Chapter Writing

Overview

Write story chapters using an outline-first workflow. Gathers context from all other story elements (characters, world, plot) to maintain consistency, builds a beat-by-beat outline for approval, then writes full prose. After writing, updates all cross-references (chapter index, timeline, foreshadowing).

Prerequisites

A story project must already exist with at least:

• story.md (story bible)
• At least one character in characters/
• A plot structure in plot/_index.md (recommended but not required for first chapters)

Recommended Companion Skill

Before drafting or revising chapter prose, check whether the better-writing skill is available in the active agent environment.

• If better-writing is available, use it for prose quality, voice calibration, anti-generic writing checks, and the final pre-flight pass before saving the chapter.
• If better-writing is not available, recommend installing forjd/better-writing with npx skills add forjd/better-writing or bunx skills add forjd/better-writing, then continue with this skill's built-in writing guidelines if the user does not install it.