Curriculum
- 6 Sections
- 24 Lessons
- Lifetime
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- Module 1 (Weeks 1-2): The Setup — Scoping, Cadence, Word MathThe first two weeks are the setup. You define your draft's target length, your cadence (12 / 16 / 20 weeks), your weekly word target, your writing schedule, your miss-protocol, and your finish criteri6
- 1.1Module 1: Overview20
- 1.2Mindset Maven Test: What’s YOUR Realistic Word-Per-Week Capacity?3 Questions
- 1.3Meditation: The Draft Plan Audio (Use Once, At the Start)12
- 1.4Writing Prompt: Module 130
- 1.5INSPIRATION: The Three Drafts I Started Without a Plan (And the One I Finished)15
- 1.6Companion Blog: Most Drafts Die in Week 1. Here’s How to Set Up a Draft That Doesn’t.10
- Module 2 (Weeks 3-4): The Opening — Voice Lock-In and the First 10,000 WordsWeeks 3 and 4 are the opening. You'll write the first 10,000 words at your weekly target cadence. Voice locks in by approximately word 6,000 — before that, the prose wobbles. We cover the wobble (norm6
- 2.1Module 2: Overview20
- 2.2Mindset Maven Test: When Does YOUR Voice Lock In (And What Wobbles Until It Does)?3 Questions
- 2.3Meditation: The No-Going-Back Audio (Use Whenever the Urge to Rewrite the Opening Arises)8
- 2.4Writing Prompt: Module 230
- 2.5INSPIRATION: The 4,000 Words I Almost Threw Out (That Turned Out to Be the Whole Voice)15
- 2.6Companion Blog: Your Voice Locks in Around Word 6,000. Keep Writing Until Then.10
- Module 3 (Weeks 5-6): The Middle Rescue — Where Most Drafts DieThe midpoint. Weeks 5 and 6 cover the Middle Rescue — the protocol for the 40-70% zone where drafts collapse. We diagnose your specific middle-failure pattern (pacing collapse, stakes wobble, voice fa6
- 3.1Module 3: Overview20
- 3.2Mindset Maven Test: Which Kind of Middle Collapse Is YOUR Draft Experiencing?2 Questions
- 3.3Meditation: The Middle Rescue Audio (Use Every Time You Sit Down to Draft During Weeks 5-6)14
- 3.4Writing Prompt: Module 330
- 3.5INSPIRATION: The Week I Almost Burned the Middle of a Draft (And the Rescue That Saved It)15
- 3.6Companion Blog: The Middle of Your Draft Will Try to Kill It. Here’s the Rescue.10
- Module 4 (Weeks 7-8): The Acceleration — Writing Through the Final ThirdWeeks 7 and 8 are the acceleration. Once you're past the middle, drafts often pick up speed — but only if you don't sabotage the momentum by going back. This module covers the no-revision rule (still6
- 4.1Module 4: Overview20
- 4.2Mindset Maven Test: What’s YOUR Specific Final-Third Sabotage Pattern?2 Questions
- 4.3Meditation: The Final-Third Forward Audio (Use Daily in Weeks 7-8)10
- 4.4Writing Prompt: Module 430
- 4.5INSPIRATION: The Final Third I Sprinted (And the Final Third I Cadenced)15
- 4.6Companion Blog: The Final Third of Your Draft Is a Cadence Test. Most Writers Fail by Sprinting.10
- Module 5 (Weeks 9-10): The Ending — Designing and Writing the CloseWeeks 9 and 10 are the ending. We cover ending architecture (what an ending owes the reader), the three ending types most drafts need (resolution / aftermath / threshold), the specific dangers of the6
- 5.1Module 5: Overview20
- 5.2Mindset Maven Test: Which Ending Architecture Does YOUR Draft Need?2 Questions
- 5.3Meditation: The Ending Drafting Audio (Use Across Weeks 9-10)12
- 5.4Writing Prompt: Module 530
- 5.5INSPIRATION: The Ending I Wrote Three Times Before It Was the Right One15
- 5.6Companion Blog: Draft Your Ugly Ending in Weeks 9-10. The Beautiful Ending Comes Later.10
- Module 6 (Weeks 11-12): The Close — Finishing, Filing, and the Two-Week PauseThe last two weeks. Week 11 is the final push to typed-THE-END. Week 12 is the structured pause — the draft goes into a closed folder for two weeks before any revision begins. The pause is NOT optiona6
- 6.1Module 6: Overview20
- 6.2Mindset Maven Test: What Will YOU Be Tempted To Do During the Two-Week Pause?2 Questions
- 6.3Meditation: Closing Audio: Typing THE END (and the Pause That Follows)16
- 6.4Writing Prompt: Module 630
- 6.5INSPIRATION: The Day I Typed THE END On a Book That Took Six Years (And the Two Weeks That Followed)15
- 6.6Companion Blog: Finish Your Draft. Then Don’t Touch It For Two Weeks. The Pause Is the Practice.10
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