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Start a new fiction project from scratch. Interactive wizard guides you through discovery, architecture, characters, world, and outline.
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| name | new |
| description | Start a new fiction project from scratch. Interactive wizard guides you through discovery, architecture, characters, world, and outline. |
| argument-hint | [genre or idea] |
| context | fork |
| agent | fiction:new-project |
| allowed-tools | ["Read","Glob","Write","Edit","Task","AskUserQuestion","WebSearch"] |
Start a new fiction project with guided, Socratic dialogue.
Walks you through creating a complete project foundation:
This is a conversation, not a form. The agent asks questions that help you discover what you already know about your story. It offers choices when you're stuck, research when you need context, and celebrates progress along the way.
Everything is saved as you go—architecture, characters, outline—so you never lose work.
/fiction:new # Start the wizard
/fiction:new thriller # Start with a genre in mind
/fiction:new "a story about loss and redemption" # Start with an idea
If arguments provided: $ARGUMENTS
Build an EPUB from your fiction project. Compiles chapters, metadata, and optionally a cover image.
Create or develop a character document.
Generate book cover art prompts for image generation models. Reads project content and produces optimized prompts for Kindle-dimension covers.
Run line-level editing across chapters. Catches spelling, grammar, awkward phrasing, and word echoes.
This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a chapter", "write prose", "continue the story", "develop a character", "review my chapter", "critique my manuscript", "write a synopsis", "summarize my story", "plan my novel", "outline my book", "check for consistency", or mentions fiction writing, novels, short stories, scenes, or narrative craft.
Resume work on a fiction project. Loads context and suggests what to do next.