"All the tools you need!" - PAUL GIAMATTI, Emmy Award-winner
ARE YOU READY TO UNLEASH YOUR STORY?
Answer the questions below to see if Blackbelt is right for you.
- Do you have an intense need to tell stories?
- Do you know you can write something inspired if you just knew how?
- Would you love to get your story published and produced?
- Do you believe that all greatness comes from mastering fundamentals?
- Do you want to learn structure that frees your creativity?
- Do you have a few hours per week to focus on writing?
- Are you willing to face down your demons?
If you answered yes to most or all of these questions, this is where you belong. You don't need to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a fancy degree. You just need to learn what the greatest writers in history, in all media and all genres, did to write their masterpieces. It was not magic. They mastered the craft - just like you can.
If you're ready to learn a writing system endorsed by the great actor, Paul Giamatti; Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, Tracy Letts; and Friends writer/producer, Alexa Junge hit the button below. If you need more information scroll on.
WHAT IS BLACKBELT WRITER?
The Blackbelt Total Writing System walks you through seven "belt levels." On each level you work through lessons to master essential principles like "Earn transformations" and "Begin the end with a critical decision." The idea is every lesson can be applied immediately. The belt levels break down as follows:
On WHITE you learn how to find your best idea.
On GREEN you learn how to build a world.
On ORANGE you learn character design.
On PURPLE you learn how to write dialogue.
On BLUE you learn plot construction.
On RED you learn how to make your story meaningful.
On BROWN you learn how to build a writing life.
What makes Blackbelt Writer so effective is not the originality of the fundamentals covered. It's how simply the principles are stated, how fully explained and how cleanly organized the entire course is. The difference between merely getting the gist of a principle and having total command of it is the difference between success and failure.
Drop an elbow on the button below to explore your roadmap to Blackbelt.
Read the Syllabus
FREE THREE-LESSON MINI COURSE
Committing to an online MFA-level course is an important decision. To help you make an intelligent choice that is right for you, we've put together a free mini course that includes the following lessons:
- Confront who you are.
- Ask dramatic questions.
- Write characters to the top of their intelligence.
You'll find one of the videos to the right on desktop and below on mobile. Take your time and feel free to email us at info at blackbeltwriter dot com with any questions or concerns.
Enroll in Free Mini Course
WHY DOES BLACKBELT TEACH WRITING LIKE A MARTIAL ART?
- Writing is not life or death but feels like it.
- A Blackbelt is someone who fully expresses what they feel.
- It takes courage to face your demons.
- By focusing exclusively on one core skill at a time you build a foundation for your career.
- Each principle strengthens the others creating chain reactions.
- Martial arts dignifies process.
About Your Instructor, "The Sensei of Story"
Daniel Joshua Rubin is the founder of Blackbelt Writing Academy. Rubin built Blackbelt during a many-year break from writing to focus on mental and spiritual health. During his time away from the writing life he realized that the way creative writing is taught needs radical re-invention. The awe-inspiring avalanche of stories coming out in every conceivable media and pace of technological change is bewildering and hard on a creative soul. To address this new reality requires a comprehensive and holistic approach. These realizations inspired the creation of Blackbelt Writing Academy and Rubin's own personal, creative resurgence. He is currently working on a trilogy of scripts.
Prior to his break, Rubin reached the highest levels of television, theater, new media and publishing. He is the author of the critically acclaimed book, 27 Essential Principles of Story, Master the Secrets of Great Writing From Shakespeare to South Park (Workman Publishing). He has written for television (NBC, the WB); new media (The Motley Fool, National Lampoon); and theater (Steppenwolf). He has taught writing at Loyola University Chicago and UCSD. DJR holds an MFA in Playwriting from the Yale School of Drama, where he graduated with honors and a BS in Drama Studies from the State University of New York at Purchase.
IMAGINE WHAT CAN HAPPEN IF YOU:
- Get furiously inspired
- Take control of your storytelling
- Have more fun writing
- Access flow states more often
- Build a writing life you love
- Finish better stories faster
- Become a Blackbelt Writer
