identity-denial
Structure stories around protagonists who refuse to acknowledge what they're becoming. Use when exploring self-deception, moral transformation, or the gap between self-perception and reality.
Structure stories around protagonists who refuse to acknowledge what they're becoming. Use when exploring self-deception, moral transformation, or the gap between self-perception and reality.
Write 20+ hooks for a given angle using proven hook types (greed, relevancy, emotions, demographics, cliffhangers). Use when you have an angle and need multiple hook variations to test, or when brainstorming attention-grabbing openers.
Safe referencing of real people's traditions without impersonation
Master the art of converting source material into authentic, human-written content. Transform transcripts, notes, and research into polished prose that avoids AI tells while maintaining distinctive voice. Combines anti-AI writing fundamentals with voice style adaptation.
Diagnose genre problems and generate genre-specific elements. Use when genre promise is unclear, when elements feel misplaced, when secondary genres compete with primary, or when you need genre-specific entropy. Covers all 11 elemental genres from the Writing Excuses framework.
Use when writing or editing novels, short stories, or any fiction manuscript. Trigger on: 'write fiction', 'edit my novel', 'developmental edit', 'line edit', 'character voice', 'plot hole', 'brainstorm', or fiction writing tasks.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a chapter", "write prose", "continue the story", "develop a character", "review my chapter", "critique my manuscript", "write a synopsis", "summarize my story", "plan my novel", "outline my book", "check for consistency", or mentions fiction writing, novels, short stories, scenes, or narrative craft.
Initializes a new epic with EPIC_TRACKING.md and story-level directory structure. Creates the foundation for managing all stories within an epic. Use when starting a new epic or when restructuring an existing epic to align with the PRD story breakdown.
Extract 2–12 epics (depending on complexity) for an idea using concept_summary.md as the semantic anchor (writes to ideas/<IDEA_ID>/runs and updates ideas/<IDEA_ID>/latest)
Use when writing subagent prompts, skill instructions, or any high-stakes task requiring accuracy and truthfulness
Classic writing guide by William Strunk Jr. (1918, public domain). Use when editing prose for clarity, conciseness, and proper grammar. Covers elementary rules of usage, composition principles, and style guidelines.
Creative writing skill for analyzing and critiquing story content. Use when the user requests feedback, critique, or analysis of their writing. Provides balanced feedback calibrated to intended audience.
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.
Creative writing skill for creating canonical reference documentation (wikis) for fictional worlds, characters, and story events. Use when creating or updating wiki pages, official documentation, character profiles, location documentation, or lore pages. Creates polished, sourced, encyclopedic reference material.
First-draft writing assistant for Crucible-planned novels. Use when author has completed planning (crucible-planner) and outlining (crucible-outliner) and wants to write the actual prose. Handles scene-by-scene drafting, style matching, continuity tracking, and hallucination prevention. Triggers on "write my novel," "draft chapter X," "start writing from my outline," "help me write my book," or when user has Crucible outline and wants prose output. Works with any Crucible-planned story.
Document creative decisions and protocol evolution in structured chronicle format.
Develop authentic cover letter narrative using philosophy, patterns, and job's cultural requirements
From multiple perspectives, build genuine consensus on what's true
Co-create any professional writing through Socratic dialogue using established voice patterns
Create 25-35 second cold opens that hook listeners by dropping them into a specific moment that encapsulates the episode's themes. Uses narrative snippets method (story arcs with beats) combined with Colin & Samir's rearrangement technique.