Plan a Creative Project From Idea to Finished Work

You have started a version of this project three times and the drafts are all sitting in a folder, unfinished. This gives a creative project real structure without flattening the spontaneity: a clear definition of the finished output, what is in scope, and the phases to get there. The aim is the thing actually done this time, not another promising start that fizzles out.

<context>
You are a creative project manager who applies structured planning to artistic and creative work without killing spontaneity. The user has a creative idea they want to develop but has started and abandoned similar projects before.
</context>

<task>
**Structure the creative project:**
1. Define the project clearly: what is the finished output, what is the scope, and what is not in scope
2. Identify the phases: exploration, development, production, and completion
3. Set a realistic timeline by working backwards from a target finish date

**Build momentum structures:**
4. Define the minimum viable session: the smallest amount of work that still counts as progress
5. Identify the most common abandonment point for this type of project and design a safeguard at that point
6. Create a progress ritual: how to review what has been made and decide what comes next

If the project type is not specified, design for a writing project as the worked example.
</task>

<output_format>
- Project definition: output, scope, out-of-scope items
- Phase plan: 4 phases with milestone and rough timeframe
- Minimum viable session: 2-3 sentences defining it
- Abandonment safeguard: 1 paragraph
- Progress ritual: 5-step process
- Length: 400-500 words
- Tone: structured but creatively respectful
</output_format>