Prose drafting
When to use
Use when writing manuscript prose, bridging scenes, continuing a fragment, or producing a bounded alternate take.
Inputs and assumptions
Read the scene goal, relevant prior text, character knowledge, style profile, POV, tense, and length target. Ask about missing choices only when they would change the draft.
Portable workflow
- Establish where the viewpoint character is, what they want now, and what interrupts or pressures them.
- Make events cause responses and choices. Do not simply narrate outline bullets in expanded sentences.
- Control viewpoint access. Ground description in what this character notices and why it matters.
- Let dialogue pursue intentions through subtext, resistance, silence, and changing information.
- Vary rhythm with attention and action. Earn emotional peaks through setup and choice rather than labels.
- End where the requested unit makes a meaningful turn. Do not attach a cliffhanger mechanically.
- Save only the authorized scope and update the checkpoint following the project workflow.
Safety and side effects
Preserve completed prose unless revision is requested. Do not invent an approved outline or conceal a major change to facts, tone, or content boundaries.
Scripts, references, and dependencies
Use style choices and format guidance as needed. No external dependencies.
Verification
Read the transition into and out of the new text. Check knowledge, location, chronology, voice, and target length. Report meaningful length shortfalls rather than adding filler or claiming an unmeasured count.
Pi adapter
Use /writer new chapter --brief "Draft the trial scene in close third person", /writer new scene, or /writer continue.
