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Create chapter and scene breakdown. Use after architecture is established.

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howells-fiction

howells/fiction

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fiction

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howells/fiction

skills/outline/SKILL.md

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January 25, 2026

Install Skill

Select agents to install to:

Scope:
npx add-skill https://github.com/howells/fiction/blob/main/skills/outline/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill outline

Installation paths:

Claude
.claude/skills/outline/
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Instructions

Create a chapter outline using the outliner agent.

## What This Does

1. Reads existing architecture
2. Spawns the outliner agent
3. Breaks story into chapters with:
   - Chapter purposes
   - POV assignments
   - Scene beats (Goal → Conflict → Disaster)
   - Word count targets
   - Pacing notes

## Usage

```
/outline                   # Create outline from architecture
/outline book 2            # Outline specific book in series
/outline revise            # Revise existing outline
```

If arguments provided: $ARGUMENTS

## Prerequisites

Story architecture should exist. Character docs help but aren't required.

## Output

Produces/updates chapter outline in project README or separate outline file.

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