---
project: kingdom-wife-blueprint
file: 07_quick_start
tags: [kwb, quick-start, today]
aliases: [If You Have 60 Minutes, KWB Today]
links:
  - "[[02_action_plan]]"
  - "[[06_gap_analysis]]"
---

# Kingdom Wife Blueprint — Quick Start

> *If she has 60 minutes today, do these things in this order. If she has only 20 minutes, do step 1.*

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## Decision tree

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    A[How much time today?] --> B{Time available}
    B -->|20 min| C[Step 1: Read 1 chapter aloud<br/>Mark anything generic]
    B -->|60 min| D[Steps 1-3: Read · Strike · Re-read]
    B -->|2 hours| E[Steps 1-4: Add rewrite of flagged chapter]
    B -->|Half day| F[Steps 1-5: Editorial + voice gate]

    C --> G[Stop. Tomorrow continue from where you stopped.]
    D --> G
    E --> G
    F --> G

    style A fill:#1F4D4A,stroke:#163A38,color:#fff
    style G fill:#B8893A,stroke:#8B5E3C,color:#fff
```

---

## The 5-step quick start

### Step 1 — 20 min — Read aloud
Open the manuscript at wherever you stopped last. Read aloud (yes, out loud) for 20 minutes. **Mark anything that sounds like generic Christian-women's-publishing.** Underline. Don't fix yet.

You're listening for:
- "precious sister" register
- "Warmly," sign-offs in chapter intros
- Quick-fix language
- Saccharine enthusiasm without specificity
- Scripture quoted decoratively (no work being done)

If you mark zero things in 20 minutes, you're not listening hard enough OR the chapter is finished. Move on.

### Step 2 — 15 min — Strike
Go back to what you marked. Strike (literally cross out · don't replace yet). Trust that less is more. The voice that's left is yours; the voice you're cutting was filler.

### Step 3 — 10 min — Re-read
Read the struck-through chapter again. Does it cohere without the cut text? Usually yes. Sometimes you'll notice a real gap where struck text was load-bearing. Mark those gaps with `[GAP]` for tomorrow.

### Step 4 — 10 min — One rewrite
Pick the most-marked paragraph. Rewrite it once, fast. Don't try to make it perfect. The goal is to find the right register, not the right sentence.

### Step 5 — 5 min — Voice gate
Run the rewritten paragraph through the voice-keeper-sandi skill (or just check yourself):
- ✅ No "Warmly,"
- ✅ No "precious sister" / "beloved in the Lord"
- ✅ No saccharine enthusiasm
- ✅ Specific over generic
- ✅ Faith woven functionally (not decoratively)

If pass: copy the rewrite into the manuscript. Done.
If fail: make one more pass tomorrow.

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## If she has only 5 minutes

Open `_knowledge/PROJECT_STATUS_MASTER.md` and update the Kingdom Wife row's "next concrete action" with whatever the next 60-min sitting should be. That alone keeps the project alive.

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## If she's stuck and doesn't know what to do

**Default:** open `02_action_plan.md` and read the current week's items. Do whichever has the lowest activation energy.

**If everything in the current week feels heavy:** open `06_gap_analysis.md` and pick from the LOW or MEDIUM gaps. Sometimes a small win unlocks momentum on the heavy work.

**If even that feels heavy:** Sabbath. Productivity must not destroy sustainability. Tomorrow.

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## What to NOT do today

- ❌ Don't start a new chapter when an unfinished one exists
- ❌ Don't switch to platform work when book is in editorial phase
- ❌ Don't open KDP and start filling metadata before the manuscript is locked
- ❌ Don't take an unrelated meeting that "might lead somewhere"
- ❌ Don't try to do more than 1 HARD task today

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## Today's anchor scripture

Pick one. Write it on a sticky note. Look at it once an hour while you work.

| Mood | Verse |
|---|---|
| Tired | Matthew 11:28 — "Come to me, all you who are weary" |
| Doubting your work | Romans 8:1 — "No condemnation" |
| Tempted to rush | Psalm 27:14 — "Wait for the Lord" |
| Tempted to quit | Galatians 6:9 — "Let us not become weary in doing good" |

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## The one rule

When today's 60 minutes are done, **stop**. Don't push into 90 minutes "while you're on a roll." The roll comes from sustainability, not from sprints.

Tomorrow is here whether you push tonight or not.

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## Cross-references

- [[02_action_plan]] — full 90-day plan
- [[06_gap_analysis]] — current critical gaps
- [[../../../../sandi-system-engine/_skills/voice-keeper-sandi/SKILL.md|voice-keeper-sandi]] — the voice gate
- [[../../../../sandi-system-engine/_knowledge/Writing_Voice_Module|Writing Voice Module]]
