Zero to Story
A 21-Day Course
Not sure where to start with writing? Want to write and finish something in just a few weeks? Zero to Story is for you.
You’ll spend a week going through the key elements of fiction (with practical exercises to help you get to grips with these) before writing a flash fiction piece, then a short story.
The course guides you through each step of the writing process: idea, planning, drafting, and editing.
It’s $20 at full price, but just $10 until 21st August.
Here’s What’s Included
Zero to Story Course
Zero to Story is a detailed 21-day course that takes you through the fundamentals of writing, before guiding you through writing a flash fiction piece and a short story.
Here’s what you’ll cover:
Week 1: Fundamentals of Fiction – Ideas, Characters, Plot, Setting, Point of View, Narrative, and Dialogue
Week 2: Writing Flash Fiction – Developing your idea, planning your story, writing, editing, flash fiction competitions.
Week 3: Writing a Short Story – Short story structure, crafting your short story, rewriting, and editing.
You can work through the course at your own pace, so if you want to take longer than 21 days, that’s fine! To finish within the 21 days, you’ll need around 15-30 minutes per day during weeks one and two, and around 30–60 minutes per day during week three.
Zero to Story is a text course, 89 pages long, in .pdf format (so you can download and read it on any device).
Extra Goodies
Zero to Story comes with a couple of extras:
#1: A short “Get Ready to Write” guide
This quick guide is designed to help you get set up for Zero to Story, so you can make the most of the course. If you’re feeling like you need to get organise or you’re not quite ready to start, give it a read!
#2: A printable Zero to Story checklist for the course
Keep track of where you’ve got to in the course by checking off your progress in the Zero to Story tracker: you can print it or use it on your computer. (It’s especially helpful if you’re tackling the course faster/slower than the suggested 21 days.)
About Ali
I’m Ali Luke, and I’ve read a lot of short stories over the years, seeing what works well and where writers often get tripped up. I participated in and ran various writing groups during my student years (I studied English at Cambridge University then Creative Writing at Goldsmiths College, University of London). Since then, I’ve been freelance writing (16 years and counting), coaching writers, and blogging about writing here at Aliventures.
As well as loving writing itself, I love working with writers to help them to strengthen their work and bring out their unique voice and story. I do this through my one-to-one coaching, but Zero to Story is designed to help you make great progress on your own, at your own pace.
Start Your Writing Journey
It’s easy to end up reading book after book about writing, taking course after course, and never getting started on a project. That’s why Zero to Story gets you putting words on the page from the very first day, and guides you through the full writing process for two short projects.
You don’t need any prior experience … and you don’t need to feel “ready”. The course will get you going!
Half-price offer ends on 21st August 2025.
As soon as you buy, you’ll get full access to Zero to Story and the extras. You’ll also receive any future updates at no additional charge.
If you buy Zero to Story and later decide it’s not right for you, just let me know within 30 days and I’ll gladly refund you in full.