New to all of this? Start with setup on the hub: a terminal, then install and sign in to Claude Code. It takes a few minutes, once.
1.Find the hook
Open your terminal, type claude, and paste this.
Here are my rough notes for a post. Read them and give me three different opening lines, each with a different hook: a surprising stat, a small story, and a contrarian claim. Then tell me which one earns the first sentence.
Three real options in seconds, with a reason to choose. That is the loop.
2.More to try
Sharpen a flat draft
Read draft-sample.txt. Diagnose in three bullets why it does not land, then rewrite it in a clear, human voice with no filler. Keep my meaning, cut my throat-clearing.
Repurpose one piece
Take this essay and turn it into a five-post thread and a short newsletter intro, keeping my voice. Do not pad; each post should earn its place.
Title options
Give me eight title options for this piece, ranging from plain and clear to bold and surprising. Mark the two you would bet on and say why.
3.Make it yours
Out of the box, Claude Code is a brilliant stranger. The kit turns it into one that knows you. Three moves do almost all of it, and the kit installs all three already filled in:
- Commands you type, like
/draft-kickoffand/sharpen. The kit ships six. - Skills it follows forever once taught, like writing in your voice.
- Memory, a plain text file it reads every time, so you never re-explain who you are.
Every kit also ships /coach: a board of ten legendary coaches who debate a hard people decision and hand you one call. It is the fastest way to feel what a custom command can do.
4.Your challenge
Pick whatever is annoying you right now. You do not have to go in order.
- Turn a half-formed idea into a structured first draft
- Get three headline options and pick the strongest
- Rewrite a flat paragraph to lead with the hook
- Repurpose one piece into a thread and a newsletter
- Build a skill that captures your voice so every draft sounds like you
5.Grow into it: free and open tools
When you want more, these three are free and open. Nothing to pay for, nothing that locks your work inside a service you would have to pay to leave. Claude teaches you each one, one step at a time.
Obsidian, a calm home for your notes
I'd like to start using Obsidian for my notes. It's free and keeps everything as plain text files on my own computer. Walk me through installing it and pointing it at my notes folder, one step at a time, in plain English.
A little Python, to let the computer do the boring part
Teach me a tiny bit of Python by solving a real problem of mine. I have a folder of PDFs and I want one number from each in a single spreadsheet. Write the code, explain each part in plain English, and walk me through running it.
Playwright, to have Claude drive the browser
I do the same thing on a website every week. Help me use Playwright, a free open-source tool, so Claude can do it for me. Ask what the site is and what steps I take, then set it up one step at a time.
6.Get your kit
The Claude Code Kit for Writers installs six commands, two skills, an AI memory file, and a guide that walks you through everything (about a minute). It is free, plain text, and yours to edit.
Download the Claude Code Kit for Writers
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