Curriculum
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- Module 1: Why Standard Structures Failed You (Function vs. Prescription)Week one we name the problem. Most structure systems are prescriptions disguised as principles. They tell you WHERE things go without telling you WHY. When your draft refuses the prescription, you ass6
- 1.1Module 1: Overview20
- 1.2Mindset Maven Test: Which Prescription Most Hurt YOUR Project Specifically?3 Questions
- 1.3Meditation: Setting Down the Beat Sheet (a Relief Audio)9
- 1.4Writing Prompt: Module 130
- 1.5INSPIRATION: The Beat Sheet I Tried To Force Onto a Literary Novel (and the Novel That Got Smaller Each Time)15
- 1.6Companion Blog: Your Draft Isn’t Broken. The Structure System You’re Forcing On It Is.10
- Module 2: Pace as Function (How Structure Controls Time)Week two we work pace. Pace is the function structure performs when it controls how the reader experiences time. Some scenes need to feel long; some need to feel fast; some need to feel suspended. We6
- 2.1Module 2: Overview20
- 2.2Mindset Maven Test: Which Pace Lever Are YOU Underusing?2 Questions
- 2.3Meditation: Feeling Pace in the Body (a Calibration Audio)10
- 2.4Writing Prompt: Module 230
- 2.5INSPIRATION: The Chapter That Felt Slow Until I Changed the Narrative Distance (Not the Scene Length)15
- 2.6Companion Blog: Pace Isn’t Speed. Pace Is How the Reader Experiences Time. Here Are the Three Levers.10
- Module 3: Stakes and Motion (the Other Two Functions)Week three covers stakes and motion — the two functions most under-performed in stalled drafts. Stakes give the reader reason to care. Motion gives the reader reason to keep reading. They're different6
- 3.1Module 3: Overview20
- 3.2Mindset Maven Test: Stakes Layer or Motion Generator — Which Does YOUR Draft Need First?2 Questions
- 3.3Meditation: The Stakes-and-Motion Audio (Two Anchors, One Session)10
- 3.4Writing Prompt: Module 330
- 3.5INSPIRATION: The Draft That Had Plenty of Stakes But No Motion (and the Way We Fixed It)15
- 3.6Companion Blog: Stakes and Motion Are Different Functions. Most Stalled Drafts Need Both.10
- Module 4: Building Your Custom Scaffolding (the Capstone Deliverable)Final week. You'll build your project's custom scaffolding — a one-to-two-page structural document that names the specific functions YOUR draft needs to perform, the moves you'll use to perform them,6
- 4.1Module 4: Overview20
- 4.2Mindset Maven Test: What Should YOUR Scaffolding Include (and Exclude)?2 Questions
- 4.3Meditation: Closing Audio: Building the Scaffolding13
- 4.4Writing Prompt: Module 430
- 4.5INSPIRATION: The Custom Scaffoldings I’ve Built For Five Different Books (And Why None of Them Repeat)15
- 4.6Companion Blog: Build a Custom Scaffolding for Your Draft. Throw It Out After You Finish. Build a New One Next Time.10
INSPIRATION: The Custom Scaffoldings I’ve Built For Five Different Books (And Why None of Them Repeat)
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