writing-issues
Writing Issues
Issues are writing problems worth tracking beyond a single critique report. A critic finding a pacing problem in one draft produces a critique finding. A critic noticing the same pacing problem across three chapters produces an issue — it's a pattern that won't be fixed by revising one scene.
When to Log an Issue
Log when the problem is:
- Recurring — the same tic, habit, or weakness appears across multiple chapters or scenes. A single instance is a critique finding; a pattern is an issue.
- Structural — affects the project's architecture, not just one passage. Scene-type technique that doesn't scale, emotional register that's inconsistent across the arc, a narrative device approaching its shelf life.
- Worth tracking separately from the content it appears in — the author might want to address it in a dedicated revision pass rather than fixing it inline during the next draft.
Don't log every critique finding as an issue. A scene that runs long is a critique note. A pattern of scenes running long in the middle third of every chapter is an issue.
Where Issues Live
One file per issue in the issues directory. Issues persist across work items because they're project-level concerns, not scoped to a single draft or revision cycle.
What to Include
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