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