Turn messy notes into a blog outline you can actually write.

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Protocol

1. 1

   Dump the raw pile (3 min).

   Paste everything you already have: bullets, quotes you actually recorded, links, and the audience in one sentence. Mark any line that is an opinion vs. a fact. Do not add “research later” items you have not opened.

2. 2

   Ask for a spine, not a finished essay.

   The job is outline and gaps. A full draft at this stage usually invents examples.

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   Turn my messy notes into a blog outline.
   
   Hard rules:
   - Use only claims, stories, and quotes present in my notes.
   - Do not invent statistics, customer names, citations, or “experts say” lines.
   - If a section needs a fact I did not give, add a GAP: bullet instead of filling it.
   - Keep my voice notes (tone, audience, words I said I want).
   - Prefer a working title that is specific over a clever one.
   
   Output:
   1) Working title + one-sentence promise
   2) Reader and the job they hired this post to do
   3) Outline (H2/H3) with a one-line point under each heading
   4) Unused notes (keep them; do not force them in)
   5) GAP list — what I still need before drafting
   
   Confirm the rules, then wait for the notes.

3. 3

   Paste notes and pick a spine.

   If two outlines appear, choose one. Ask to merge only if both rest on your notes. Then fill the GAP list yourself from sources you can name.

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   Here are the notes. Build the outline. If two angles compete, show both in four bullets each and recommend one—without adding new evidence.

4. 4

   Only then draft a section.

   When the spine is honest, draft one H2 at a time. Keep GAP items visible until you have a source. This recipe stops at outline-plus-first-section, not a full publish.

   First-section draft

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   Draft only the introduction and the first H2 from the outline. Stay inside my notes. Leave [GAP] markers in place. No citations I did not supply. 250–350 words.

When not to

• Do not ask for a fully sourced article from notes that contain no sources. That is how fake citations appear.
• Do not paste other people’s unpublished drafts or a client’s confidential strategy deck.
• Do not keep every leftover bullet. Unused notes are a feature; stuffing them makes a muddled post.
• Skip this recipe if you already have a tight outline. Go write the draft.