sanderson-full-methodology

name	sanderson-full-methodology
description	Use as the orchestration skill for Brandon Sanderson's 2025 writing methodology. Routes a task through process, promise design, structure, character, speculative design, ending, revision, and publishing strategy as needed.

Sanderson Full Methodology

Use this workflow skill when a story problem spans multiple craft layers or when the user explicitly wants the full Brandon Sanderson-style method.

Component Skills

• $sanderson-professional-writing
• $sanderson-promise-progress-payoff
• $sanderson-story-architecture
• $sanderson-character-engine
• $sanderson-speculative-design
• $sanderson-endings-and-revision
• $sanderson-publishing-strategy

Quick Start

Before substantial work:

• Read references/craft-map.md.
• Use references/output-contracts.md for the correct response shape.
• Use references/source-index.md if the user asks what lecture grounding supports the recommendation.

Operating Loop

1. Identify the user's actual task and stage.
2. Start with $sanderson-professional-writing if process or project posture is unclear.
3. Run $sanderson-promise-progress-payoff to clarify the bargain.
4. Run $sanderson-story-architecture to give the story shape.
5. Run $sanderson-character-engine to tune investment and arc pressure.
6. Run $sanderson-speculative-design when the setting or magic materially affects choices and payoff.
7. Run $sanderson-endings-and-revision to design the resolution and repair the manuscript.
8. Run $sanderson-publishing-strategy only when business path or audience strategy is part of the user's ask.
9. End with the next concrete move, not a lecture.

Routing Table

User ask	Start with	Then route to
"Help me build this novel from scratch"	$sanderson-professional-writing	$sanderson-promise-progress-payoff, $sanderson-story-architecture, $sanderson-character-engine, $sanderson-speculative-design
"My middle drags"	$sanderson-promise-progress-payoff	$sanderson-story-architecture
"My protagonist is boring"	$sanderson-character-engine	$sanderson-promise-progress-payoff if the bargain is unclear
"Design my magic system"	$sanderson-speculative-design	$sanderson-endings-and-revision if climax fairness matters
"Fix this ending"	$sanderson-endings-and-revision	$sanderson-promise-progress-payoff
"How should I publish this?"	$sanderson-publishing-strategy	$sanderson-professional-writing if manuscript posture is the real issue
"Follow the whole Sanderson method"	$sanderson-full-methodology	all needed components in order

Default Output Rule

Prefer this order:

1. diagnosis
2. design recommendation
3. next workflow step

Do not dump every lecture point when the user only needs one move.