I've found that most writers think the gap between finishing and not finishing is confidence. They believe they'll finish the script - they just don't feel certain about it yet, so they wait to feel more sure before they keep going.
That's backwards. Confidence isn't a prerequisite for finishing - it's the byproduct of it. Writers who know they'll finish aren't more confident. They have a track record: a body of small decisions they made and kept. Writers who only believe they'll finish have an intention sitting in front of them that they continually choose NOT to follow through with. Knowing isn't a mindset. It's evidence you build on purpose, one decision at a time, and thus knowing grows.
This is why I'm hosting this live 75-minute workshop. We're not just talking about the difference between believing and knowing. You'll diagnose which one you're actually operating from right now, then build the evidence live - using the One Decision Map to name and make the one decision on your current project that's been sitting unmade, and help you move forward with confidence.
What will change in your writing: A live diagnostic that shows you whether you're believing or knowing → The One Decision Map, filled out in real time on your own project → One specific unmade decision, identified and made in the room → The next decision that decision unlocks, named before you leave → A decision chain diagram connecting character choices to structure, scene, and page decisions → The recording delivered the same day.
This workshop is for you if you keep starting over on the same project, if you've made intentions but not decisions about where it's going, or if you suspect what's stalling you isn't a lack of ideas, but an unmade decision you've been avoiding.
Tuesday, July 21, 2026 · 11:00 AM CDT on Zoom