| 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
- Identify the user's actual task and stage.
- Start with
$sanderson-professional-writing if process or project posture is unclear.
- Run
$sanderson-promise-progress-payoff to clarify the bargain.
- Run
$sanderson-story-architecture to give the story shape.
- Run
$sanderson-character-engine to tune investment and arc pressure.
- Run
$sanderson-speculative-design when the setting or magic materially affects choices and payoff.
- Run
$sanderson-endings-and-revision to design the resolution and repair the manuscript.
- Run
$sanderson-publishing-strategy only when business path or audience strategy is part of the user's ask.
- 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:
- diagnosis
- design recommendation
- next workflow step
Do not dump every lecture point when the user only needs one move.
