story-systems-template

This skill provides screenplay action and description writing techniques. Covers present tense formatting, visual storytelling, action sequences, and paragraph structure for scene descriptions. Use when: writing scene descriptions, crafting action sequences, describing visual storytelling, or formatting action paragraphs in Fountain format.

This skill validates character arc development throughout a screenplay. Covers positive, negative, transformational, and flat arc types with examples from classic films like Tootsie, The Godfather, and Empire of the Sun. Use when: tracking character development, ensuring meaningful transformation, validating emotional journeys, or identifying flat or static characters.

This skill provides character arc development frameworks and techniques. Covers the core arc formula (flaw to strength, want to need, lie to truth), positive change arcs, negative arcs, and supporting character development. Use when: developing character transformations, tracking character growth, analyzing protagonist journeys, or building supporting character arcs.

This skill provides Fountain format character and dialogue formatting rules. Covers character name formatting, extensions (V.O., O.S., CONT'D), dual dialogue, parentheticals, and proper dialogue block structure. Use when: introducing characters, writing dialogue blocks, formatting character names, handling dual dialogue, or using character extensions.

This skill provides the 80-question character interview framework for deep character development. Covers background, psychology, relationships, habits, and motivations to build comprehensive character backstories. Use when: creating new characters, deepening existing character understanding, building backstory and motivation, or developing character voice and mannerisms.

This skill provides screenplay continuity tracking systems and templates. Covers character registry, timeline registry, location registry, prop registry, and wardrobe registry for maintaining story consistency. Use when: setting up tracking systems, checking consistency, managing timelines, or tracking characters, props, and locations across scenes.

This skill provides dialogue writing techniques for screenplays. Covers subtext, character voice differentiation, exposition handling, and the four purposes of dialogue (reveal character, advance plot, create conflict, entertain). Use when: polishing dialogue, developing subtext, differentiating character voices, or handling exposition in screenplay dialogue.

This skill provides screenplay export procedures for PDF, FDX, and HTML. Covers Better Fountain VS Code extension, afterwriting CLI, and Highland for converting Fountain files to industry-standard delivery formats. Use when: exporting screenplay to PDF, converting to Final Draft (FDX), generating HTML preview, or preparing scripts for delivery.

This skill provides complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers title page, scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, transitions, notes, sections, and all special formatting elements. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between formats, or teaching Fountain syntax.

This skill provides comprehensive film and television industry terminology. Covers production terms, script coverage vocabulary, development jargon, and professional communication standards from A-Z. Use when: encountering unfamiliar industry terminology, writing professional correspondence, understanding script coverage or notes, or communicating with industry professionals.

This skill provides logline (hook) writing techniques for screenplays. Covers the four components (characters, conflict, setting, action), formulas for effective loglines, and common mistakes to avoid. Use when: distilling a story to its essential hook, preparing pitch materials, testing if a concept is compelling, or marketing a screenplay.

This skill provides screenplay page count and runtime estimation formulas. Covers the page-to-screen rule (1 page = 1 minute), genre adjustments, target lengths for features vs shorts, and element-based calculations. Use when: estimating screenplay length, calculating runtime, tracking page count, or validating target length for submission requirements.

This skill provides a structured pitch development worksheet for screenwriters. Covers logline creation, story structure breakdown, character summaries, and commercial viability assessment for pitch meetings. Use when: developing a story concept into a pitchable form, preparing for pitch meetings, clarifying story structure, or testing commercial viability.

This skill provides power dynamics analysis for screenplay scenes. Covers immediate, imminent, and underlying conflict types, antagonist relationships, and techniques for strengthening tension and stakes. Use when: analyzing conflict dynamics in a scene, strengthening antagonist relationships, identifying why a scene feels flat, or developing tension.

This skill provides the WTFB 6-step screenplay rewriting process. Covers identifying story threads, evaluating scenes, improving dialogue, polishing action, and preparing for final draft submission. Use when: beginning the rewrite process, identifying weak scenes, improving overall script quality, or preparing for final polish.

This skill provides scene-by-scene analysis techniques for screenplays. Covers scene anatomy, beat breakdown, pacing evaluation, and the core question "what changes?" to identify unnecessary or weak scenes. Use when: analyzing scene effectiveness, evaluating scene pacing, identifying scene problems, or breaking down scene beats.

This skill provides Fountain scene heading formatting rules and conventions. Covers INT/EXT prefixes, location naming, time of day indicators, continuous scenes, and establishing shots. Use when: creating new scenes, formatting scene headings, managing location consistency, or organizing scene structure in Fountain format.

This skill provides the 12 critical story questions for screenplay evaluation. Covers concept, theme, audience reaction, beginning, ending, rising tensions, characters, protagonist, motivation, antagonist, and believability. Use when: evaluating a screenplay draft, identifying story weaknesses, preparing for rewrites, or validating fundamentals before submission.

This skill provides three-act screenplay structure with beat placement. Covers opening image, inciting incident, midpoint, all is lost, climax, and page targets for a 110-page feature screenplay. Use when: planning screenplay structure, analyzing narrative arc, placing story beats, or validating structural integrity.

This skill provides one-page synopsis writing techniques for screenplays. Covers the five requirements of a good synopsis, synopsis vs treatment comparison, and formatting for submission to producers and executives. Use when: preparing submission materials, creating one-page story summaries, pitching to producers or executives, or condensing screenplay for coverage.

This skill provides personal theme mining exercises for screenwriters. Covers finding compelling themes from life experiences, analyzing what makes favorite films resonate, and developing thematic depth in stories. Use when: starting a new screenplay project, exploring personal themes for story ideas, or developing thematic depth for a story concept.

This skill provides Fountain title page formatting and metadata setup. Covers required fields (title, author, contact), optional fields (copyright, draft date, notes), and submission-ready formatting. Use when: creating new screenplays, setting up title page metadata, updating screenplay information, or preparing scripts for submission.

This skill provides screenplay transition formatting and conventions. Covers CUT TO, DISSOLVE TO, FADE IN/OUT, SMASH CUT, and when to use (or avoid) transitions for pacing and story effect. Use when: adding scene transitions, formatting transition elements, understanding transition conventions, or controlling pacing.

This skill convenes a 6-agent collaborative pre-production session. Story Architect, Dialogue Writer, Scene Writer, Research Specialist, Standards Reviewer, and Continuity Editor pitch their creative visions before writing begins. Use when: starting a new screenplay, planning major rewrites, reimagining existing material, or seeking diverse expert perspectives.

This skill provides screenplay action and description writing techniques. Covers present tense formatting, visual storytelling, action sequences, and paragraph structure for scene descriptions. Use when: writing scene descriptions, crafting action sequences, describing visual storytelling, or formatting action paragraphs in Fountain format.

This skill validates character arc development throughout a screenplay. Covers positive, negative, transformational, and flat arc types with examples from classic films like Tootsie, The Godfather, and Empire of the Sun. Use when: tracking character development, ensuring meaningful transformation, validating emotional journeys, or identifying flat or static characters.

This skill provides character arc development frameworks and techniques. Covers the core arc formula (flaw to strength, want to need, lie to truth), positive change arcs, negative arcs, and supporting character development. Use when: developing character transformations, tracking character growth, analyzing protagonist journeys, or building supporting character arcs.

This skill provides Fountain format character and dialogue formatting rules. Covers character name formatting, extensions (V.O., O.S., CONT'D), dual dialogue, parentheticals, and proper dialogue block structure. Use when: introducing characters, writing dialogue blocks, formatting character names, handling dual dialogue, or using character extensions.

This skill provides the 80-question character interview framework for deep character development. Covers background, psychology, relationships, habits, and motivations to build comprehensive character backstories. Use when: creating new characters, deepening existing character understanding, building backstory and motivation, or developing character voice and mannerisms.

Screenplay continuity tracking systems and templates. Covers character registry, timeline registry, location registry, prop registry, and wardrobe registry for maintaining story consistency. Use when: setting up tracking systems, checking consistency, managing timelines, or tracking characters, props, and locations across scenes.

Dialogue writing techniques for screenplays. Covers subtext, character voice differentiation, exposition handling, and the four purposes of dialogue (reveal character, advance plot, create conflict, entertain). Use when: polishing dialogue, developing subtext, differentiating character voices, or handling exposition in screenplay dialogue.

This skill provides screenplay export procedures for PDF, FDX, and HTML. Covers Better Fountain VS Code extension, afterwriting CLI, and Highland for converting Fountain files to industry-standard delivery formats. Use when: exporting screenplay to PDF, converting to Final Draft (FDX), generating HTML preview, or preparing scripts for delivery.

Complete Fountain screenplay format syntax reference. Covers scene headings, action, character names, dialogue, parentheticals, transitions, dual dialogue, notes, title page, emphasis, and page breaks. Use when: writing or editing .fountain files, validating screenplay format, converting between formats, or teaching Fountain syntax.

This skill provides comprehensive film and television industry terminology. Covers production terms, script coverage vocabulary, development jargon, and professional communication standards from A-Z. Use when: encountering unfamiliar industry terminology, writing professional correspondence, understanding script coverage or notes, or communicating with industry professionals.

This skill provides logline (hook) writing techniques for screenplays. Covers the four components (characters, conflict, setting, action), formulas for effective loglines, and common mistakes to avoid. Use when: distilling a story to its essential hook, preparing pitch materials, testing if a concept is compelling, or marketing a screenplay.

This skill provides screenplay page count and runtime estimation formulas. Covers the page-to-screen rule (1 page = 1 minute), genre adjustments, target lengths for features vs shorts, and element-based calculations. Use when: estimating screenplay length, calculating runtime, tracking page count, or validating target length for submission requirements.

This skill provides a structured pitch development worksheet for screenwriters. Covers logline creation, story structure breakdown, character summaries, and commercial viability assessment for pitch meetings. Use when: developing a story concept into a pitchable form, preparing for pitch meetings, clarifying story structure, or testing commercial viability.

This skill provides power dynamics analysis for screenplay scenes. Covers immediate, imminent, and underlying conflict types, antagonist relationships, and techniques for strengthening tension and stakes. Use when: analyzing conflict dynamics in a scene, strengthening antagonist relationships, identifying why a scene feels flat, or developing tension.

This skill provides the WTFB 6-step screenplay rewriting process. Covers identifying story threads, evaluating scenes, improving dialogue, polishing action, and preparing for final draft submission. Use when: beginning the rewrite process, identifying weak scenes, improving overall script quality, or preparing for final polish.

Scene-by-scene analysis techniques for screenplays. Covers scene anatomy, beat breakdown, pacing evaluation, and the core question "what changes?" to identify unnecessary or weak scenes. Use when: analyzing scene effectiveness, evaluating scene pacing, identifying scene problems, or breaking down scene beats.