From 18fcd02a36f8bd7b1075cb2f58b9abf7d18a242c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nova_2761 <davidb@crimsonleafllc.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 23:03:49 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] fix: remove Unicode chars from template

---
 templates/short_story.yml | 28 ++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/templates/short_story.yml b/templates/short_story.yml
index c3c0d42..506ea6c 100644
--- a/templates/short_story.yml
+++ b/templates/short_story.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 name: short_story
-description: "Write a complete short story — plan, draft, deepen, deliver."
+description: "Write a complete short story -- plan, draft, deepen, deliver."
 debug: true
 rag_exclude: [business_plan, charter]
 system: agent_prompt
@@ -25,44 +25,44 @@ sections:
 steps:
   - type: think
     hint: |
-      PASS 0 — STORY PLAN (produce a PLAN only — do NOT write prose yet)
+      PASS 0 -- STORY PLAN (produce a PLAN only -- do NOT write prose yet)
 
       GENRE: {genre_name}  |  AUDIENCE: {genre_audience}
       PROSE STYLE: {prose_style}
       NOTE: If any field above shows as a literal placeholder (e.g. {genre_name}), it was not
-      provided — infer genre, audience, and prose style from the project description and task message.
-      TARGET LENGTH: 3,000–15,000 words (short story to novelette)
+      provided -- infer genre, audience, and prose style from the project description and task message.
+      TARGET LENGTH: 3,000-15,000 words (short story to novelette)
 
-      Before writing, plan the story — output ONLY this plan block, no prose:
+      Before writing, plan the story -- output ONLY this plan block, no prose:
 
         TITLE: [Working title]
         HOOK: [The exact first sentence or image that pulls the reader in]
-        PREMISE: [One sentence — the "what if" or core situation]
+        PREMISE: [One sentence -- the "what if" or core situation]
         PROTAGONIST: [Name, age, voice, fatal flaw, want vs need]
-        ANTAGONIST / OBSTACLE: [What opposes the protagonist — person, force, or internal]
+        ANTAGONIST / OBSTACLE: [What opposes the protagonist -- person, force, or internal]
         OPENING: [Where does the story begin? What is the first scene?]
         MIDPOINT: [The moment everything changes]
-        CLIMAX: [The highest point of tension — how it comes to a head]
-        RESOLUTION: [How it ends — what has changed for the protagonist]
+        CLIMAX: [The highest point of tension -- how it comes to a head]
+        RESOLUTION: [How it ends -- what has changed for the protagonist]
         EMOTIONAL CORE: [What does this story make the reader FEEL?]
         POINT OF VIEW: [1st / 3rd limited / 3rd omniscient]
         TENSE: [Past / present]
-        KEY SCENES: [3–5 numbered scene beats]
+        KEY SCENES: [3-5 numbered scene beats]
 
       Stop here. The full story will be written in the next step.
 
   - type: think
     model: power
     hint: |
-      PASS 1 — WRITE THE COMPLETE STORY
+      PASS 1 -- WRITE THE COMPLETE STORY
 
       Using the plan from your previous step, write the full story now.
 
       Follow the prose style from the plan. Stay in chosen POV throughout.
-      Show — don't tell. Use dialogue. Use sensory detail.
+      Show -- don't tell. Use dialogue. Use sensory detail.
       Start with the HOOK from your plan as the literal first sentence.
-      End with the RESOLUTION — the final line must feel earned and resonant.
-      Target: reach the word count appropriate for the story (3,000–15,000 words).
+      End with the RESOLUTION -- the final line must feel earned and resonant.
+      Target: reach the word count appropriate for the story (3,000-15,000 words).
 
       Output the complete story starting with # [Title].
       No commentary, no "Pass 1" label, no preamble.