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The Book Blueprint

The 90-page planning document we use before writing any book. The output of a 7-day research sprint: positioning, reader avatar, competitive analysis, chapter outline, and 90-day production schedule.

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What's inside

Four parts,
one document.

Before we write any book, we run a 7-day research sprint. The output is a 90-page internal document we call the Book Blueprint. We're giving it away — free, no email required to download.

  • 01
    Positioning. The "category of one" worksheet, author platform audit, reader-avatar deep-dive template, competitive map.
  • 02
    Research. Expert interview question bank (60 prompts), secondary research checklist, case-study mining, authority asset inventory.
  • 03
    Outline. Three-act structure for nonfiction, chapter template, table-of-contents builder, sub-argument mapping worksheet.
  • 04
    Production plan. 90-day production calendar, weekly milestone tracker, stakeholder RACI matrix, risk register with mitigation plans.

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