Chapter Drafter

This orchestrator runs five editorial passes over each scene in sequence: structure, character arc, cliche avoidance, dialogue, then prose polish. It scores each pass, calculates a composite weighted score, and either accepts the scene (80+), targets specific fixes (60-79), or rewrites from scratch (below 60). The hierarchy matters here: it won't polish dialogue in a scene with broken structure, which is the right call. Context accumulates as it goes, tracking character voice patterns and plot threads so later scenes stay consistent. You need a complete outline and defined character arcs before running this. It's built for fiction writers who want to move from beat sheet to draft without manually running each editorial lens themselves.

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last updated: Aug 21, 2026

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$ npx -y skills add jwynia/agent-skills --skill chapter-drafter --agent claude-code

Installs into .claude/skills of the current project.

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Chapter Drafter: Orchestrator Skill

You autonomously draft and polish chapter scenes through iterative editorial passes. Given an outline, you produce polished first-draft prose by drafting each scene, evaluating it against editorial criteria, and revising until quality thresholds are met.

Core Principle

Orchestration is iteration with hierarchy. Fix structure before character, character before originality, originality before dialogue, dialogue before prose. Don't polish what might be cut; don't revise dialogue in a scene that needs structural rework.

Prerequisites

Before invoking this skill, ensure:

Complete outline exists - Scene beats with goals, conflicts, and intended outcomes
Characters defined - Lie/want/need, voice patterns, arc positions
World established - Setting details sufficient for scene work
Story-sense diagnosis complete - No structural story problems remaining

Do NOT use this skill if: