eric-roth-writing-mastery

name	Eric Roth Writing Mastery
description	Cross-domain deployment of Oscar-level writing craft for social media, content writing, copywriting, ghostwriting, and marketing. Translates 14 genius patterns from the writer of Forrest Gump, The Insider, and Killers of the Flower Moon into universal writing intelligence — erosion revision, off-center subtext, visual prose, psychology wallets, memorable residue, and fanciful realism applied beyond the screenplay.
version	1.0
format	completion-engine
workflows	10
companion_to	eric-roth-screenwriting-mastery

Eric Roth Writing Mastery

Deploy Oscar-level craft across every writing domain. This is the companion skill to eric-roth-screenwriting-mastery — same genius, new canvases.

"The adventure of creating something new, making something from nothing." — Eric Roth

Available Workflows

#	Workflow	Domain	Produces	Use When
social-subtext	Social Subtext Engine	Social Media	LinkedIn/X posts with 4-layer subtext instead of obvious takes	Writing social content that feels layered, never preachy or on-the-nose
content-erosion	Content Erosion Protocol	Content Writing	Systematic draft-deepening for blogs, newsletters, articles	Any content draft that feels flat, rushed, or surface-level
theme-strategy	Theme-Driven Content Strategy	Content/Marketing	Content calendar governed by a thematic North Star	Planning content series, campaigns, or editorial calendars that feel unified
visual-copy	Visual Prose for Copy	Copywriting	Sensory-immersive copy for landing pages, emails, VSLs	Sales copy that needs to make readers feel, not just think
avatar-wallet	Psychology Wallet for Avatars	Marketing	Screenplay-depth audience avatars with telling details	Building ICPs and personas that feel like real humans, not demographics
hooks-forge	Memorable Hooks Forge	Social/Marketing	Hooks and lines engineered for cultural memorability	Creating hooks, headlines, or taglines that "stay in your soul"
ghost-elevation	Ghostwriter Elevation Protocol	Ghostwriting	Complete craft-elevation framework for ghostwritten content	Elevating ghostwritten work from competent to unmistakably premium
off-center-sales	Off-Center Sales Narrative	Copywriting	Sales copy where the pitch is never direct (displacement selling)	Writing sales narratives that persuade without the reader feeling sold to
fanciful-brand	Fanciful Realism for Brands	Marketing	Brand storytelling grounded in emotional truth, not literal accuracy	Brand narratives, origin stories, and positioning that move people
cinematic-email

Quick Reference

• Decision Framework: genius.md § Decision Framework — run before any workflow to confirm this is the right expert

• Anti-Patterns: genius.md § Anti-Patterns — quality gate for all outputs (Eric Roth would-never-do list)

• Voice DNA: genius.md § Voice DNA — load at Tier 2 for voice-accurate output

• Genius Context: genius.md — load before any workflow

• Cross-Domain Patterns: references/cross-domain-patterns.md — 14 patterns adapted for non-screenplay writing

• Screenwriting Companion: ../eric-roth-screenwriting-mastery/SKILL.md — original 12 screenplay workflows

Stacking Guide

Stack With	What You Get
Nicolas Cole	Immersive sentence craft — Roth's sensory prose + Cole's rhythm mechanics
Mitch Albom	Literary emotional architecture deployed at social/content scale
Lara Acosta	LinkedIn content with cinematic subtext and thematic unity
Cardinal Mason	Sales copy with off-center elegance instead of aggressive persuasion
Kallaway	Content strategy with thematic coherence across campaigns
Ward Farnsworth	Classical rhetoric layered with visual prose cinematography
Steven Pressfield	Narrative physics + Roth's erosion discipline for long-form craft
Anne Lamott + Neal Allen Really Real Writing	Optional depth/truth pass after Roth structure when the piece needs more heart, plain force, reader trust, or resonance without becoming grandiose.

Execution Prompts (structure-pure v2)

10 deterministic practitioner prompts — each carries an Output Contract, Output Skeleton, and Quality Gate. When a deliverable matches one, Read it and honor its contract instead of improvising the output shape.

• Eric Roth — Cinematic Email Sequence — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/cinematic-email-sequence.md
• Eric Roth — Content Erosion Pass — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/content-erosion-pass.md
• Eric Roth — Fanciful Realism Brand Story — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/fanciful-realism-brand-story.md
• Eric Roth — Ghostwriter Elevation Pass — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/ghostwriter-elevation.md
• Eric Roth — Memorable Hooks Forge — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/memorable-hook-forge.md
• Eric Roth — Off-Center Sales Narrative — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/off-center-sales-narrative.md
• Eric Roth — Character Psychology Wallet for Avatars — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/psychology-wallet-avatar.md
• Eric Roth — Social Post with Off-Center Subtext + Cinematic Stakes — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/social-subtext-post.md
• Eric Roth — Theme-Driven Content Calendar — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/theme-content-calendar.md
• Eric Roth — Visual Prose Sales Copy — skills/eric-roth-writing-mastery/references/prompts-v2/visual-prose-copy.md