Vonnegut

Purpose

Check your writing against Kurt Vonnegut's eight rules for fiction—which apply to nonfiction too. This skill audits your piece for the fundamentals that make stories work.

Use this when:

• A piece feels technically fine but somehow lifeless
• You want a structural gut-check
• You're not sure if your piece has forward momentum
• You need to diagnose why something isn't working

Invocation

• /vonnegut [text] — Audit the provided text against the 8 rules
• /vonnegut — System asks "What piece should I audit?"
• Works on selection if provided, asks if not

The 8 Rules