What job am I doing right now?
Ask this question before you open the editor. Find your situation below and use the workflow it names.
I do not know what I think. Use the Private Thinking Grill. No hook, reader, title, or polish.
I have several accepted ideas and need to understand how they connect. Write or continue the Thinking Essay. Use AI only to question connections and dependencies.
I know what I think and want to publish one piece. Run Reader Reconstruction: reader, task, intended change, claim, source set.
I have a full reader-facing draft and want to know whether it works. Run the Reader-Response Audit and the Intended Emphasis check.
The argument is stable and I want cleaner prose. Run the prose or Unslop pass.
I only need mechanics checked. Proofread. Do not reopen the argument accidentally.