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Novel Writing

Codex skill for fiction planning, chapter drafting, scene continuation, and revision.

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Overview

A Codex skill for longform fiction planning, chapter drafting, scene continuation, and concrete revision workflows.

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A Codex skill for fiction planning, chapter drafting, scene continuation, and revision that stays concrete about narrative problems instead of giving vague workshop-style feedback.

Why Use It

This skill is meant for longform fiction work where narrative judgment matters.

It helps Codex:

  • plan chapters and scenes with actual narrative function
  • draft or continue fiction prose without collapsing everything into summary
  • review prose with concrete findings instead of soft impressions
  • protect style-bearing material during revision
  • check whether scenes obey realism and access limits

Good Fit

Use this repo when the task is mainly about fiction craft:

  • chapter or scene planning
  • prose continuation
  • rewrite while preserving voice
  • structural review of a chapter
  • character introduction quality
  • realism constraints inside a scene

If your main problem is project recovery, chapter-state tracking, or workspace governance across a large novel, use novel-project-strategy alongside this skill.

Example Prompts

  • Use novel-writing. Review this chapter and give concrete findings with locations, not vague feedback.
  • Plan a chapter that introduces the rival clearly and moves the relationship forward.
  • Continue this scene without flattening the author's voice or cutting style-bearing detail.

Install

Manual install:

git clone https://github.com/wgwtest/novel-writing.git
mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills
cp -R novel-writin
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# Novel Writing

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A Codex skill for fiction planning, chapter drafting, scene continuation, and revision that stays concrete about narrative problems instead of giving vague workshop-style feedback.

## Why Use It

This skill is meant for longform fiction work where narrative judgment matters.

It helps Codex:

- plan chapters and scenes with actual narrative function
- draft or continue fiction prose without collapsing everything into summary
- review prose with concrete findings instead of soft impressions
- protect style-bearing material during revision
- check whether scenes obey realism and access limits

## Good Fit

Use this repo when the task is mainly about fiction craft:

- chapter or scene planning
- prose continuation
- rewrite while preserving voice
- structural review of a chapter
- character introduction quality
- realism constraints inside a scene

If your main problem is project recovery, chapter-state tracking, or workspace governance across a large novel, use [novel-project-strategy](https://github.com/wgwtest/novel-project-strategy) alongside this skill.

## Example Prompts

- `Use novel-writing. Review this chapter and give concrete findings with locations, not vague feedback.`
- `Plan a chapter that introduces the rival clearly and moves the relationship forward.`
- `Continue this scene without flattening the author's voice or cutting style-bearing detail.`

## Install

Manual install:

```bash
git clone https://github.com/wgwtest/novel-writing.git
mkdir -p ~/.codex/skills
cp -R novel-writin

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1.0.0
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Aug 2, 2026
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  • GitHub adoption: 25 GitHub stars
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