fiction-outline

name	fiction-outline
description	Build or revise a compact novel outline, including premise, cast, conflicts, chapters, and continuity notes.

Fiction Outline Skill

Use this skill when the user asks to plan a novel, expand an idea into chapters, organize a story arc, or repair continuity.

Workflow

1. Identify the requested genre, tone, protagonist, central conflict, and target length.
2. Produce a concise premise and a one-paragraph story promise.
3. Define the main cast with goals, fears, secrets, and relationship tension.
4. Draft a chapter or scene-beat outline with cause-and-effect progression.
5. End with continuity notes and the next useful writing step.

Output Shape

• Premise
• Story Promise
• Main Cast
• Conflict Engine
• Outline
• Continuity Notes
• Next Step