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Online Writing

discover-purpose

A discovery interview that defines your writing purpose. It’s the foundation the rest of the workflow aligns to — see the Discovery guide.

When to use it

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When you can’t articulate in one sentence why you write online, who it’s for, or what you want to be known for — or when purpose-level confusion (no clear audience, POV, or direction) is blocking writing decisions. Also whenever you want to define, revisit, or sharpen your purpose.

When not to use it

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  • For topic brainstorming → use ideate.
  • For mapping expertise into content categories → use discover-buckets.

How it works

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An interview, not a form. It moves through four phases: a broad Opening (“why are you thinking about writing online right now?”), Following the Thread across the dimensions most alive for you (motivation, audience, category, point of view, style, vision), Surfacing the Purpose (a draft statement reflected back to you), and Sharpening until it’s yours.

Produces

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purpose.md — the labeled dimensions, a natural-language Purpose Statement, and a five-question Decision Filter the other skills use to judge whether a topic is worth your time.

Example

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Run discover-purpose with me — help me define why I write online and who it's for.
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