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Starter Packs

Templates and small tools I've built for my own hobby projects, cleaned up and made free for anyone to use. Take what's useful. (Why it's all free.)

start at one, move to two

Learn to build with AI

Three worksheets fanned out: a one-page brief, a chat window with a first prompt, and a ship-it checklist, next to a coffee

level one · beginners

Your First Vibe-Coded App

Make your first app by describing it to an AI, no coding needed. A one-page brief, copy-paste prompts for version one and every change after it, a fix-it guide for when it breaks, and a checklist for getting a link to share. Free, no login.

Start building →

Three worksheets fanned out: a CLAUDE.md memory file, a terminal reading ‘plan first, then build’, and a review checklist, next to a coffee

level two · new

Build with a Coding Agent

Move from a chat window to a real project with Claude Code, Codex or any coding agent. Setup, a CLAUDE.md / AGENTS.md template, task briefs, a git safety net, a review checklist, and shipping to a live link. Free, no login.

Level up →

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Templates and tools

Three pages of the book fanned out: why I switched to video, a stick figure nervously holding up a phone, and a phone reading 12 views with crickets sitting on it, next to a coffee

new · for making videos

Getting on Camera

A quick starter book for making videos for social, or as I like to call it, my weekly humiliation ritual. Setup, phone settings, editing, posting to crickets, and what a month of posting actually got me. 25 pages, made to read on your phone. Free, no login.

Read the book →

Three cut-out Tarot for Builders cards, The Rubber Duck, The Loading Bar and The Launch Button, next to a printed sheet and a pair of scissors

new · for game night

Print Your Own Tarot Deck

All 22 Tarot for Builders cards to print at home, in full color or as line art to color in yourself. Card backs, cut lines, and a guidebook with four ways to play. Cut them out, shuffle, and find out whose fate is the most cursed. Free, no login.

Print the deck →

The website template with an introduction and project gallery

start here

Free Website Starter Kit

A ready-made website for a blog, portfolio, resume, or art gallery. You change one settings file to make it yours. No experience needed, and there's a step-by-step guide that assumes you've never opened a terminal. Free, yours to keep, and this site runs on the same setup.

Start here →

Three Kindles fanned out, showing the Blanket Burrito, Cottagecore Escape and WFH Desk Buddy screensavers

for readers

Kindle Screensavers

Ten deadpan-cozy, two-tone illustrations for your Kindle lock screen, made for rainy days, work-from-home builders, and midnight readers. Preview any design on a Kindle-shaped screen, personalize it with your name, and download it as a ready-to-send .epub. Free, no login.

Browse the ten →

Three carousel slides fanned out, the middle one reading ‘Show the messy middle.’

for posting

Carousel Generator

Build a carousel with editable slides, style presets, your own images, and a caption. Add, duplicate, and reorder slides, save your draft, then download matching PNGs and the caption in one ZIP. Free, no login.

Open the tool →

Three worksheets fanned out: a book plan, a writing session checklist and a revision pass, with a pencil

for writers

Your First Book

Five editable worksheets to take a book idea into a rough draft and through a first revision. A book plan, chapter map, session notes, research parking lot, and revision checklist. Use them in your own writing app. Free, no login.

Start writing →