BM-011 — The Idea Pile (Sort What’s Worth Writing)
Five modules on idea triage, opportunity cost, the difference between an idea and a project. For the creative drowning in concepts.
A Brilliant Idea Is Not A Project. Most Writers Confuse The Two For Years.
Course Overview
Five modules on idea triage for the creative drowning in concepts. The difference between an idea and a project. The opportunity-cost maths. The grid that sorts the pile. The commitment move that picks one. The vault that honours the others. You leave with one project, not seventeen.
What You’ll Get
- 5 modules on idea overwhelm, self-paced, no cohort, no calendar
- Triage workbook + Idea Vault template
- 5 Mindset Maven Tests that name the pattern instead of scoring you
- 5 Book Maven Meditations — audio, roughly 44 minutes of it
- 10 printable toolkits
- 5 writing prompts, submitted or not — that part's yours
- 5 original essays from L.A. Walton, written for this course
- A DARE in every module. They're small. That's the trick.
This Course Is For
- Novelists who keep running into idea overwhelm
- Memoirists who keep running into idea overwhelm
- Screenwriters who keep running into idea overwhelm
- Anyone who has read about this problem and still has it
- Writers who will actually do the small thing: Pick one idea you've been carrying
Course FAQs
How long does this take?
About 4.0 hours across 5 modules, and it's self-paced, so that's a floor not a schedule. Most people take longer because the DARES are the point and the DARES take days.
Is this craft or mindset?
This one sits on idea overwhelm. I don't teach commas. I teach courage — and then, where the craft genuinely is the fix, the craft.
Do I need a manuscript in progress?
No. The prompts work on whatever you've got, including nothing. If you're mid-draft you'll move faster, but a blank file is a legitimate starting position here.
What's actually in a module?
An overview lesson with the FAQs, a mantra and a quote, an audio meditation, two printable toolkits, a Mindset Maven Test, an original essay, a companion blog post, and a writing prompt you can submit. Eight pieces. You do not have to use all eight.
Where does it start?
Module 01 — "Idea vs Project." An idea is a flash.
- 5 Sections
- 30 Lessons
- 10 Weeks
- Module 01 · Idea vs Project8
- 1.1Module 01 · Idea vs Project30 Minutes
- 1.2Is It An Idea Or A Project? (Run It Through The Four)” — The Promotion Sorter20 Minutes1 Question
- 1.3Hold One Idea At A Time” — 8 Minutes8 minutes
- 1.4Writing Prompt — Module 01
- 1.5The Idea-vs-Project Sorter Sheet10 Minutes
- 1.6The Promotion Card10 Minutes
- 1.7The Twelve Ideas I Tried To Write As Projects (And Only Three Were)” — A Working Essay15 Minutes
- 1.8Your Pile Of Ideas Isn’t Too Big. Most Of Them Aren’t Projects Yet.10 Minutes
- Module 02 · The Triage Grid8
- 2.1Module 02 · The Triage Grid30 Minutes
- 2.2Where Does Each Of Your Projects Actually Live On The Grid?” — The Triage Diagnostic20 Minutes1 Question
- 2.3Plot The Pile, Stop Apologising” — 10 Minutes10 minutes
- 2.4Writing Prompt — Module 02
- 2.5The Three-Axis Triage Grid — Printable10 Minutes
- 2.6The “Where Did It Land?” Decision Card10 Minutes
- 2.7The Quarter I Triaged Six Projects And Wrote One” — A Working Essay15 Minutes
- 2.8Plot Your Projects On A Grid. The Grid Will Tell You Which One To Write.10 Minutes
- Module 03 · Opportunity Cost8
- 3.1Module 03 · Opportunity Cost30 Minutes
- 3.2Which Unwritten Project Is Haunting You Most?” — The Cost Sorter20 Minutes1 Question
- 3.3Walk Past The Unwritten Projects And Wave” — 8 Minutes8 minutes
- 3.4Writing Prompt — Module 03
- 3.5The Opportunity Cost Letter Template10 Minutes
- 3.6The Quarterly Reconsider Calendar10 Minutes
- 3.7The Three Projects I Didn’t Write Last Year (And The Letter I Sent Them Anyway)” — A Personal Essay15 Minutes
- 3.8The Projects You’re Not Writing Will Haunt You. Send Them A Letter.10 Minutes
- Module 04 · The Commitment Move8
- 4.1Module 04 · The Commitment Move30 Minutes
- 4.2What Kind Of Contract Will You Actually Honour?” — The Commitment Sorter20 Minutes1 Question
- 4.3Sign The Contract Out Loud” — 9 Minutes9 minutes
- 4.4Writing Prompt — Module 04
- 4.5The Project Contract Template — 1 Page10 Minutes
- 4.6The Witness Sheet10 Minutes
- 4.7The Contract I Signed With A Novel That Made Me Write It In Eleven Weeks” — A Working Essay15 Minutes
- 4.8Sign A Contract With Your Project. The Contract Is The Difference.10 Minutes
- Module 05 · The Idea Vault8
- 5.1Module 05 · The Idea Vault30 Minutes
- 5.2What Kind Of Vault Will You Actually Use?” — The Storage Sorter20 Minutes1 Question
- 5.3Walk Through The Vault” — 9 Minutes9 minutes
- 5.4Writing Prompt — Module 05
- 5.5The Idea Vault Template — Digital + Printable10 Minutes
- 5.6The Quarterly Vault Walk-Through Checklist10 Minutes
- 5.7The Vault I Built In 2017 That Has Now Produced Four Books” — A Working Essay15 Minutes
- 5.8Build An Idea Vault. The Ideas Will Stop Haunting You. Some Will Become Books.10 Minutes
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