Kimberly Kessler

The Story Plots Itself: How Knowing Your Character Can Unlock Any Block

A Talk by Kimberly Kessler (Collaborative Story Coach)

About this Talk

Struggling to fix your plot? Start with your character. In this session, we’ll explore how your protagonist’s specific desire on page one contains the seeds of your entire story arc. When you understand who they are and what they want most, your plot begins to emerge naturally—from the path of greatest resistance.

We’ll reframe plot not as a sequence of “what happens,” but as a direct expression of character-in-motion. You’ll learn how to reverse-engineer a satisfying narrative by using character transformation as your story’s internal GPS.

You’ll walk away with:

  • A fresh, character-first framework for plot and structure
  • Clarity on how your character’s internal arc generates external events
  • Worksheet to spot (and fix) plot problems by tracing them back to character


Get unstuck, stop forcing plot points, and learn how to let the story plot itself.

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About The Speaker

Kimberly Kessler

Kimberly Kessler

Collaborative Story Coach