scene-construction
Scene Construction
How scenes work on the page — how to enter, how dialogue works, how to pace
beats within and across scenes, how to transition. /prose-writing covers
sentence-level immersion; /story-architecture covers what scenes do in the
story.
Scene Entry
Open in the middle of something happening. A character mid-task, mid-conversation, or mid-thought gives the reader something to track immediately. Let them orient through action and context.
When the setting itself is the story beat — a character seeing a destroyed city for the first time, arriving somewhere that changes everything — the description carries narrative weight and earns the opening.
Dialogue
More from haowjy/creative-writing-skills
cw-prose-writing
Creative writing skill for drafting and editing narrative fiction prose. Use when writing new scenes, chapters, or dialogue, or when editing existing prose. Discovers and follows project-specific style guides, character voice conventions, and formatting preferences.
257story-architecture
Arc structure, narrative design, and pacing at multiple scales — saga, arc, chapter, scene. Use when structuring story at any level, planning arcs, designing chapter outlines, or evaluating whether narrative structure serves the story's goals.
235prose-writing
Prose-level immersion patterns for narrative fiction. Use when writing or revising prose — the sentence-level and paragraph-level craft that pulls readers into the story. Project-specific voice comes from style files passed alongside this skill.
224brainstorming
Story brainstorming capture — minimal notes that preserve creative freedom. Use when exploring narrative ideas, discussing characters, planning chapters, or thinking through story possibilities.
191prose-critique
Adversarial reading methodology for narrative fiction — find what doesn't work, not confirm what does. Focus-area driven with dedicated resources per area. Use when reviewing drafts, evaluating prose quality, or assessing changes at any stage.
173cw-brainstorming
Creative writing skill for capturing story brainstorming. Use when the user is exploring narrative ideas, discussing characters, planning episodes, or thinking through story possibilities. Creates minimal working notes that preserve creative freedom by recording only what was stated and marking sources.
154