Writer’s Craft 2026 Master Vault · November 10 to 17 only

Readers don’t quit books because of bad sentences. They quit because a scene didn’t pull them forward.

Write the novel readers can’t put down, with characters they care about, scenes that pull them forward, and a story they’ll beg you to continue.

$59. Six hand-picked tools. One week to grab them.

Risk-free with our 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.
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Sound familiar?

Sound familiar?

You’ve got a premise you love. Then somewhere around chapter nine, it just… stops. You reread it. You tweak a sentence. You make more tea. Still stuck.

Here’s the thing: it’s almost never the prose. Your character doesn’t want anything badly enough. The scene has no turn. The subplot is wallpaper.

This vault fixes the engine under the story: what your characters want, what every scene has to do, and how to keep the whole glorious mess organized while you write it.

Give your draft a plot twist

Less staring at a stuck draft. More writing you’re sure of.

  • 01 · Scenes

    Scenes with tension

    Learn what every scene has to do, then fix the ones that just sit there.

  • 02 · Characters

    Motives readers believe

    Give your people wants, goals and conflict that push the story from the inside.

  • 03 · Momentum

    A subplot that matters

    Make the side story earn its pages, and keep the whole manuscript organized while you write.

This is for you if…

  • You write novels in any genre (yes, fantasy too) and want characters and scenes that grab readers by the collar
  • Your draft stalled in the middle and you’re tired of staring at it
  • You also want to wrangle the manuscript, nail your author brand, or find out if there’s a TV series hiding in your book

Writing nonfiction? Wrong vault, right store. Nonfiction Author Clarity is built for you

Pick your plot problem

Stuck? Here’s your first move.

  1. Path 1 · Your scenes just sit there

    Write Way Better Scenes

    Three 90-minute recorded sessions on the five things every scene needs, and how to fix the ones that fall flat.

  2. Path 2 · Your characters are just along for the ride

    Motivating Your Lazy Characters

    Nicholas Kotar’s four video classes, each with an assignment, on the wants, goals and conflict that drive a story from the inside.

  3. Path 3 · Your subplot is just decoration

    Dash of Love

    Miranda Darrow’s seven lessons, each with an activity you apply straight to your draft.

Praise from past Writer’s Craft contributors

What Best-Selling Authors, Editors, and Leading Fiction Book Coaches Are Saying

InfoStack is overflowing with value—no matter your skill level, you'll walk away with tools that push your writing to the next level.

Maxwell Alexander Drake headshotMaxwell Alexander DrakePast contributor · Writer’s Craft 7.0Award-Winning Epic Fantasy Novelist

InfoStack is a fantastic way to try (and learn) a lot of different techniques to broaden your writing knowledge and improve your skills.

Janice Hardy headshotJanice HardyPast contributor · Writer’s Craft 7.0Award-winning author and founder of Fiction University, where she helps writers improve their craft and navigate the crazy world of publishing.

I always find great products in the infostack deals, which is why Writing Academy loves to participate!

Steve Alcorn headshotSteve AlcornPast contributor · Writer’s Craft 7.0Best-selling author who has helped more than 100,000 writers structure their novels

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“Highly recommend!”

Kristen MartinAuthor and creative entrepreneur

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“The smartest investment”

Kris SafarovaBestselling author and FIRMSconsulting founder

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“always an amazing value”

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From past customers

Amazing value. Fantastic courses and I had no problem claiming any of the pdfs or courses.

Anna MaledonAnna Maledon - picture book writerPast customer · Writer's Craft

Tons of information for writers. I work directly with writers and will be telling them all about what I've gotten and learned.

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What’s inside · Part one

Fix the engine

Write Way Better Scenes course

Pages & Platforms, contributed by Sue Campbell

Write Way Better Scenes

Learn scene craft from developmental editors Anne Hawley and Rachelle Ramirez of Pages & Platforms.

Recordings of a past workshop taught by developmental editors Anne Hawley and Rachelle Ramirez: three 90-minute sessions on the one unit every story is built from.

Valued at $159

Motivating Your Lazy Characters video classes

with Nicholas Kotar

Motivating Your Lazy Characters

Fantasy author and writing instructor whose fiction draws on Russian fairy tales.

If your plot feels pushed instead of pulled, your characters probably need stronger wants. Nicholas’s four self-paced video classes each come with a short assignment. They show you how to find what drives your characters, set goals worth rooting for, and build conflict that moves the story from the inside. Good for beginners and for writers who’ve stalled mid-draft.

Valued at $149

Dash of Love: Romantic Subplots for Novels of Every Genre

with Miranda Darrow

Dash of Love

Developmental editor and book coach with experience across romance, fantasy, mystery and women's fiction.

You don’t have to write romance to use romance tools. Miranda’s seven prerecorded lessons show you how to add a romantic subplot to a novel in any genre. She covers romantic tension and beats, tropes (with a downloadable list of 100+), and the feelings and emotional wounds that make it land. Intimacy can stay platonic or closed-door. Each lesson comes with an activity you apply to your work in progress.

Access: six months. Download the trope list while you have access.

Valued at $70

What’s inside · Part two

The tools that keep it running

Wrangle the manuscript, nail your brand, and find out if your story wants to be a series.

The Novel Factory novel-writing software

with Katja Kaine

The Novel Factory, Basic Annual Subscription

Creator of The Novel Factory and award-winning fantasy author published by Penguin.

A place for the whole novel. The Novel Factory is AI-free novel-writing software. It includes:

Access: twelve months of software. This is a subscription, not a download you keep.

Valued at $82.50

Author Branding Kit workbook

with Ariel Lee

Author Branding Kit

Author virtual assistant offering social-media, newsletter and content-marketing support.

When a reader sees your cover, newsletter or website, do they know what kind of book you write? Ariel’s guided workbook walks you through your ideal reader, genre colors, logo, the tone of your copy and your overall look. You finish with a documented brand you can use on your site, social, newsletter and launches.

Valued at $15

The Series Inside Your Novel tool

with Sean Platt

The Series Inside Your Novel

Sterling & Stone founder and story producer with experience creating serial-fiction worlds.

Is there a TV series hiding in your novel? Sean’s tool evaluates up to three of your novels for series potential across four areas: engine, world, ensemble and ownership.

Access: three months.

Valued at $99

Total retail value

$574.50

Six products. $59. Gone November 17.

Doors close at 11:59 p.m. Eastern on November 17. After that, this vault’s gone like free donuts in the break room.

What you actually get

Every product in your vault shows up in your buyer portal with instructions from the contributor.

Downloads
You have 365 days to download your files. Anything you download is yours to keep and use for life.
Hosted courses, tools and memberships
These run on the contributor’s platform for the access period listed on each product.

No-risk, 30-day guarantee

Dig in. If the vault isn’t right for you, just email us within 30 days and you’ll get your money back. No questions asked.

FAQ

Your premise is fine. Give the story an engine.

All six products in Writer’s Craft 2026 are yours for $59. And if your other projects are stuck too, grab all four vaults for just $59 more. Just don’t wait. This deal disappears November 17 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern.

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