Templates¶
Fill-in-the-blank templates adapted from the actual files used to write Blueprint for An AI-First Company. These aren't theoretical -- they're the production system with the specifics stripped out and replaced with [BRACKETED] placeholders.
The real voice system had 6 files. The real prompt library had 27 prompts. The real skill system had 14 agents. These templates give you the structural starting points for each.
How to Use¶
- Copy the template to your project
- Replace
[BRACKETED]placeholders with your content - Delete sections that don't apply -- not every book needs every piece
- Iterate -- these evolved over 3 drafts and 81,000 words; yours will too
Start with voice system templates. Everything else builds on your voice being encoded.
Template Categories¶
| Category | Templates | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Voice System | 4 files | Encode your writing voice so AI can replicate it |
| Prompts | 4 files | Master system prompt + writing, editing, and review prompts |
| Skills | 2 files | Claude Code skill definitions for writer and reviewer agents |
| Obsidian | 4 files | Vault structure, chapter templates, and linking conventions |
| Scripts | 2 files | Word count analytics and citation audit automation |
Recommended Order¶
| Step | Template | Why First |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gold Standard Reference | Find your benchmark -- everything measures against this |
| 2 | Voice Guide | Encode your voice DNA from the gold standard analysis |
| 3 | Audience Empathy | Define who you're writing for -- voice without audience is noise |
| 4 | Authenticity Markers | Catalog phrases to use and kill-list phrases to avoid |
| 5 | Master System Prompt | Combine voice + audience into a single AI instruction set |
| 6 | Section Writing | The prompt that generates actual manuscript content |
| 7 | Editing | Post-draft refinement prompts |
| 8 | Review | Quality assessment against your standards |
What These Are Not¶
These templates encode structure, not content. They won't tell you what to write about AI strategy or startup operations. They'll give you the system for teaching an AI to write like you, about whatever your book covers.
The value isn't in the placeholders -- it's in the relationships between the files. The gold standard feeds the voice guide, which feeds the master prompt, which feeds every writing and editing session. Break that chain and the outputs drift.
Adapted from the production system behind Blueprint for An AI-First Company.