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:

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