Writing manualsEnglish & Italian editions
Attention is written, not filmed
Two manuals from SoraFate. One turns what you already know into an opening line people stop for. The other is the workflow behind AI storytime videos, from blank page to published.
This loaf costs nine euro and we lose money on every one. Here is why we keep baking it.Four moves, in order
The four elements of the Hook Anatomy Framework, in the order they work: a specific problem signal, a credibility marker, a preview of the consequence, and an indicator of where this is going.
What it costs
Name what goes wrong if they scroll past. A hook without a cost is an announcement, and announcements get scrolled.
One real noun
One concrete detail outranks three adjectives. nine euro lands; expensive does not.
Open, don't close
Say enough to start the question, never enough to answer it. The answer is the video.
Cut to the idea
Every word before the first idea is a word that loses someone. Usually that means deleting your first sentence.
The manuals
PDF, 45 and 47 pages. Payment through Gumroad, immediate download, one-time price. No subscription, no software to install.
Lore Weaver Workbook
06PDF workbook with templates, question grids, and connection schemas for building character backstories and campaign lore with internal coherence. Includes 15 guided AI prompts and a 23-point review checklist.
→ You don't get finished text, but structured notes to develop further.
Prompt Atlas
0385-page PDF with 50 sequenced prompts for ChatGPT/Claude to build story worlds layer by layer—geography, magic systems, cultures, history—plus coherence checks and case studies.
→ A generic prompt produces predictable lists. A structured prompt gives you elements you can use to build something of your own.
The 12-Week Parental Leave Skills Tracker
0445-page interactive workbook with 30 micro-skills map, 12 weekly trackers for 15-30 minute sessions, 40+ curated free resources, and learning documentation templates for parental leave.
→ You create boards with columns for progress status, assign deadlines, attach files, filter by owner or priority.
Skill Stack Navigator
05A 45-page workbook to map your scattered micro-credentials, identify which combinations reinforce each other, and write a professional bio that presents them as an intentional skillset instead of a random list.
→ Copy this structure for each micro-credential you have: EXACT CREDENTIAL TITLE: [write exactly as it appears on the certificate] ISSUING ORGANIZATION:
The Expert-to-Hook System
02Thirty opening formulas with before-and-after examples across six professional fields, plus the grid for keeping technical precision without losing the viewer.
→ You open with your credentials. Your experience. Your certification. Many viewers swipe away before you reach the point.
StoryTime AI Workflow Kit
01Three chained-prompt workflows, eight narrative structures ready to fill, and a system for generating ten hook variants to test instead of picking one by feel.
→ Beat 1 (0-10s): the moment that grabs attention. Beat 2 (10-25s): the minimum context needed. Beat 3 (25-45s): the situation gets worse.
Same story.
Different first line.
One subject, two openings, written thirty seconds apart. Nothing changed but the words. Example on a neutral subject, so you can judge the craft and not the claim.
Today I want to talk to you a little bit about how we make our sourdough here at the bakery, so stick around until the end.
Three clauses before the first idea, and the only promise is that something will happen later. There is nothing here to stay for.
This loaf costs nine euro and we lose money on every one. Here is why we keep baking it.
A number, a contradiction, and a question the viewer now wants closed. Same bakery, same bread, same video. Different first line.
Also from SoraFate
Lume
A ten-minute test that describes how you read what happens to you: how you explain events, what you do first when something breaks, what you put ahead when two things pull in different directions.
Forty-one questions, a written profile, three experiments.
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