Market Opportunity
Aspiring novelists spend years on a manuscript but lack structured guidance through: outlining, drafting, revising, beta readers, and querying agents. A comprehensive 12-week writers workshop serving the full journey from idea to submission-ready manuscript fills a persistent need.
The Idea
Create 'Novel in Progress' workshop. 12-week cohort: weeks 1–2 outlining, weeks 3–8 drafting with weekly accountability, weeks 9–10 revision with AI-assisted editing, weeks 11–12 query letter and synopsis writing. Weekly Zoom workshopping. Includes AI editing tools training. Price $299–599.
Key to Success
- Structure is the PRODUCT — writers have ideas and motivation but need a clear process and deadlines
- Use AI for developmental editing feedback between sessions — catches pacing issues, plot holes, and character inconsistencies
- Agent pitch event at the end — invite literary agents for 5-minute pitches from graduating writers
AI Tools to Leverage: ChatGPT, Claude, Zoom, Notion, Scrivener