scene-craft

# Scene Craft ## Overview Plan and check scenes at the scene grain — the layer between plot beats and chapter prose. Covers the missing half of the chapter-writing scene model (Scene **and** Sequel), try/fail escalation, scene cards, dialogue subtext, deep POV and psychic distance, exposition handling, flashbacks and time skips, and openings. Use during chapter planning, before drafting, and in revision when a scene feels flat. ## Prerequisites A story project must already exist (created via the story-init skill), with characters defined (character-management) and a plot structure in place (plot-structure). This skill extends chapter-writing; it does not replace the outline-first drafting workflow. ## Workflow 1. **Choose the craft layer.** Identify which scene-grain problem this is: - Scene feels like incidents with no breathing room → `references/scene-sequel.md` - Middle of the chapter sags or resolves too easily → `references/try-fail.md` - Chapter has multiple POVs/timelines to order → `references/scene-cards.md` - Conversation reads flat or voices blur → `references/dialogue-subtext.md` - Narration feels distant or head-hops → `references/deep-pov.md` - Worldbuilding facts are piling up undelivered → `references/exposition.md` - Past events or a time jump are needed → `references/flashbacks-time.md` - Starting the book or a chapter, or introducing a character → `references/openings.md` 2. **Read the relevant reference(s).** Each file carrie...