story-init

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This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a new story", "initialize a story project", "create a story", "new book", "set up a story", or wants to begin a new fiction writing project from scratch.

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# Story Initialization ## Overview Initialize a new story project with a structured markdown folder layout. Creates the story bible, registries, scene tracking, continuity state, glossary, worldbuilding folders, plot structure, and chapter tracker - all as cross-referenced markdown files with YAML frontmatter. ## When to Use - Starting a new story, book, or fiction project - Setting up the folder structure for an existing story idea - NOT for adding to an existing story project (use the domain-specific skills instead) - NOT for a sequel, prequel, or companion to an existing book: use `series-continuity`, which links the projects and carries canon across - NOT for finding the idea itself: when the user has only a vague notion ("something about lighthouses"), several competing ideas, or no premise yet, run the `premise-workshop` skill first, then return here with the chosen premise, form, and genre - NOT for converting an existing manuscript or chapter drafts: run `story import <source> --title "{Title}"` instead, then build out the bible from the entity candidates it prints ## Workflow 1. Ask for basic story information (if a `premise-workshop` session produced a premise, logline, genre, and form, reuse them rather than asking again): - Title - Form: `novel`, `novella`, `novelette`, `short-story`, `flash`, `serial`, `picture-book`, or `chapter-book`. Without `--form`, `story init` writes no `form` and no `target-words`, so if the user doesn't choose, pass `--form n...

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Author
danjdewhurst
Repository
danjdewhurst/story-skills
Created
7 months ago
Last Updated
today
Language
JavaScript
License
MIT

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