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This skill should be used when the user asks to "pantsing", "discovery write", "write without an outline", "discovery draft", "write into the dark", "story kernel", "reconcile a chapter", "reverse outline", "cut a subplot", "dead end", "drafting sprint", "writing cadence", or wan

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Discovery Drafting

Overview

Draft by discovery ("pantsing"): start from a one-paragraph story kernel rather than a beat sheet, write forward, then reconcile each chapter back into the story bible through a structured loop (extract entities → reverse outline → diff against the bible → reconcile). This is the complement to chapter-writing's outline-first workflow. The bible is maintained after the prose, not before — which the repo's import-style entity extraction and continuity checks already support.

Prerequisites

A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill), with at least a story.md and one character. No plot structure is required to start — arcs get built during reconciliation.

When to Use

The user wants to draft without outlining first, or identifies as a discovery writer
Starting a project from a situation/character rather than a plot
NOT for mysteries or other clue-dependent genres where setup must precede payoff (use chapter-writing; see genre-craft)
NOT for revising existing chapters (use revision-continuity)
The user can switch modes per project or per chapter; record the mode so audits know which discipline applies

Workflow

Write the story kernel. Consult references/story-kernel.md and draft the one-paragraph kernel with the user (character in a situation, a want, an obstacle, a tone signal). Store it in story.md under ## Story Kernel and set draft-mode: discovered in frontmatter.
Draft forward. Create the chapter with story add chapter "Title" --number N --mode discovered so story next flags it until it is reconciled (in a draft-mode: discovered project a drafted chapter with no mode is flagged too). Write the chapter from the kernel using the session shape in references/drafting-cadence.md (re-read → write → close with a next-session note). Write forward only; park bible questions as [TODO: check bible] inline rather than stopping. Follow the prose craft in chapter-writing/references/writing-guidelines.md and the scene-grain tools in the scene-craft skill as usual, and write in the voice and house style recorded in style-sheet.md — discovery changes planning order, not prose standards. Write in the language set in story.md (a missing field means en); the craft references' word-level advice is English, so in another language keep its aims and follow the style sheet's conventions.
Run the reconcile loop. After each chapter, follow references/reconcile-loop.md exactly:
- Extract new entity/promise candidates (import-style, user-approved), keeping names as the prose spells them. Ids stay ASCII kebab-case: Cyrillic and Greek names get one automatically (Пётр gives petr), and a name in a script with no transliteration table (李明) needs story add character "李明" --id li-ming, with the id agreed with the user
- Reverse-outline the chapter into the chapter file and scenes/ records
- Diff against the bible (new / contradiction / enrichment / dangling)
- Reconcile: update the bible or revise the chapter — never neither
- Add post-hoc chapter notes above ## Chapter Text (below it they count and ship as prose); set chapter frontmatter mode: discovered
Batch review every 3–5 chapters. Re-read post-hoc notes, sweep the promise/question ledgers for dangling setups, and cut dead ends per references/dead-ends.md (abandoned ledger entries keep a recorded reason; cut characters get status: cut, not deletion).
Hold the cadence. Keep the agreed target (see references/drafting-cadence.md) and log each session with story progress . --log; at midpoint and draft completion, hand the batch to revision-continuity for developmental checks before continuing.
Close the loop on mode. When the draft is complete, every mode: discovered chapter must have post-hoc notes and a completed diff — story next lists any without post-hoc notes under Reconcile discovered chapters; finish those, then hand the manuscript to revision-continuity for revision passes.

Conventions

story.md frontmatter draft-mode: discovered marks a discovery project; per-chapter mode: discovered / mode: outlined tracks mixed projects.
Chapters carry a ## Chapter Notes (post-hoc) section, above ## Chapter Text, recording what was discovered, what was cut, and open questions — the project's memory of why the bible looks the way it does.
Entity candidates extracted from prose are presented for user approval before bible files are created (same discipline as story import).
Cut threads are logged, not erased: abandoned promises/questions keep status: abandoned with a reason; cut characters keep their file with status: cut.
Bidirectional links and kebab-case ids follow the story-init conventions exactly — discovery changes when the bible is written, not how.

CLI Maintenance

Use the Story CLI when it is available. If story is not installed, use bun run story -- from the Story Skills repository checkout or the bundled fallback node ../story-maintenance/scripts/story.js with the same arguments, resolving the path relative to this skill folder. If no CLI is available, perform the registry, backlink, and word-count checks manually.

After each reconcile loop:

story wordcount . --write
story reindex .
story links .
story validate .
story continuity .

Reference Files

references/story-kernel.md - The one-paragraph kernel: character in a situation, want, obstacle, tone signal
references/reconcile-loop.md - The core loop: extract entities/promises → reverse-outline → diff against the bible → reconcile; mode: discovered flag
references/dead-ends.md - Recognizing and cutting dead ends: cut/fold/prune, abandoned ledger entries, the darling log
references/drafting-cadence.md - Daily targets, batch reviews, session shape, recovering a broken cadence

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name: discovery-drafting
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "pantsing", "discovery write", "write without an outline", "discovery draft", "write into the dark", "story kernel", "reconcile a chapter", "reverse outline", "cut a subplot", "dead end", "drafting sprint", "writing cadence", or wants to draft a story by discovery with retrospective bible reconciliation.

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name: discovery-drafting
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "pantsing", "discovery write", "write without an outline", "discovery draft", "write into the dark", "story kernel", "reconcile a chapter", "reverse outline", "cut a subplot", "dead end", "drafting sprint", "writing cadence", or wants to draft a story by discovery with retrospective bible reconciliation.
---

# Discovery Drafting

## Overview

Draft by discovery ("pantsing"): start from a one-paragraph story kernel
rather than a beat sheet, write forward, then reconcile each chapter back
into the story bible through a structured loop (extract entities → reverse
outline → diff against the bible → reconcile). This is the complement to
chapter-writing's outline-first workflow. The bible is maintained *after*
the prose, not before — which the repo's import-style entity extraction and
continuity checks already support.

## Prerequisites

A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill), with
at least a `story.md` and one character. No plot structure is required to
start — arcs get built during reconciliation.

## When to Use

- The user wants to draft without outlining first, or identifies as a
discovery writer
- Starting a project from a situation/character rather than a plot
- NOT for mysteries or other clue-dependent genres where setup must precede
payoff (use chapter-writing; see `genre-craft`)
- NOT for revising existing chapters (use `revision-continuity`)
- The user can switch modes per project or per chapter; record the mode so
audits know which discipline applies

## Workflow

1. **Write the story kernel.** Consult `references/story-kernel.md` and
draft the one-paragraph kernel with the user (character in a situation,
a want, an obstacle, a tone signal). Store it in `story.md` under
`## Story Kernel` and set `draft-mode: discovered` in frontmatter.
2. **Draft forward.** Create the chapter with
`story add chapter "Title" --number N --mode discovered` so `story next`
flags it until it is reconciled (in a `draft-mode: discovered` project a
drafted chapter with no `mode` is flagged too). Write the chapter from the kernel using the session
shape in `references/drafting-cadence.md` (re-read → write → close with
a next-session note). Write forward only; park bible questions as
`[TODO: check bible]` inline rather than stopping. Follow the prose
craft in `chapter-writing/references/writing-guidelines.md` and the
scene-grain tools in the `scene-craft` skill as usual, and write in the
voice and house style recorded in `style-sheet.md` — discovery changes
*planning order*, not prose standards. Write in the `language` set in
`story.md` (a missing field means `en`); the craft references' word-level
advice is English, so in another language keep its aims and follow the
style sheet's conventions.
3. **Run the reconcile loop.** After each chapter, follow
`references/reconcile-loop.md` exactly:
- Extract new entity/promise candidates (import-style, user-approved),
keeping names as the prose spells them. Ids stay ASCII kebab-case:
Cyrillic and Greek names get one automatically (`Пётр` gives
`petr`), and a name in a script with no transliteration table
(`李明`) needs `story add character "李明" --id li-ming`, with the
id agreed with the user
- Reverse-outline the chapter into the chapter file and `scenes/` records
- Diff against the bible (new / contradiction / enrichment / dangling)
- Reconcile: update the bible **or** revise the chapter — never neither
- Add post-hoc chapter notes above `## Chapter Text` (below it they
count and ship as prose); set chapter frontmatter `mode: discovered`
4. **Batch review every 3–5 chapters.** Re-read post-hoc notes, sweep the
promise/question ledgers for dangling setups, and cut dead ends per
`references/dead-ends.md` (abandoned ledger entries keep a recorded
reason; cut characters get `status: cut`, not deletion).
5. **Hold the cadence.** Keep the agreed target (see
`references/drafting-cadence.md`) and log each session with
`story progress . --log`; at midpoint and draft completion,
hand the batch to `revision-continuity` for developmental checks before
continuing.
6. **Close the loop on mode.** When the draft is complete, every
`mode: discovered` chapter must have post-hoc notes and a completed
diff — `story next` lists any without post-hoc notes under `Reconcile
discovered chapters`; finish those, then hand the
manuscript to `revision-continuity` for revision passes.

## Conventions

- `story.md` frontmatter `draft-mode: discovered` marks a discovery project;
per-chapter `mode: discovered` / `mode: outlined` tracks mixed projects.
- Chapters carry a `## Chapter Notes (post-hoc)` section, above
`## Chapter Text`, recording what was
discovered, what was cut, and open questions — the project's memory of
why the bible looks the way it does.
- Entity candidates extracted from prose are presented for user approval
before bible files are created (same discipline as `story import`).
- Cut threads are logged, not erased: abandoned promises/questions keep
`status: abandoned` with a reason; cut characters keep their file with
`status: cut`.
- Bidirectional links and kebab-case ids follow the story-init conventions
exactly — discovery changes when the bible is written, not how.

## CLI Maintenance

Use the Story CLI when it is available. If `story` is not installed, use `bun run story --` from the Story Skills repository checkout or the bundled fallback `node ../story-maintenance/scripts/story.js` with the same arguments, resolving the path relative to this skill folder. If no CLI is available, perform the registry, backlink, and word-count checks manually.

After each reconcile loop:

```shell
story wordcount . --write
story reindex .
story links .
story validate .
story continuity .
```

## Reference Files

- **`references/story-kernel.md`** - The one-paragraph kernel: character in a situation, want, obstacle, tone signal
- **`references/reconcile-loop.md`** - The core loop: extract entities/promises → reverse-outline → diff against the bible → reconcile; `mode: discovered` flag
- **`references/dead-ends.md`** - Recognizing and cutting dead ends: cut/fold/prune, abandoned ledger entries, the darling log
- **`references/drafting-cadence.md`** - Daily targets, batch reviews, session shape, recovering a broken cadence

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Discovery Drafting

Overview

Prerequisites

A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill), with at least a story.md and one character. No plot structure is required to start — arcs get built during reconciliation.

When to Use

The user wants to draft without outlining first, or identifies as a discovery writer
Starting a project from a situation/character rather than a plot
NOT for mysteries or other clue-dependent genres where setup must precede payoff (use chapter-writing; see genre-craft)
NOT for revising existing chapters (use revision-continuity)
The user can switch modes per project or per chapter; record the mode so audits know which discipline applies

Workflow

Write the story kernel. Consult references/story-kernel.md and draft the one-paragraph kernel with the user (character in a situation, a want, an obstacle, a tone signal). Store it in story.md under ## Story Kernel and set draft-mode: discovered in frontmatter.
Draft forward. Create the chapter with story add chapter "Title" --number N --mode discovered so story next flags it until it is reconciled (in a draft-mode: discovered project a drafted chapter with no mode is flagged too). Write the chapter from the kernel using the session shape in references/drafting-cadence.md (re-read → write → close with a next-session note). Write forward only; park bible questions as [TODO: check bible] inline rather than stopping. Follow the prose craft in chapter-writing/references/writing-guidelines.md and the scene-grain tools in the scene-craft skill as usual, and write in the voice and house style recorded in style-sheet.md — discovery changes planning order, not prose standards. Write in the language set in story.md (a missing field means en); the craft references' word-level advice is English, so in another language keep its aims and follow the style sheet's conventions.
Run the reconcile loop. After each chapter, follow references/reconcile-loop.md exactly:
- Extract new entity/promise candidates (import-style, user-approved), keeping names as the prose spells them. Ids stay ASCII kebab-case: Cyrillic and Greek names get one automatically (Пётр gives petr), and a name in a script with no transliteration table (李明) needs story add character "李明" --id li-ming, with the id agreed with the user
- Reverse-outline the chapter into the chapter file and scenes/ records
- Diff against the bible (new / contradiction / enrichment / dangling)
- Reconcile: update the bible or revise the chapter — never neither
- Add post-hoc chapter notes above ## Chapter Text (below it they count and ship as prose); set chapter frontmatter mode: discovered
Batch review every 3–5 chapters. Re-read post-hoc notes, sweep the promise/question ledgers for dangling setups, and cut dead ends per references/dead-ends.md (abandoned ledger entries keep a recorded reason; cut characters get status: cut, not deletion).
Hold the cadence. Keep the agreed target (see references/drafting-cadence.md) and log each session with story progress . --log; at midpoint and draft completion, hand the batch to revision-continuity for developmental checks before continuing.
Close the loop on mode. When the draft is complete, every mode: discovered chapter must have post-hoc notes and a completed diff — story next lists any without post-hoc notes under Reconcile discovered chapters; finish those, then hand the manuscript to revision-continuity for revision passes.

Conventions

story.md frontmatter draft-mode: discovered marks a discovery project; per-chapter mode: discovered / mode: outlined tracks mixed projects.
Chapters carry a ## Chapter Notes (post-hoc) section, above ## Chapter Text, recording what was discovered, what was cut, and open questions — the project's memory of why the bible looks the way it does.
Entity candidates extracted from prose are presented for user approval before bible files are created (same discipline as story import).
Cut threads are logged, not erased: abandoned promises/questions keep status: abandoned with a reason; cut characters keep their file with status: cut.
Bidirectional links and kebab-case ids follow the story-init conventions exactly — discovery changes when the bible is written, not how.

CLI Maintenance

After each reconcile loop:

story wordcount . --write
story reindex .
story links .
story validate .
story continuity .

Reference Files

references/story-kernel.md - The one-paragraph kernel: character in a situation, want, obstacle, tone signal
references/reconcile-loop.md - The core loop: extract entities/promises → reverse-outline → diff against the bible → reconcile; mode: discovered flag
references/dead-ends.md - Recognizing and cutting dead ends: cut/fold/prune, abandoned ledger entries, the darling log
references/drafting-cadence.md - Daily targets, batch reviews, session shape, recovering a broken cadence

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name: discovery-drafting
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "pantsing", "discovery write", "write without an outline", "discovery draft", "write into the dark", "story kernel", "reconcile a chapter", "reverse outline", "cut a subplot", "dead end", "drafting sprint", "writing cadence", or wants to draft a story by discovery with retrospective bible reconciliation.

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# Discovery Drafting

## Overview

Draft by discovery ("pantsing"): start from a one-paragraph story kernel
rather than a beat sheet, write forward, then reconcile each chapter back
into the story bible through a structured loop (extract entities → reverse
outline → diff against the bible → reconcile). This is the complement to
chapter-writing's outline-first workflow. The bible is maintained *after*
the prose, not before — which the repo's import-style entity extraction and
continuity checks already support.

## Prerequisites

A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill), with
at least a `story.md` and one character. No plot structure is required to
start — arcs get built during reconciliation.

## When to Use

## Workflow

## Conventions

## CLI Maintenance

After each reconcile loop:

```shell
story wordcount . --write
story reindex .
story links .
story validate .
story continuity .
```

## Reference Files

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Source repository: danjdewhurst/story-skills
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Instruction path: skills/discovery-drafting/SKILL.md @ 80d39a269cac

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