Creative Writing

Writing Philosophy

1. Clarity - Every sentence serves a purpose
2. Voice - Consistent tone appropriate to audience
3. Structure - Logical flow that guides readers
4. Engagement - Hooks, tension, and payoff
5. Polish - Refined through editing

Genre Selection

references/blog-writing.md

references/research-writing.md

references/fiction-writing.md

references/essay-writing.md

references/marketing-writing.md

Universal Writing Process

Phase 1: Understand

1. Audience - Who reads this? What do they know?
2. Purpose - Inform, persuade, entertain, or inspire?
3. Constraints - Word count, tone, format requirements?
4. Success criteria - What makes this piece successful?

Phase 2: Structure

1. Hook/Opening - Grab attention
2. Context - Set the stage
3. Main content - Deliver value
   - Point A with support
   - Point B with support
   - Point C with support
4. Conclusion - Synthesize and call to action

Phase 3: Draft

• First draft is discovery - Find what you're really saying
• Momentum over perfection - Keep moving forward
• Mark uncertainties - Use [TODO] or [CHECK] placeholders
• Write the easy parts first - Build confidence

Phase 4: Revise

1. Structure pass - Does the logic flow?
2. Clarity pass - Is each sentence clear?
3. Voice pass - Is the tone consistent?
4. Trim pass - Cut unnecessary words
5. Polish pass - Refine word choices

Phase 5: Finalize

checklists/pre-publish-checklist.md

Templates

templates/blog-post.md

templates/research-article.md

templates/fiction-chapter.md

templates/essay.md

templates/landing-page.md

Writing Techniques

Hook Patterns

Transition Patterns

Ending Patterns

Readability Guidelines

Readability Techniques

• Short paragraphs - 3-4 sentences max
• Active voice - "The team built" not "It was built by"
• Concrete nouns - "hammer" not "implement"
• Strong verbs - "sprint" not "move quickly"
• No jargon - Unless audience expects it

Checklists

checklists/pre-publish-checklist.md

checklists/revision-checklist.md

checklists/prose-revision-checkpoint.md

checklists/novel-development-checkpoint.md

checklists/manuscript-audit-checkpoint.md

checklists/content-production-checkpoint.md

checklists/review-synthesis-checkpoint.md

Prose Revision Pipeline

Reference Documents

references/prose-revision/prose-revision-sop.md

references/prose-revision/phase-1-surface-cleanup.md

references/prose-revision/phase-2-prose-craft.md

references/prose-revision/phase-3-svq-polish.md

references/prose-revision/phase-4-sentence-architecture.md

references/prose-revision/phase-5-enrichment.md

references/prose-revision/phase-6-final-audit.md

Commands

/prose-revision

/revision-phase

Pipeline Flow

Phase 1 (cuts) -> Phase 2 (cuts) -> Phase 3 (cuts) -> Phase 4 (refine) -> Phase 5 (adds) -> Phase 6 (audit)
     |                  |                 |                  |                  |                  |
  checkpoint         checkpoint        checkpoint       checkpoint        checkpoint        checkpoint
                    + SVQ score                         + SVQ score                         + SVQ score

Novel Development Pipeline

Reference Documents

references/novel-development/novel-development-sop.md

references/novel-development/phase-1-research.md

references/novel-development/phase-2-foundation.md

references/novel-development/phase-3-structure.md

references/novel-development/phase-4-dialogue.md

references/novel-development/phase-5-integration.md

Commands

/writing-team

/novel-phase

Pipeline Flow

Phase 1 (research) -> Phase 2 (foundation: 3 agents parallel) -> Phase 3 (structure) -> Phase 4 (dialogue) -> Phase 5 (integration)
       |                         |                                       |                      |                      |
    checkpoint              checkpoint                               checkpoint            checkpoint            checkpoint
                           + NRS score                                                                         + NRS score

Manuscript Audit Pipeline

Reference Documents

references/manuscript-audit/manuscript-audit-sop.md

references/manuscript-audit/audit-believability.md

references/manuscript-audit/audit-prose-quality.md

references/manuscript-audit/audit-world-consistency.md

Acceptance Thresholds

Command

/writing-audit

Content Production Pipeline

Reference Documents

references/content-production/content-production-sop.md

references/content-production/phase-1-strategy.md

references/content-production/phase-2-research.md

references/content-production/phase-3-outline.md

references/content-production/phase-4-production-readiness.md

Command

/content-team

Pipeline Flow

Phase 1 (strategy) -> Phase 2 (research) -> Phase 3 (outline) -> Phase 4 (readiness)
       |                     |                     |                     |
    checkpoint           checkpoint            checkpoint           checkpoint
   + CRS score                                                     + CRS score

Review Synthesis Pipeline

Reference Documents

references/review-synthesis/review-synthesis-sop.md

references/review-synthesis/review-editorial.md

references/review-synthesis/review-prose-quality.md

references/review-synthesis/review-dialogue.md

Synthesis Protocol

Command

/writing-review

Use This Skill When

• Writing any form of content from scratch
• Improving existing drafts
• Learning writing techniques
• Structuring complex pieces
• Overcoming writer's block
• Editing for clarity and impact
• Running systematic manuscript revision pipelines
• Developing novel foundations with structured pre-production
• Auditing manuscripts for quality and consistency
• Producing content with strategy-first workflows
• Synthesizing multi-reviewer feedback into actionable revision lists

Related Skills

• prompt-engineering

  - Crafting effective prompts

• documentation-alignment

  - Technical documentation