid to engage with because the ideas lacked clarity themselves.

Oct 31, 2023

Oct 31, 2023

BB

Brandy Bullock

This is one of the best courses on how to come up with new ideas! Thank you so much for boosting my brainstorming power!
BB

Brandy Bullock

This is one of the best courses on how to come up with new ideas! Thank you so much for boosting my brainstorming power!

Oct 24, 2023

Oct 24, 2023

AH

Anne Hanovich

Such fun exercises and really got the juices flowing.
AH

Anne Hanovich

Such fun exercises and really got the juices flowing.

Aug 29, 2023

Aug 29, 2023

NV

Nagia Votsi

The 4 Secret Ingredients changed my perspective and gave me a new framework to work with! Thanks!

NV

Nagia Votsi

The 4 Secret Ingredients changed my perspective and gave me a new framework to work with! Thanks!

Nov 23, 2023

Nov 23, 2023

AA

Allison Amini

I've already brainstormed a couple of viable ideas for my next book!

AA

Allison Amini

I've already brainstormed a couple of viable ideas for my next book!

Feb 11, 2022

Feb 11, 2022

RV

Ric Vatner

I considered myself an expert at brainstorming and have run brainstorming programmes for many organisations but I learned a lot about brainstorming in this course, especially how it applies to writing. I am always amazed at how incredible your courses are. 

RV

Ric Vatner

I considered myself an expert at brainstorming and have run brainstorming programmes for many organisations but I learned a lot about brainstorming in this course, especially how it applies to writing. I am always amazed at how incredible your courses are. 

Sep 25, 2022

Sep 25, 2022

CS

Caitlin Satterlie

Jessica breaks down what makes a blockbuster idea into easy, understandable pieces and gives amazing examples and exercises to achieve this in our own work. Can't wait to brainstorm future ideas using Jessica's methods!

CS

Caitlin Satterlie

Jessica breaks down what makes a blockbuster idea into easy, understandable pieces and gives amazing examples and exercises to achieve this in our own work. Can't wait to brainstorm future ideas using Jessica's methods!

Apr 19, 2022

Apr 19, 2022

Erika Radzvilaite

Erika Radzvilaite

Inspired me to sit down and actually brainstorm the idea I had bubbling in my mind for a while now

Erika Radzvilaite

Erika Radzvilaite

Inspired me to sit down and actually brainstorm the idea I had bubbling in my mind for a while now

Jan 4, 2022

Jan 4, 2022

BA

Betty Arnold

Finally, I understand what high concept means and I am excited to try penning one or more of my own by brainstorming with the creative exercises from this course. Jessica Brody you are an encouraging and inspiring teacher. Thank you.

BA

Betty Arnold

Finally, I understand what high concept means and I am excited to try penning one or more of my own by brainstorming with the creative exercises from this course. Jessica Brody you are an encouraging and inspiring teacher. Thank you.

Jun 15, 2022

Jun 15, 2022

TE

Tracy Eades

This course pointed me in the right direction on how I'm not using the brainstorming in the most effective way to make plotting/outlining easier. It positively made me revise an idea that I had stalled on for years.

TE

Tracy Eades

This course pointed me in the right direction on how I'm not using the brainstorming in the most effective way to make plotting/outlining easier. It positively made me revise an idea that I had stalled on for years.

Apr 10, 2023

Apr 10, 2023

Sherri Stone Bennett

Sherri Stone Bennett

This course opened my eyes to so many different ways to brainstorm ideas!

Sherri Stone Bennett

Sherri Stone Bennett

This course opened my eyes to so many different ways to brainstorm ideas!

Nov 10, 2021

Nov 10, 2021

MM

Melanie Morphyades

Yes! Learning new brainstorm techniques and how to organize my random thoughts into concrete ideas is a game changer!

MM

Melanie Morphyades

Yes! Learning new brainstorm techniques and how to organize my random thoughts into concrete ideas is a game changer!

Apr 17, 2023

Apr 17, 2023

CH

Christine Hammar

This course got me thinking HARD! Thanks for that!

CH

Christine Hammar

This course got me thinking HARD! Thanks for that!

Aug 23, 2022

Aug 23, 2022

AP

Anita Pai

This course helped me learn how to brainstorm ideas effectively. I enjoyed the exercises and the ways they helped me go deeper into my brainstorming. This course was a lot of fun, and I look forward to using these practices regularly!

AP

Anita Pai

This course helped me learn how to brainstorm ideas effectively. I enjoyed the exercises and the ways they helped me go deeper into my brainstorming. This course was a lot of fun, and I look forward to using these practices regularly!

Jan 9, 2022

Jan 9, 2022

TA

Trisha Ankaraju

It helped me understand how to better develop some of the ideas I already had written in my masterlist.

TA

Trisha Ankaraju

It helped me understand how to better develop some of the ideas I already had written in my masterlist.

Mar 18, 2024

Mar 18, 2024

Libby Thompson

Libby Thompson

I have a story idea finally! Thank you!

Libby Thompson

Libby Thompson

I have a story idea finally! Thank you!

Oct 28, 2021

Oct 28, 2021

MB

Margriet Bossink

Finally, finally I understand how the bring all the ideas I had in a book! Thanks Jessica! 

MB

Margriet Bossink

Finally, finally I understand how the bring all the ideas I had in a book! Thanks Jessica! 

Jul 14, 2022

Jul 14, 2022

MM

Melissa Mars

This was a wonderful course that helped remind me that there are ideas everywhere!

MM

Melissa Mars

This was a wonderful course that helped remind me that there are ideas everywhere!

Jan 4, 2022

Jan 4, 2022

SS

Steven Short

If you're stuck for an idea, not just an idea but a great idea, then this class is for you.

SS

Steven Short

If you're stuck for an idea, not just an idea but a great idea, then this class is for you.

Apr 27, 2016

Apr 27, 2016

TS

Tamika Spaulding

I realised that me watching people was an actual normal thing for writers and much of what I have done naturally is acceptable and advisable. So great for the self-esteem haha!

TS

Tamika Spaulding

I realised that me watching people was an actual normal thing for writers and much of what I have done naturally is acceptable and advisable. So great for the self-esteem haha!

Jan 13, 2022

Jan 13, 2022

JH

John Harmer

This course is amazingly helpful. And inspirational. I had a concept. Maybe only a "what if". Not even a character. Just an event, a time and a place. Now I have a way to develop that idea.

JH

John Harmer

This course is amazingly helpful. And inspirational. I had a concept. Maybe only a "what if". Not even a character. Just an event, a time and a place. Now I have a way to develop that idea.

Sep 6, 2022

Sep 6, 2022

R Senthil Kumaran

R Senthil Kumaran

This course clearly helped demystify the process of generating new ideas as well as evaluating existing ones.

R Senthil Kumaran

R Senthil Kumaran

This course clearly helped demystify the process of generating new ideas as well as evaluating existing ones.

Dec 21, 2023

Dec 21, 2023

JS

Jalal Sharif

An inspiring course! I thoroughly enjoyed learning some new, exiting and applicable concepts. A big thank you!

JS

Jalal Sharif

An inspiring course! I thoroughly enjoyed learning some new, exiting and applicable concepts. A big thank you!

Aug 17, 2022

Aug 17, 2022

HD

Heleen Durston

This course helped me form a more complete idea of a story that I want to write. Prior to taking the course, I had a nibble of an idea. The ideas for brainstorming really helped me come up with some concrete plans for my first book! Thank you!
HD

Heleen Durston

This course helped me form a more complete idea of a story that I want to write. Prior to taking the course, I had a nibble of an idea. The ideas for brainstorming really helped me come up with some concrete plans for my first book! Thank you!

Mar 25, 2024

Mar 25, 2024