chinese-novelist

Chinese Novelist: Chinese novel writing assistant

Three Golden Rules

1. Show, don't tell - Express through action and dialogue, do not state directly
2. Conflict drives the plot - Each chapter must have conflict or a turning point
3. Suspense connects what came before and what follows - Each chapter must end with a hook

Feature Description

• Interrupted continuation: Automatically detects unfinished projects and continues creation from the breakpoint
• Automatic validation: After creation is complete, automatically checks word count and quality, and automatically fixes anything that fails
• Parallel writing(optional): Supports sub-Agent parallel writing, coordinating state through 02-写作计划.json coordinating state

Core Workflow

When entering each stage, first read the corresponding workflow document to obtain detailed execution instructions.

Step 0: Initialization and Preference Loading

Read user preferences, detect unfinished projects (interrupted continuation), and display a personalized welcome. → See phase0-initialization.md

Stage 1: Three-layer Progressive Q&A

Collect creative requirements through progressive Q&A, and determine the novel's positioning and title:

• Core positioning(required, Q1-Q3): genre concept, protagonist setup, core conflict → See phase1-layer1-core.md
• In-depth customization and specifications(Q4-Q8): worldbuilding, perspective and tone, core theme, target readers, number of chapters, configuration confirmation → See phase1-layer2-customize.md
• Title generation: AI generates candidate titles based on creative elements, and the user selects or customizes one → See phase1-layer3-title.md

Stage 2: Planning + Secondary Confirmation

Create a project folder (./chinese-novelist/{timestamp}-{小说名称}/), generate an outline, character profiles, and a writing plan JSON, and wait for user confirmation. → See phase2-planning.md

Step 2.5: Writing Mode Selection

After planning is confirmed, choose the writing mode:

• Chapter-by-chapter serial（serial): The main Agent writes chapter by chapter itself, with no interruption throughout
• Sub-Agent parallel（subagent-parallel): Divide chapters into batches and dispatch sub-Agents to write in parallel
• Agent Teams（agent-teams): Claude Code multi-Agent collaboration mode, where Agents can communicate with each other (must be manually enabled)

→ See phase3-writing.md

Stage 3: Crazy Creation (no user confirmation required)

Remember, once you enter this stage, all processes are forbidden from seeking user confirmation. The user is your reader, and you must complete the entire novel before reporting to the user

Execute the creation workflow chapter by chapter according to the writing mode selected by the user (serial/parallel/Teams). Before creating each chapter, you must read 01-大纲.md the planning information for the corresponding chapter, and create strictly according to the outline. Supports interrupted continuation. → See phase3-writing.md

Stage 4: Automatic Validation and Repair (no user confirmation required)

No user intervention is required throughout. Automatically check the completion status and word count of all chapters, and automatically rewrite chapters that fail (up to 3 rounds). → See phase4-validation.md

Sharing Mechanism

Cross-phase shared mechanisms such as the preference system, writing plan system, detailed golden rules, word count checking script, etc. → See shared-infrastructure.md