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- Module 1: The Four Layers of Stakes (External / Internal / Moral / Relational)Week one is the overview. Every draft that works has stakes operating at multiple layers simultaneously. External (what the character could lose in the outside world). Internal (what the character cou6
- 1.1Module 1: Overview20
- 1.2Mindset Maven Test: Which Stakes Layers Are Missing From YOUR Draft?2 Questions
- 1.3Meditation: Reading For Stakes (a Diagnostic Audio)11
- 1.4Writing Prompt: Module 130
- 1.5INSPIRATION: The Draft I Was Sure Had Stakes (and the Beta Reader Who Couldn’t Name Them)15
- 1.6Companion Blog: Stakes Layer in Four Specific Ways. Most Drafts Have Only Two Working.10
- Module 2: External Stakes (the Most Visible Layer)Week two installs external stakes — what the protagonist could lose in the outside world. Job, relationship, freedom, safety, status, life. External stakes are the most-taught layer and also the most6
- 2.1Module 2: Overview20
- 2.2Mindset Maven Test: Are YOUR External Stakes Concrete Enough?2 Questions
- 2.3Meditation: The Concretization Audio (Use Before External Stakes Sessions)9
- 2.4Writing Prompt: Module 230
- 2.5INSPIRATION: The External Stakes I Spent Three Drafts on Before Finally Concretizing Them15
- 2.6Companion Blog: ‘Her Career Is At Stake’ Is Not Stakes. Here’s What Is.10
- Module 3: Internal Stakes (the Layer That Carries Theme)Week three installs internal stakes — what the protagonist could lose in herself. Belief system, identity, self-perception, capacity to love or trust or hope. Internal stakes are the layer that carrie6
- 3.1Module 3: Overview20
- 3.2Mindset Maven Test: Are YOUR Internal Stakes Showing or Telling?2 Questions
- 3.3Meditation: The Internal-Stakes-Through-Action Audio9
- 3.4Writing Prompt: Module 330
- 3.5INSPIRATION: The Internal Stakes I Spent 200 Pages Explaining (and the One Gesture That Replaced Them)15
- 3.6Companion Blog: Show the Internal Stake Through Action. Don’t Narrate It.10
- Module 4: Moral and Relational Stakes (the Layers Most Drafts Skip)Week four covers the two stakes layers most drafts skip — moral (what's right that could be sacrificed) and relational (which relationships could be damaged). These layers do disproportionate work; th6
- 4.1Module 4: Overview20
- 4.2Mindset Maven Test: Which Layer Is YOUR Draft Skipping — Moral or Relational?2 Questions
- 4.3Meditation: The Moral-and-Relational Audio (Two Anchors, One Session)10
- 4.4Writing Prompt: Module 430
- 4.5INSPIRATION: The Brand Story That Tested Flat Until We Added Moral Stakes15
- 4.6Companion Blog: Moral and Relational Stakes Are the Layers Most Drafts Skip. Here’s What They Do.10
- Module 5: Layering Stakes Across the Draft (the Capstone Practice)Final week. You'll layer all of your installed stakes across the draft — making sure each scene carries 2-3 active layers, the layers escalate over the draft's arc, and the climax integrates them. We6
- 5.1Module 5: Overview20
- 5.2Mindset Maven Test: What Does YOUR Specific Stakes Architecture Look Like (Per Scene, Per Arc)?2 Questions
- 5.3Meditation: Closing Audio: The Stakes Are Installed14
- 5.4Writing Prompt: Module 530
- 5.5INSPIRATION: Twelve Years of Stakes Architecture Documents (and What They Caught Before Submission)15
- 5.6Companion Blog: Build a Stakes Architecture Document for Your Draft. Use the Reader-Naming Test Before You Submit.10
INSPIRATION: Twelve Years of Stakes Architecture Documents (and What They Caught Before Submission)
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