Modern Media Mastery · Est. 2024 · Sydney, Australia
A media and technology company building the tools, standards, and platforms that authors, readers, and creators need — but don't yet have.
"The right reader for the right story — every time."
We build systems for narrative intelligence. Rating standards that work across genres, platforms, and cultures. Publishing tools that turn manuscript data into marketing precision. A content compass that tells every reader exactly what they're holding — before they buy it.
Flagship Platform · Coming Soon
A multi-lane publishing intelligence platform for authors. Four specialised lanes — Adult Fiction, Clean Fiction, Children's, and Art — each with its own voice, audience strategy, and automation suite. The Lyceum turns manuscript data, character records, and SHOW Compass scores into precision social content, launch sequences, and reader intelligence. Human approval at every step. No autonomous publishing.
Explore The Lyceum →Rating Platform
The verified rating platform that issues SHOW Compass scores for narrative content. Independent verification for books, series, and media. The R8rly widget embeds directly into author websites — a trust signal that can't be self-assigned.
r8rly.com →Open Standard · CC BY-SA 4.0
A four-axis content rating system for all narrative media — Spice, Heat, OMG, WTF. Free to use, free to adopt, free to build on. The only content rating standard designed for the full spectrum of narrative: from Christian fiction to extreme dark romance, on the same scale.
Read the Standard →Publishing & Education
The publishing arm of MMM. Story Blueprints for writers at every stage. Inked OUT — children's and illustrated content reaching parents, teachers, and librarians. Blueprint templates, curriculum guides, and educator resources.
inkedout-storiesbeyondboundaries.com →A four-axis content rating system for narrative media — written, audio, visual, interactive. The axes are independent. A closed-door romance can be deeply emotional with zero physical content. A grief-heavy literary novel can be dark in tone without being transgressive. Collapsing these into a single number destroys the information audiences need.
The SHOW Standard is released under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Free to use, free to adopt, free to build on — with attribution.
Spice
Physical explicitness — on-page or on-screen intimacy and detail
Heat
Emotional temperature — longing, romantic intensity, intimacy of soul
OMG
Darkness of tone — heaviness, peril, grief, violence, psychological weight
WTF
Transgression — taboo content, off-limits dynamics, wildness of choices
Calibration Example
S3 / H4 / O3 / W3
Fourth Wing — Rebecca Yarros · Dragon-rider military academy fantasy romance. Explicit on-page intimacy, adventure-romance tone, moderate violence. Publisher-confirmed.
Calibration Anchor · W10
S5 / H3 / O5 / W10
Captive in the Dark — C.J. Roberts · Captivity, trafficking, non-consent. The outer limit of the WTF axis.
The Lyceum Dashboard is built for indie authors — giving you a single, intelligent hub to navigate the full spectrum of skills, services, and platforms your publishing journey requires.
Manage multiple author personas with complete separation. Write across genres, ages, and audiences without your adult fiction credentials ever touching your children's lane. Each identity stays clean — its own voice, its own tools, its own audience.
Connect the platforms you already use or are ready to start using. Your data stays yours — in your accounts, on your terms. The Lyceum connects the dots and automates the repetitive work so you can stay inside the story.
Worldcraft
Dark romance, adult genres, explicit fiction. All four SHOW axes active.
Fableworks
YA, Christian fiction, cozy mystery, sweet romance.
Inked OUT
Picture books through upper middle-grade. Family-safe locked.
The Atelier
Coloring books, illustrated products, visual content.
The Lyceum runs on author-owned infrastructure — your VPS, your data, your hosting via Hostinger. Easy automation integration, step-by-step guides included. You own everything.
Control your data.
Control your journey.
Multiple personas.
Complete separation.
Human approval.
Every single time.
The Lyceum integrates with the platforms that power modern indie publishing. Connect your accounts, start on the tiers that suit you, and let the Lyceum guides walk you through every step.
Google Suite
Drive, Docs, Sheets & Gmail — your manuscript home, your export layer, your delivery system. One connection covers all four.
Airtable
The structured heart of your publishing operation. Books, characters, ARC readers, SHOW ratings — queryable, filterable, yours.
Notion
Your living series bible. Characters, world rules, publishing calendar — share read access with editors without sharing your dashboard.
Ghost
Author website, serial publishing, and reader newsletter — all from one platform. Zero platform fee on paid memberships.
MailerLite
Your reader email list. ARC sign-ups, launch sequences, rating announcements — automated from the moment you're ready.
HubSpot CRM
ARC reader pipelines, collaborator records, VIP reader lists. Your reader relationships, managed with intention.
Discord & Telegram
Real-time notifications on your phone or desktop. Chapter completions, ARC alerts, launch events — nothing silent, nothing missed.
ClickUp or Asana
Your editorial pipeline. Track every book from first draft through launch. Share tasks with your editor without giving them your dashboard.
Buffer
Scheduling layer for your entire social presence. Approved content routes to every platform — Instagram, TikTok, Threads, X, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Facebook, YouTube.
📖 The Lyceum includes step-by-step guides for every integration. Which tools to connect first, which tiers to start on, how it all fits together — written for authors, not developers.
SHOW Compass — Precision Where It Counts
The SHOW Compass gives your books a four-axis content profile — Spice, Heat, OMG, WTF — that powers the intelligence behind every Lyceum workflow. Trend matching, reader segmentation, social content, and ARC targeting all use your SHOW profile. A WTF 7+ book belongs in different communities than a WTF 3 book, even if both carry the same genre label. That precision is what separates the Lyceum from generic automation.
R8rly — Your Verified Trust Signal
R8rly is the independent verification platform that issues official SHOW Compass ratings. Once rated, your score appears on your author site via the R8rly widget, in the R8rly public directory for reader discovery, and flows through your connected tools automatically. A verified R8rly rating can't be self-assigned — which is exactly what makes it meaningful to readers.
If you're a trainer, educator, or course creator helping indie authors maximise their publishing journey with AI — we want to build with you, not alongside you.
The Lyceum offers two partnership pathways for qualified educators and training providers:
Both options are affiliate and partnership opportunities. We grow together.
Express Your Interest →Founding member access opens first. Be the first to know.
The publishing intelligence hub for Lyceum members. Social queue, trend monitoring, ARC vault, rank tracking, character management.
lyceumdashboard.com
Stories Beyond Boundaries publishing imprint. Children's, illustrated, and middle-grade content. Educator guides, curriculum links, read-aloud kits.
inkedout-storiesbeyondboundaries.com
The parent organisation. All platforms, standards, and publishing properties sit under the MMM umbrella. YouTube: @MyModernMediaMastery.
modernmediamastery.com
The verification platform for SHOW Compass ratings. Independent, third-party narrative content ratings for books and media. The trust layer the industry has been missing.
r8rly.com · r8rly.com.au · r8rlylive.com
CC BY-SA 4.0 content rating standard for narrative media. Free for creators, platforms, retailers, and libraries to adopt. Version 1.1 available now.
modernmediamastery.com/show-standard
Founder · Children's Author
Children's book author of The Wish Faeries & Gift of the Dragonflies. Creator of the Golli Goth children's character universe.
Creative Director · Author
Author of the French Kissing Nikola Tesla series, The Heyokha self help titles, and multiple Romantasy works.
AI Artist · Visual Director
AI visual artist creating illustrated covers, character art, and branded visual identities across the MMM ecosystem.
MMM Network — Registered Domains & Properties
Whether you're an author, a developer, a publisher, or a reader — there's a place for you in the MMM ecosystem.