Crucible Editor

Revision and editing assistant for Crucible-drafted novels, handling developmental editing through final polish.

Overview

The Crucible Editor provides structured editing support at four levels:

1. Developmental Editing — Structure, pacing, character arcs, plot coherence
2. Line Editing — Scene-level prose improvement, voice consistency
3. Copy Editing — Grammar, consistency, style guide adherence
4. Final Polish — Micro-level refinement, word choice, rhythm

Before Starting

Read these references based on editing phase:

• references/developmental-checklist.md — Structure and story issues
• references/line-editing-guide.md — Prose improvement techniques
• references/copy-editing-standards.md — Grammar and style rules
• references/polish-techniques.md — Final refinement methods