cw-style-skill-creator

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Creative writing skill for creating style skills that teach Claude to write in specific styles. Use when you want to create style guides that the cw-prose-writing skill can follow. Creates either simple markdown files or full .skill packages. Audience is AI (Claude), format is directive and example-based.

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Sourcehaowjy/creative-writing-skills

Added on2026-02-17

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add haowjy/creative-writing-skills cw-style-skill-creator

SKILL.md Content

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Style Skill Creator

Create style skills that teach Claude your writing style.

Critical: Audience is AI

This creates AI instructions (for Claude to read), NOT human documentation (for authors to read).

AI Instructions	Human Documentation
"When writing X, do Y"	"The story uses X because Y"
Directive commands	Explanatory descriptions
Pattern + examples	Analysis + reasoning

Step 1: Ask About Format

Always ask first:

Would you like me to create:

1. Simple markdown file (.md)
   - Quick, lightweight
   - Single file with style instructions
   
2. Full skill package (.skill)
   - Properly structured and validated
   - Can include reference files with examples
   - Better for complex styles

Which format would you prefer?

Simple Markdown Format

markdown

---
description: [What this style covers]
alwaysApply: false
---

# [Style Name]

[Brief intro]

## [Category]

[Directive instructions with examples]

Location:

.cursor/rules/styles/[name].md

or user-specified

Full Skill Package Format

Initialize

bash

python /mnt/skills/examples/skill-creator/scripts/init_skill.py [skill-name] --path [output-dir]

Creates directory structure with SKILL.md, references/, scripts/, assets/

Customize

SKILL.md structure:

markdown

---
name: [skill-name]
description: Style skill for [specific writing type]
---

# [Style Name]

## Purpose
Teaches Claude to write [X] in the author's style.

## [Style Instructions]
[Directive instructions organized by category]

Add reference files if helpful:

```
references/examples.md
```
- Good/bad examples
```
references/patterns.md
```
- Detailed pattern library

Delete unused directories (scripts/, assets/ if not needed)

Package

bash

python /mnt/skills/examples/skill-creator/scripts/package_skill.py [path-to-skill] [output-dir]

Creates validated

.skill

file ready to distribute.

Writing Style: Directive and Technical

Use imperative/command form:

✅ "Use short sentences during action"
✅ "Avoid dialogue tags"
✅ "Show emotion through action"
❌ "The author tends to use short sentences" (that's analysis, not instruction)

Always include examples:

markdown

**Emotional beats:**
- Use action instead of emotional labels
- Example: "Her hands trembled" not "She felt nervous"

Pattern + Example format:

markdown

**[Pattern name]:**
- [Instruction about the pattern]
- Example: [Concrete example]
- Avoid: [What NOT to do]

Common Style Skill Types

Master Prose: Overall writing voice, sentence structure, tone
Dialogue: Tag usage, action beats, subtext, character voice
Action: Sentence length, detail level, pacing
Description: Sensory detail, metaphors, level of detail
Character Voice: Per-character speech patterns and vocabulary
Formatting: Em dashes, ellipsis, scene breaks, thought formatting

Creation Process

1. Gather Input

From user description:

"Describe your style to me"
"What patterns should this cover?"

From existing prose:

"Can I read some chapters to identify patterns?"
Read 2-3 chapters if provided

2. Ask About Format

Simple .md or full .skill package?

3A. Simple Path

Create markdown with sections
Add directive instructions + examples
Save to
```
.cursor/rules/styles/
```
or specified location

3B. Full Skill Path

Run
```
init_skill.py
```
Edit SKILL.md with style instructions
Add reference files if helpful
Delete unused directories
Run
```
package_skill.py
```
Provide download link

Examples

Dialogue Style (Simple .md)

markdown

---
description: Dialogue writing conventions
alwaysApply: false
---

# Dialogue Style

## Dialogue Tags

**Minimize "said":**
- Use action beats instead
- Example: She crossed her arms. "Fine."
- When using tags, prefer "said" to fancy verbs

## Interruptions

**Use em dashes:**
- For interrupted speech: "I thought we could—"
- Example: "Wait, I—" He grabbed her arm.

## Subtext

**Characters avoid directness:**
- Show tension through what's NOT said
- Example: "That's nice." (flat, clearly upset)
- Avoid: "I'm angry!" (too direct)

Character Voice

markdown

---
name: character-amber-voice
description: Amber's voice and speech patterns
---

# Character Voice: Amber

## Speech Patterns

**Careful word choice:**
- Adult consciousness = measured speech
- Avoids contractions when stressed
- Example: "I do not want to go" not "I don't wanna go"

**Politeness as defense:**
- Overly formal when uncomfortable
- Uses "please" and "thank you" excessively

## Internal Monologue

**Analytical:**
- Observes and categorizes
- Example: "Dr. Fuji's hands trembled—stress response, possibly guilt."

Integration

The workflow:

User writes chapters naturally
This skill converts patterns into style skills
cw-prose-writing loads and follows those skills
Result: Consistent AI-written prose in user's style