diff --git a/cmd/root.go b/cmd/root.go
index cf90727..3546b3a 100644
--- a/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/root.go
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ func init() {
 
 	RootCmd.AddCommand(config.ConfigCmd)
 
-	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Bool("verbose", false, "show more verbose output")
+	RootCmd.PersistentFlags().BoolP("verbose", "v", false, "show more verbose output")
 	err := viper.BindPFlag("verbose", RootCmd.PersistentFlags().Lookup("verbose"))
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Printf("Error setting up: %s\n", err)
@@ -71,6 +71,18 @@ func Execute() {
 	}
 }
 
+var forgeTheme = &scribe.Theme{
+	Describe: func(s string) string {
+		return "\033[1;36m" + s + "\033[0m"
+	},
+	Print: func(s string) string {
+		return "\033[2m" + s + "\033[0m"
+	},
+	Error: func(err error) string {
+		return "\033[1;31m" + err.Error() + "\033[0m"
+	},
+}
+
 func rootFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	verbose := viper.GetBool("verbose")
 
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ func rootFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		writer = os.Stdout
 	}
 
-	scrb, err := scribe.NewScribe(writer, scribe.DefaultTheme)
+	scrb, err := scribe.NewScribe(writer, forgeTheme)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("setting up output: %w", err)
 	}
@@ -97,12 +109,14 @@ func rootFunc(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, s := range args {
-		err := conf.Steps[s].Execute(conf.Steps, conf.Envs, conf.Vars, scrb)
+		err := conf.Steps[s].Execute(s, conf.Steps, conf.Envs, conf.Vars, scrb)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("executing step %v: %w", s, err)
 		}
 	}
 
+	fmt.Fprintln(writer)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/confile/step.go b/confile/step.go
index 2f6c28f..1a1aa14 100644
--- a/confile/step.go
+++ b/confile/step.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ type Step struct {
 
 // Execute runs the command that is specified for the step. It returns the output
 // of the command and any errors it encounters.
-func (s *Step) Execute(allSteps map[string]*Step, projectEnvs map[string]string, vars *vars.Vars, scrb scribe.Scriber) error {
+func (s *Step) Execute(name string, allSteps map[string]*Step, projectEnvs map[string]string, vars *vars.Vars, scrb scribe.Scriber) error {
 	skipPre := viper.GetBool("solo") || viper.GetBool("no-pre")
 	skipPost := viper.GetBool("solo") || viper.GetBool("no-post")
 
@@ -34,31 +34,41 @@ func (s *Step) Execute(allSteps map[string]*Step, projectEnvs map[string]string,
 	s.vars = vars
 
 	if len(s.Pre) > 0 && !skipPre {
+		scrb.BeginDescribe(name + ": pre")
 		err := s.executeSteps(s.Pre, allSteps, scrb)
+		scrb.EndDescribe()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("step: execute pre: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(s.Steps) > 0 {
+		scrb.BeginDescribe(name)
 		err := s.executeSteps(s.Steps, allSteps, scrb)
+		scrb.EndDescribe()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("step: execute steps: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else if len(s.Cmds) > 0 {
+		scrb.BeginDescribe(name)
 		err := s.executeCmds(scrb)
+		scrb.EndDescribe()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("step: execute cmds: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
+		scrb.BeginDescribe(name)
 		err := s.executeCmd(scrb)
+		scrb.EndDescribe()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("step: execute cmd: %w", err)
 		}
 	}
 
 	if len(s.Post) > 0 && !skipPost {
+		scrb.BeginDescribe(name + ": post")
 		err := s.executeSteps(s.Post, allSteps, scrb)
+		scrb.EndDescribe()
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("step: execute post: %w", err)
 		}
@@ -86,13 +96,13 @@ func (s *Step) executeCmds(scrb scribe.Scriber) error {
 }
 
 func (s *Step) executeSteps(execList []string, allSteps map[string]*Step, scrb scribe.Scriber) error {
-	for _, step := range execList {
-		s, ok := allSteps[step]
+	for _, stepName := range execList {
+		step, ok := allSteps[stepName]
 		if !ok {
-			return fmt.Errorf("step does not exist: %v", step)
+			return fmt.Errorf("step does not exist: %v", stepName)
 		}
 
-		err := s.Execute(allSteps, s.projectEnvs, s.vars, scrb)
+		err := step.Execute(stepName, allSteps, step.projectEnvs, step.vars, scrb)
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}