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ChineseStory Idea Generator: Generative Skill
故事创意生成器:Generative Skill
You generate and evaluate story concepts using a genre-first approach where desired emotional impact drives all decisions about setting, characters, and plot.
你将采用类型优先的方法生成并评估故事概念,在此方法中,期望达成的情感体验将主导所有关于场景、角色和情节的决策。
Core Principle
核心原则
Emotional experience first. Setting serves genre, not the reverse.
A "sci-fi story" is not a genre—it's a setting. The genre is what readers feel: wonder, horror, mystery, drama. Start with the emotional experience you want to create, then choose setting elements that enhance it.
情感体验优先。场景为类型服务,而非相反。
“科幻故事”不是一种类型——它是场景。类型是读者的感受:惊奇、恐怖、悬疑、戏剧。从你想要营造的情感体验入手,再选择能强化这种体验的场景元素。
The Modular System
模块化系统
This skill uses a modular framework:
| Module | Purpose | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Core: Elemental Genres | Defines 11 genres by emotional impact | This skill |
| Setting: Science Fiction | Sci-fi elements serving each genre | |
| Setting: Urban Fantasy | Urban fantasy elements by genre | |
| Setting: Epic Fantasy | Secondary-world fantasy by genre | |
| Setting: Historical Fiction | Historical elements by genre | |
| Implementation Guide | Process and examples | |
本Skill采用模块化框架:
| 模块 | 用途 | 位置 |
|---|---|---|
| 核心:基础类型 | 以情感体验定义11种类型 | 本Skill |
| 场景:科幻 | 服务于各类型的科幻元素 | |
| 场景:都市奇幻 | 按类型划分的都市奇幻元素 | |
| 场景:史诗奇幻 | 基于次世界的奇幻元素(按类型划分) | |
| 场景:历史小说 | 按类型划分的历史元素 | |
| 实施指南 | 流程与示例 | |
The 11 Elemental Genres
11种基础类型
Each genre is defined by the emotional experience it creates:
| Genre | Core Experience | Reader Feels |
|---|---|---|
| Wonder | Awe and fascination with the unfamiliar | "I had no idea that was possible" |
| Idea | Intellectual stimulation, "what if" exploration | "I never thought about it that way" |
| Adventure | Excitement through physical challenges | "What happens next?" (external) |
| Horror | Dread, fear, confrontation with threat | "I'm afraid to look but can't stop" |
| Mystery | Curiosity about unknown facts | "I want to figure it out" |
| Thriller | Tension through immediate danger | "Will they make it in time?" |
| Humor | Amusement, entertainment, delight | "That was unexpected and delightful" |
| Relationship | Investment in interpersonal connections | "I want them to work it out" |
| Drama | Internal conflict, transformation | "What happens next?" (internal) |
| Issue | Exploration of complex questions | "I see this differently now" |
| Ensemble | Group dynamics, combined effort | "How will they come together?" |
每种类型都由其营造的情感体验定义:
| 类型 | 核心体验 | 读者感受 |
|---|---|---|
| 惊奇 | 对未知事物的敬畏与着迷 | “我从没想过这居然可能” |
| 思辨 | 智力激发、“假如”式探索 | “我从没从这个角度想过” |
| 冒险 | 通过物理挑战带来兴奋感 | “接下来会发生什么?”(外部冲突) |
| 恐怖 | 恐惧、惊骇、直面威胁 | “我不敢看但又停不下来” |
| 悬疑 | 对未知真相的好奇 | “我想要找出答案” |
| 惊悚 | 即时危险带来的紧张感 | “他们能及时脱险吗?” |
| 幽默 | 愉悦、娱乐、欣喜 | “这太意外又有趣了” |
| 人际 | 对人际联结的投入 | “我希望他们能解决问题” |
| 戏剧 | 内心冲突、转变 | “接下来会发生什么?”(内心冲突) |
| 议题 | 对复杂问题的探索 | “我现在对这件事有了不同看法” |
| 群像 | 群体动态、协同努力 | “他们会如何凝聚起来?” |
Genre Requirements Quick Reference
类型要求速查
Wonder
惊奇
- Setting: Vast scales, unprecedented phenomena, breathtaking discoveries
- Characters: Observers capable of awe, who recognize significance
- Plot: Journeys of discovery, perspective-shifting encounters
- Themes: Transcendence, cosmic significance, the unknown
- 场景: 宏大尺度、前所未有的现象、震撼的发现
- 角色: 能够产生敬畏之心、能认知事物重要性的观察者
- 情节: 探索之旅、转变视角的遭遇
- 主题: 超越、宇宙意义、未知
Idea
思辨
- Setting: Societies built around concepts, environments that test hypotheses
- Characters: Intellectually curious, varied perspectives on central concept
- Plot: Exploring implications, testing theories, logical consequences
- Themes: Ethics of knowledge, unintended consequences, paradigm shifts
- 场景: 围绕特定概念构建的社会、能验证假设的环境
- 角色: 求知欲强、对核心概念有多元视角
- 情节: 探索隐含意义、验证理论、推导逻辑结果
- 主题: 知识伦理、意外后果、范式转变
Adventure
冒险
- Setting: Varied environments, physical obstacles, unfamiliar territories
- Characters: Relevant skills but tests beyond experience
- Plot: Progressive challenges, geographic movement, resource management
- Themes: Self-reliance, courage, adaptation, journey vs. destination
- 场景: 多样环境、物理障碍、陌生地域
- 角色: 具备相关技能但需应对超出经验的考验
- 情节: 逐步升级的挑战、地理移动、资源管理
- 主题: 自立、勇气、适应、旅程 vs 目的地
Horror
恐怖
- Setting: Isolation, restricted movement, breakdown of normal, hidden threats
- Characters: Vulnerabilities matching threats, something to lose
- Plot: Escalating threat, diminishing safety, power imbalance
- Themes: Survival, corruption, the monstrous within, primal fears
- 场景: 孤立、行动受限、常规秩序崩塌、隐藏的威胁
- 角色: 弱点与威胁匹配、有可失去的事物
- 情节: 威胁升级、安全空间不断缩小、力量失衡
- 主题: 生存、腐化、内心的怪物、原始恐惧
Mystery
悬疑
- Setting: Controlled environments, layered information, society with secrets
- Characters: Investigators with skills, witnesses, suspects with motives
- Plot: Information gathering, false leads, progressive revelation
- Themes: Truth vs. deception, appearance vs. reality, justice
- 场景: 受控环境、多层信息、存在秘密的社会
- 角色: 具备技能的调查者、证人、有动机的嫌疑人
- 情节: 信息收集、误导线索、逐步揭露真相
- 主题: 真相 vs 欺骗、表象 vs 现实、正义
Thriller
惊悚
- Setting: Time-sensitive situations, high stakes, obstacles to urgent goals
- Characters: Crucial responsibilities, antagonists with comparable resources
- Plot: Deadline pressure, escalating threats, cat-and-mouse dynamics
- Themes: Duty, sacrifice, the cost of action and inaction
- 场景: 时间敏感的情境、高风险、阻碍紧急目标的障碍
- 角色: 肩负关键责任、对手拥有相当资源
- 情节: 截止日期压力、威胁升级、猫鼠游戏
- 主题: 责任、牺牲、行动与不作为的代价
Humor
幽默
- Setting: Unusual rules, potential for misunderstanding, absurdity
- Characters: Blind spots, contrasting norms, fish-out-of-water
- Plot: Miscommunication, subverted expectations, escalating awkwardness
- Themes: Human folly, social commentary, joy
- 场景: 规则反常、易产生误解、荒诞感
- 角色: 存在认知盲区、行为与常规冲突、格格不入的外来者
- 情节: 沟通误解、颠覆预期、尴尬场景升级
- 主题: 人性的愚蠢、社会讽刺、快乐
Relationship
人际
- Setting: Forced proximity, shared challenges, obstacles to connection
- Characters: Complementary or contrasting traits, meaningful barriers
- Plot: Connection progression, relationship tests, growth through bond
- Themes: Love, trust, sacrifice for others, growth through connection
- 场景: 被迫共处、共同挑战、阻碍联结的障碍
- 角色: 特质互补或对立、存在有意义的隔阂
- 情节: 联结逐步建立、关系面临考验、通过联结实现成长
- 主题: 爱、信任、为他人牺牲、通过联结成长
Drama
戏剧
- Setting: Environments that challenge values, constrained choices
- Characters: Strong values facing tests, internal contradictions
- Plot: Difficult choices, moral dilemmas, transformation through adversity
- Themes: Identity, morality, what we become under pressure
- 场景: 挑战价值观的环境、选择受限
- 角色: 价值观坚定但面临考验、存在内心矛盾
- 情节: 艰难抉择、道德困境、逆境中的转变
- 主题: 身份认同、道德、压力下的蜕变
Issue
议题
- Setting: Societies manifesting the issue, environments shaped by the question
- Characters: Diverse perspectives on central issue
- Plot: Direct experience with different facets of the issue
- Themes: The central question, multiple valid perspectives
- 场景: 议题显性化的社会、受问题影响的环境
- 角色: 对核心议题有多元视角
- 情节: 直接体验议题的不同层面
- 主题: 核心问题、多种合理视角
Ensemble
群像
- Setting: Challenges requiring diverse skills, pressure to cooperate
- Characters: Complementary abilities, contrasting worldviews
- Plot: Team formation, cooperation challenges, combined-effort victories
- Themes: Community, diversity as strength, the whole exceeding parts
- 场景: 需要多元技能应对的挑战、合作压力
- 角色: 能力互补、世界观对立
- 情节: 团队组建、合作挑战、协同制胜
- 主题: 社群、多样性即力量、整体大于部分之和
The Five-Phase Process
五阶段流程
Phase 1: Select Emotional Core
阶段1:选择情感核心
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Identify Primary Genre
- What emotional experience do you want readers to have?
- Review the 11 elemental genres
- Select the one that best matches your desired impact
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Review Genre Requirements
- Note required setting elements, character needs, plot elements
- Create checklist of essential components
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Consider Secondary Genre
- 1-2 secondary genres can enhance primary
- Horror + Mystery = dread + curiosity
- Relationship + Drama = connection + transformation
- Secondary must serve primary, not compete
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确定主类型
- 你希望读者获得怎样的情感体验?
- 参考11种基础类型
- 选择最符合你期望效果的类型
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查看类型要求
- 记录所需的场景元素、角色需求、情节要素
- 创建必要组件的检查清单
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考虑副类型
- 1-2种副类型可强化主类型效果
- 恐怖 + 悬疑 = 恐惧 + 好奇
- 人际 + 戏剧 = 联结 + 转变
- 副类型必须服务于主类型,而非与之竞争
Phase 2: Choose Setting Module
阶段2:选择场景模块
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Select Setting Type
- Which setting best serves your primary genre?
- Sci-Fi, Urban Fantasy, Epic Fantasy, Historical Fiction
- Or contemporary/other (adapt principles)
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Customize Setting Elements
- Choose options that specifically enhance genre requirements
- Reject setting elements that don't serve the genre
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Adapt to Genre Needs
- How does this setting uniquely express your genre?
- What opportunities does this setting provide?
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选择场景类型
- 哪种场景最能服务于你的主类型?
- 科幻、都市奇幻、史诗奇幻、历史小说
- 或当代/其他类型(可适配本原则)
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定制场景元素
- 选择能专门强化类型要求的选项
- 拒绝无法服务于类型的场景元素
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适配类型需求
- 该场景如何独特地表达你的类型?
- 该场景提供了哪些机会?
Phase 3: Design Characters
阶段3:设计角色
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Create Primary Characters
- Traits that make them suited to experience this genre
- Vulnerabilities or strengths relevant to genre requirements
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Establish Relationships
- Dynamics that amplify genre's emotional impact
- Connections that create stakes
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Define Internal Conflicts
- Internal struggles that mirror or complement external conflicts
- Conflicts that deepen when exposed to genre events
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创建核心角色
- 具备适合体验该类型的特质
- 拥有与类型要求相关的弱点或优势
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建立关系
- 能放大类型情感体验的动态关系
- 能创造 stakes(风险)的联结
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定义内心冲突
- 与外部冲突呼应或互补的内心挣扎
- 暴露于类型事件时会加剧的冲突
Phase 4: Develop Concept
阶段4:开发概念
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Craft High Concept
- 1-2 sentences capturing essence
- Must clearly communicate primary genre's emotional experience
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Expand Story Elements
- Initial situation, central conflict, potential resolution
- Key scenes that deliver genre impact
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Review Genre Alignment
- Does concept fully leverage genre requirements?
- Do setting elements enhance or distract from genre?
- Are characters positioned to experience full genre impact?
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打造核心概念
- 用1-2句话概括核心
- 必须清晰传达主类型的情感体验
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拓展故事元素
- 初始情境、核心冲突、潜在结局
- 能传递类型体验的关键场景
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检查类型契合度
- 概念是否充分利用了类型要求?
- 场景元素是强化还是分散了类型焦点?
- 角色是否能充分体验该类型的情感?
Phase 5: Evaluate and Refine
阶段5:评估与优化
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Score Concept (1-5 scale)
- Genre clarity: Is emotional experience obvious?
- Setting-genre fit: Does setting serve genre?
- Character-genre fit: Will characters experience this fully?
- Thematic resonance: Do themes emerge naturally?
- Originality: Is there freshness within genre?
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Address Weaknesses
- Focus on lowest-scoring aspects
- Make specific adjustments
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Preserve Vision
- Don't let framework overshadow inspiration
- Add personal touches while maintaining genre strength
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为概念评分(1-5分制)
- 类型清晰度:情感体验是否明确?
- 场景-类型契合度:场景是否服务于类型?
- 角色-类型契合度:角色能否充分体验该类型?
- 主题共鸣:主题是否自然浮现?
- 原创性:在该类型中是否有新意?
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解决弱点
- 聚焦得分最低的方面
- 做出具体调整
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保留创作愿景
- 不要让框架掩盖灵感
- 在保持类型强度的同时加入个人特色
Genre Combinations
类型组合
Complementary Pairings
互补组合
| Primary | Strong Secondary | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Horror | Mystery | Dread + investigation creates layered tension |
| Adventure | Wonder | Excitement + awe creates epic scope |
| Thriller | Drama | External pressure + internal transformation |
| Romance | Drama | Connection + personal growth |
| Mystery | Thriller | Investigation + urgency |
| Idea | Drama | Concept exploration + personal stakes |
| 主类型 | 适配副类型 | 效果 |
|---|---|---|
| 恐怖 | 悬疑 | 恐惧 + 调查带来多层次紧张感 |
| 冒险 | 惊奇 | 兴奋 + 敬畏打造史诗格局 |
| 惊悚 | 戏剧 | 外部压力 + 内心转变 |
| 爱情 | 戏剧 | 联结 + 个人成长 |
| 悬疑 | 惊悚 | 调查 + 紧迫感 |
| 思辨 | 戏剧 | 概念探索 + 个人 stakes |
Problematic Pairings
冲突组合
| Combination | Problem | Solution |
|---|---|---|
| Horror + Humor | Tone clash | Commit to one; other appears briefly |
| Thriller + Relationship | Pace conflict | Time-box relationship moments |
| Idea + Adventure | Pacing mismatch | Ideas emerge during action |
| Issue + Humor | Undermining | Humor must never mock the issue |
| 组合 | 问题 | 解决方案 |
|---|---|---|
| 恐怖 + 幽默 | 基调冲突 | 专注于其中一种;另一种仅短暂出现 |
| 惊悚 + 人际 | 节奏冲突 | 为人际互动设定时间限制 |
| 思辨 + 冒险 | 节奏不匹配 | 在行动中逐步展现理念 |
| 议题 + 幽默 | 削弱严肃性 | 幽默绝不能嘲讽议题本身 |
Primary/Secondary Rule
主/副类型规则
Secondary genre gets at most 30% of story focus. It enhances primary experience, doesn't compete with it.
副类型最多占据故事30%的篇幅。它应强化主体验,而非与之竞争。
Common Mistakes
常见误区
Mistaking Setting for Genre
将场景误当作类型
Wrong: "I want to write a fantasy story."
Right: "I want to write a Wonder story set in a fantasy world."
Fantasy is where it happens. Wonder is what readers feel.
错误: “我想写一个奇幻故事。”
正确: “我想写一个以奇幻世界为场景的惊奇故事。”
奇幻是故事发生的地点,惊奇是读者的感受。
Choosing Secondary That Undermines
选择的副类型削弱主类型
Problem: Horror story with extensive humor subplot breaks dread.
Fix: Secondary must serve primary. If it undermines, cut it.
问题: 恐怖故事中加入大量幽默副线会破坏恐惧氛围。
解决: 副类型必须服务于主类型。如果它会削弱主类型,就删掉它。
Genre Requirements as Checklist
将类型要求当作机械清单
Problem: Hitting all requirements mechanically, missing the spirit.
Fix: Requirements exist to create emotional experience. Evaluate by feeling, not checkbox.
问题: 机械地满足所有要求,却忽略了核心精神。
解决: 要求的存在是为了营造情感体验。以感受而非勾选清单来评估。
Character-Genre Mismatch
角色与类型不匹配
Problem: Characters who wouldn't be affected by genre events.
Fix: Design characters specifically vulnerable to or positioned for this genre.
问题: 角色不会被类型事件影响。
解决: 专门设计易受该类型影响或适合体验该类型的角色。
Diagnostic Process
诊断流程
When helping develop story ideas:
在协助开发故事创意时:
1. Identify the Emotional Core
1. 确定情感核心
Ask: "What do you want readers to feel?"
If they answer with setting ("space opera"), push for genre: "But what emotion? Wonder at scale? Thriller tension? Adventure excitement?"
提问:“你希望读者有怎样的感受?”
如果对方回答场景(如“太空歌剧”),进一步追问类型:“但你想传递什么情感?是对宏大尺度的惊奇?还是惊悚的紧张感?或是冒险的兴奋感?”
2. Check Genre Alignment
2. 检查类型契合度
Once genre is clear, check:
- Do setting elements serve genre?
- Are characters positioned for this experience?
- Will the plot deliver this emotional payoff?
明确类型后,检查:
- 场景元素是否服务于类型?
- 角色是否适合体验该类型?
- 情节能否传递该情感回报?
3. Evaluate Concept Strength
3. 评估概念强度
Apply the 5-point evaluation:
- Genre clarity
- Setting-genre fit
- Character-genre fit
- Thematic resonance
- Originality
应用5分制评估:
- 类型清晰度
- 场景-类型契合度
- 角色-类型契合度
- 主题共鸣
- 原创性
4. Refine Weaknesses
4. 优化弱点
Focus on lowest-scoring elements first.
优先聚焦得分最低的元素。
Integration with story-sense
与story-sense的集成
| story-sense State | Use Story Idea Generator |
|---|---|
| State 0: No Story Yet | Start here—generate concepts |
| State 1: Concept Without Foundation | Strengthen using genre requirements |
| story-sense 状态 | 使用故事创意生成器的时机 |
|---|---|
| 状态0:尚无故事 | 从此处开始——生成概念 |
| 状态1:概念缺乏基础 | 利用类型要求强化概念 |
When to Hand Off
何时移交至其他Skill
- To cliche-transcendence: When concept exists but feels generic
- To character-arc: When characters need development beyond genre fit
- To worldbuilding: When setting needs depth beyond genre requirements
- To scene-sequencing: When moving from concept to execution
- 移交至cliche-transcendence: 概念已存在但显得老套时
- 移交至character-arc: 角色需要超越类型契合度的进一步开发时
- 移交至worldbuilding: 场景需要超越类型要求的深度开发时
- 移交至scene-sequencing: 从概念转向执行阶段时
Example Interactions
示例交互
Example 1: "I want to write sci-fi"
示例1:“我想写科幻”
Writer: "I want to write a sci-fi novel."
Your approach:
- Ask: "What emotional experience do you want readers to have?"
- If unsure, offer: "Do you want them to feel wonder at vast scales? Terror at technology gone wrong? Excitement of adventure across star systems?"
- Once genre identified, select sci-fi elements that serve it
- Example: Wonder + Sci-Fi → vast alien megastructures, first-contact revelations, perspective-shifting discoveries
作者: “我想写一本科幻小说。”
你的应对方法:
- 提问:“你希望读者获得怎样的情感体验?”
- 如果对方不确定,提供选项:“你希望他们感受到宏大尺度的惊奇?技术失控的恐怖?还是跨星系冒险的兴奋?”
- 确定类型后,选择能服务于该类型的科幻元素
- 示例:惊奇 + 科幻 → 巨大的外星巨型结构、首次接触的真相、转变视角的发现
Example 2: Genre Strengthening
示例2:强化类型
Writer: "I have this idea about a detective in a fantasy world, but it feels weak."
Your approach:
- Clarify primary genre: Mystery or something else?
- If Mystery: Check requirements—controlled environment, layered information, investigator with skills
- Identify what's missing: Maybe the fantasy elements are distracting from mystery rather than serving it
- Strengthen: Fantasy should create unique mystery opportunities, not generic window dressing
作者: “我有一个关于奇幻世界侦探的想法,但感觉很薄弱。”
你的应对方法:
- 明确主类型:是悬疑还是其他?
- 如果是悬疑:检查要求——受控环境、多层信息、具备技能的调查者
- 找出缺失的部分:可能奇幻元素分散了悬疑的焦点,而非服务于它
- 强化:奇幻元素应创造独特的悬疑机会,而非仅仅作为装饰
Example 3: Secondary Genre Conflict
示例3:副类型冲突
Writer: "My horror story keeps becoming a romance and I lose the dread."
Your approach:
- Identify: Primary = Horror, Secondary = Relationship
- Diagnose: Secondary is taking too much focus, competing with primary
- Fix options:
- Time-box relationship to specific scenes
- Make relationship itself source of horror
- Choose: is this actually a Relationship story with horror elements?
作者: “我的恐怖故事总是变成爱情故事,恐惧氛围都没了。”
你的应对方法:
- 明确:主类型=恐怖,副类型=人际
- 诊断:副类型占据了过多篇幅,与主类型竞争
- 修复选项:
- 将人际互动限制在特定场景
- 让关系本身成为恐怖的来源
- 重新选择:这实际上是一个带恐怖元素的人际故事?
Output Persistence
输出持久化
This skill writes primary output to files so work persists across sessions.
本Skill会将主要输出写入文件,以便跨会话保留工作成果。
Output Discovery
输出位置确认
Before doing any other work:
- Check for in the project
context/output-config.md - If found, look for this skill's entry
- If not found or no entry for this skill, ask the user first:
- "Where should I save output from this story-idea-generator session?"
- Suggest: or a sensible location for this project
explorations/story-ideas/
- Store the user's preference:
- In if context network exists
context/output-config.md - In at project root otherwise
.story-idea-generator-output.md
- In
在开展任何工作前:
- 检查项目中是否存在
context/output-config.md - 如果存在,查找本Skill的条目
- 如果未找到或无本Skill的条目,先询问用户:
- “我应该将本次story-idea-generator会话的输出保存到哪里?”
- 建议位置:或项目的合理路径
explorations/story-ideas/
- 保存用户的偏好:
- 如果存在context网络,保存到
context/output-config.md - 否则保存到项目根目录的
.story-idea-generator-output.md
- 如果存在context网络,保存到
Primary Output
主要输出内容
For this skill, persist:
- Genre selection - primary and secondary genres with emotional core
- Generated concepts - story ideas with genre-aligned elements
- Character sketches - characters matched to genre needs
- Pitch versions - refined concept statements
本Skill需持久化保存:
- 类型选择 - 主副类型及对应的情感核心
- 生成的概念 - 符合类型要求的故事创意
- 角色草图 - 匹配类型需求的角色
- 概念提案 - 优化后的概念陈述
Conversation vs. File
对话内容与文件内容的划分
| Goes to File | Stays in Conversation |
|---|---|
| Genre decisions | Discussion of preferences |
| Generated story concepts | Iteration on ideas |
| Character/setting sketches | Real-time feedback |
| Pitch statements | Exploration of options |
| 写入文件 | 保留在对话中 |
|---|---|
| 类型决策 | 偏好讨论 |
| 生成的故事概念 | 创意迭代 |
| 角色/场景草图 | 实时反馈 |
| 概念提案 | 选项探索 |
File Naming
文件命名规则
Pattern:
Example:
{concept-name}-{date}.mdheist-noir-idea-2025-01-15.md格式:
示例:
{concept-name}-{date}.mdheist-noir-idea-2025-01-15.mdWhat You Do NOT Do
禁止事项
- You do not write the story for them
- You do not impose a genre they don't want
- You do not insist on genre purity (blends can work)
- You do not prioritize framework over inspiration
- You do not forget that emotional impact is the goal
Your role is generative: help them identify what emotional experience they want to create, then shape all elements to deliver it.
- 不要替用户写故事
- 不要强加用户不想要的类型
- 不要坚持类型纯粹性(混合类型也可奏效)
- 不要让框架掩盖灵感
- 不要忘记情感体验是目标
你的角色是生成式的:帮助用户确定他们想要营造的情感体验,然后塑造所有元素来实现这一目标。
Key Insight
核心洞见
Genre is not a label applied after writing. It's the foundation that shapes everything. When you know the emotional experience you're creating, every decision becomes clearer:
- Which setting elements to include? The ones that enhance the genre.
- What traits should characters have? The ones that make them vulnerable to or suited for this experience.
- What plot events? The ones that deliver the emotional payoff.
Start with what readers should feel. Everything else follows from that.
类型不是写完故事后再贴的标签。它是塑造一切的基础。当你明确想要营造的情感体验时,所有决策都会变得清晰:
- 应该包含哪些场景元素?能强化类型的元素。
- 角色应该具备哪些特质?能让他们易受该类型影响或适合体验该类型的特质。
- 应该设计哪些情节事件?能传递情感回报的事件。
从读者的感受入手。其他一切都由此展开。
Anti-Patterns
反模式
1. Setting as Genre
1. 将场景当作类型
Pattern: "I want to write a fantasy story" or "I want to write sci-fi" without identifying the emotional experience.
Why it fails: Setting is where it happens; genre is what readers feel. A "fantasy story" could be wonder, horror, mystery, thriller, or drama. Without the emotional core, all decisions become arbitrary.
Fix: Push past the setting label: "What do you want readers to feel?" Once the emotion is clear, setting elements become tools to deliver that experience.
模式: “我想写奇幻故事”或“我想写科幻”,但未明确情感体验。
失败原因: 场景是故事发生的地点;类型是读者的感受。一个“奇幻故事”可以是惊奇、恐怖、悬疑、惊悚或戏剧。没有情感核心,所有决策都会变得随意。
解决: 突破场景标签的限制:“你希望读者有怎样的感受?”一旦明确情感,场景元素就成为传递该体验的工具。
2. Secondary Genre Takeover
2. 副类型主导
Pattern: The secondary genre begins dominating the story—the horror novel becomes primarily a romance, the thriller becomes mostly an ideas story.
Why it fails: Readers came for the primary genre's emotional experience. When secondary takes over, they feel bait-and-switched. The story loses its emotional coherence.
Fix: Secondary gets at most 30% of focus. If secondary is taking over, either commit to it as primary or ruthlessly prune it back. Time-box secondary genre moments.
模式: 副类型开始主导故事——恐怖小说变成了爱情故事,惊悚小说变成了思辨故事。
失败原因: 读者是为了主类型的情感体验而来。当副类型主导时,他们会感觉被误导。故事失去了情感连贯性。
解决: 副类型最多占据30%的篇幅。如果副类型主导,要么将其设为主类型,要么无情地删减。为副类型的场景设定时间限制。
3. Checklist Execution
3. 机械执行清单
Pattern: Hitting all genre requirements mechanically without feeling the emotional experience.
Why it fails: Requirements exist to create emotional impact, not as boxes to check. A mystery with clues, suspects, and reveals but no curiosity has followed the form without the function.
Fix: Evaluate by feeling, not checkbox. Read your scenes and ask: "Does this make me feel [the genre emotion]?" If not, the elements aren't working regardless of technical presence.
模式: 机械地满足所有类型要求,却未感受到情感体验。
失败原因: 要求的存在是为了创造情感影响,而非仅仅勾选框。一个有线索、嫌疑人和揭露的悬疑故事,如果无法唤起好奇心,就是徒有其表。
解决: 以感受而非清单来评估。阅读你的场景并问自己:“这能让我感受到[类型情感]吗?”如果不能,无论技术上是否满足要求,这些元素都不起作用。
4. Character-Genre Mismatch
4. 角色与类型不匹配
Pattern: Characters who wouldn't be affected by the genre's events—the horror story protagonist who isn't really scared, the mystery detective who doesn't care about truth.
Why it fails: Readers experience genre through characters. If characters don't feel the emotion, neither do readers. Flat character response flattens genre impact.
Fix: Design characters specifically vulnerable to or positioned for this genre. The horror protagonist must have something to fear. The mystery character must need to know.
模式: 角色不会被类型事件影响——恐怖故事的主角并不真的害怕,悬疑侦探不在乎真相。
失败原因: 读者通过角色体验类型。如果角色没有感受到情感,读者也不会。平淡的角色反应会削弱类型的影响力。
解决: 专门设计易受该类型影响或适合体验该类型的角色。恐怖主角必须有可恐惧的事物。悬疑角色必须渴望知道真相。
5. Concept Without Foundation
5. 缺乏基础的概念
Pattern: A clever "what if" or setting hook without the genre infrastructure to deliver emotional experience.
Why it fails: Concepts are starting points, not stories. "What if dragons ran Wall Street" is interesting but tells us nothing about what readers will feel. Without genre foundation, concepts remain exercises.
Fix: After the concept, immediately ask: what emotion? Then build the genre requirements that will deliver that emotion through this concept.
模式: 一个巧妙的“假如”或场景钩子,但没有类型架构来传递情感体验。
失败原因: 概念是起点,不是故事。“假如龙掌控了华尔街”很有趣,但它没有告诉我们读者会有怎样的感受。没有类型基础,概念只是空想。
解决: 提出概念后,立即问:想要传递什么情感?然后构建能通过该概念传递该情感的类型要求。
Integration
集成
Inbound (feeds into this skill)
输入(为本Skill提供支持)
| Skill | What it provides |
|---|---|
| brainstorming | Raw idea generation before genre filtering |
| research | Domain knowledge for setting specifics |
| Skill | 提供内容 |
|---|---|
| brainstorming | 类型筛选前的原始创意生成 |
| research | 场景细节的领域知识 |
Outbound (this skill enables)
输出(本Skill为其他Skill提供支持)
| Skill | What this provides |
|---|---|
| cliche-transcendence | Genre-aligned concepts ready for originality checking |
| character-arc | Characters positioned for genre-specific transformation |
| worldbuilding | Settings designed to serve genre requirements |
| outline-collaborator | Genre-first concepts ready for structural development |
| Skill | 提供内容 |
|---|---|
| cliche-transcendence | 符合类型要求的概念,可用于原创性检查 |
| character-arc | 为特定类型转变设计的角色 |
| worldbuilding | 为类型要求设计的场景 |
| outline-collaborator | 以类型优先的概念,可用于结构开发 |
Complementary
互补Skill
| Skill | Relationship |
|---|---|
| genre-conventions | Story-idea-generator selects genre; genre-conventions provides detailed requirements for each |
| story-sense | Story-idea-generator creates State 1 concepts; story-sense diagnoses what's missing |
| Skill | 关系 |
|---|---|
| genre-conventions | story-idea-generator选择类型;genre-conventions提供各类型的详细要求 |
| story-sense | story-idea-generator创建状态1的概念;story-sense诊断缺失的部分 |