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+name: cw-prose-writing
+description: 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.
+---
+
+# Prose Writing
+
+Write narrative fiction following your project's established style and conventions.
+
+## Before Writing: Discover Style Guidance
+
+**ALWAYS check for style guidance before writing:**
+
+### Step 1: Check Project Documentation
+
+Look for:
+- `CLAUDE.md` - Often explains project structure
+- `WRITING.md`, `CONVENTIONS.md`, `STYLE.md`
+- `README.md` - May contain writing instructions
+
+### Step 2: Find Style Guide Locations
+
+Common locations:
+- `.cursor/rules/styles/` - Style files (`.md` or `.skill` packages)
+- `.cursor/rules/` - May contain style files
+- `.ai/styles/`, `.ai/rules/`
+- `docs/style/`, `style/`, `writing/`
+- Installed Claude skills
+
+**Style guides can be:**
+- Simple markdown files (`.md`)
+- Full skill packages (`.skill`) created by cw-style-skill-creator
+- Both work - read and follow their instructions
+
+### Step 3: Identify Relevant Guides
+
+Different types:
+- Master prose guide (overall writing style)
+- Scene-type guides (dialogue, action, description)
+- Character voice guides (how specific characters speak/think)
+- POV guides (perspective and tense)
+- Formatting guides (em dashes, ellipsis, scene breaks)
+
+**Read relevant guides BEFORE writing.** If writing dialogue-heavy scene, read both master and dialogue guides.
+
+### Step 4: Check Reference Materials
+
+Also look for:
+- Character profiles (voice consistency, canon facts)
+- Location wikis (setting details)
+- Timeline docs (chronology)
+- Lore pages (worldbuilding accuracy)
+
+## If No Style Guides Exist
+
+**When NO style guides found:**
+
+Inform user:
+```
+I don't see any style guides in your project yet. I can write in 
+competent default prose, but you'll get better results by creating 
+style guides first using the cw-style-skill-creator skill.
+
+Would you like me to:
+1. Write in default style for now
+2. Help you create style guides first
+3. Search your project for existing style documentation
+```
+
+**If user wants you to proceed anyway:**
+- Write in clean, competent prose
+- Look for patterns in existing chapters if available
+- Use neutral narrative voice
+- Follow basic conventions
+
+## Using Web Search
+
+Search when helpful for:
+- Research for scenes (locations, historical details, technical accuracy)
+- Verifying facts mentioned in prose
+- Finding inspiration or reference examples
+- Genre convention research
+- Cultural accuracy verification
+
+## Writing Workflow
+
+**While Writing:**
+- Apply discovered style conventions
+- Match character voices to profiles
+- Respect established canon
+- Use project formatting conventions
+- Maintain consistent POV and tense
+
+**Self-Check After:**
+- Does this match the project's voice?
+- Is POV/tense consistent?
+- Do characters sound like themselves?
+- Are canon facts accurate?
+
+## Output Format
+
+### Claude.ai Chat
+Markdown artifact with proper formatting
+
+### Claude Code
+1. Check project structure for chapter organization
+2. Match existing naming conventions
+3. Use appropriate directory
+4. Include proper frontmatter if project uses it
+
+## Integration with Style Skills
+
+**The workflow:**
+1. User writes chapters naturally
+2. User uses cw-style-skill-creator to create style skills
+3. This skill loads and follows those style skills
+4. Result: AI writes in user's established style
+
+**Without style guides:** Generic competent prose  
+**With style guides:** YOUR specific voice
+
+## Skills are Composable
+
+Feel free to combine with other skills - e.g., using cw-official-docs to check character details while writing.