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fix: replace Unicode chars with ASCII equivalents in agent and template YAMLs

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David Baity
2026-04-14 03:02:10 -04:00
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type: think
type: think
model: power
max_tokens: 32000
hint: |
PASS 1 — WRITE THE YA CHAPTER DRAFT
PASS 1 -- WRITE THE YA CHAPTER DRAFT
Use the draft prompt below as your exact writing brief:
{steps[0].text}
Requirements:
- Start with the FIRST LINE you planned — make it continue naturally from the previous chapter
- Start with the FIRST LINE you planned -- make it continue naturally from the previous chapter
- If the draft prompt contains a line starting with "LOCKED PREVIOUS CHAPTER HOOK:",
your FIRST LINE MUST directly resolve that hook — the reader expects the answer immediately
your FIRST LINE MUST directly resolve that hook -- the reader expects the answer immediately
- If the draft prompt contains a line starting with "AUTHOR'S INTENT:", treat it as a
binding creative directive — your draft must satisfy that intent in full
- Follow the KEY BEATS in order, but write with full scene depth — don't skip
binding creative directive -- your draft must satisfy that intent in full
- Follow the KEY BEATS in order, but write with full scene depth -- don't skip
- All character names must be consistent with the bible/outline
- Every dialogue exchange must be tight and voice-distinct
- Show, don't tell — externalize emotion through action, detail, and dialogue
- Show, don't tell -- externalize emotion through action, detail, and dialogue
- Every scene beat moves the story forward OR reveals character (no filler)
- End with the CLOSING HOOK you planned
- Match the prose style guide: {prose_style}
- Target length: {chapter_target_words} words — write the FULL chapter, not a summary
- ⚠️ DO NOT stop early. If you have not reached {chapter_target_words} words, continue
writing — add interiority, sensory detail, extended dialogue beats, and scene transitions
- Target length: {chapter_target_words} words -- write the FULL chapter, not a summary
- [WARNING] DO NOT stop early. If you have not reached {chapter_target_words} words, continue
writing -- add interiority, sensory detail, extended dialogue beats, and scene transitions
until you hit the target. Short chapters will be REJECTED in adjudication.
DRAFTING DISCIPLINE — apply these on every page:
DRAFTING DISCIPLINE -- apply these on every page:
- {prose_style} is a hard constraint, not decoration
- Not every paragraph needs a memorable or quotable line — use functional connective prose
- Not every paragraph needs a memorable or quotable line -- use functional connective prose
- Let observation precede interpretation: show the moment before naming what it means
- Avoid clustering aphorisms or thesis-style sentences back to back
- Prefer scene motion over thesis delivery — action and dialogue carry meaning
- Prefer scene motion over thesis delivery -- action and dialogue carry meaning
- Write ONE complete draft now. Do NOT self-polish. Reviewers will give feedback downstream.
YA-SPECIFIC CRAFT RULES — these apply on every page:
YA-SPECIFIC CRAFT RULES -- these apply on every page:
- AUTHENTIC TEEN VOICE: Your protagonist thinks and speaks like an actual teenager.
Not a precocious adult, not a caricature. Short, fragmented thoughts. Reactions before
analysis. The world feels high-stakes even for "small" problems — that's real teen experience.
analysis. The world feels high-stakes even for "small" problems -- that's real teen experience.
- EMOTIONAL STAKES: Everything feels life-or-death. A rumor is social death. Being left out
is gut-punch lonely. A first kiss is epoch-defining. Honor this even if the plot is bigger.
- NO ADULT WISDOM INJECTION: Your teen protagonist does not land on wise, balanced conclusions.
They overcorrect, lash out, apologize awkwardly, misread situations. Growth is messy.
- INTERIORITY IS CORE: In YA, the internal monologue IS the story. External event + internal
reaction × 3 = a chapter. Give us at least two beats of deep interiority per scene.
reaction x 3 = a chapter. Give us at least two beats of deep interiority per scene.
- FRIENDSHIP/BELONGING: Even if the plot is about monsters, the emotional core is about
whether the protagonist belongs, is loved, is seen. Keep that alive in every chapter.
- PACING: YA chapters end on hooks. Momentum over description. No scene lasts longer than
it earns. Get out of scenes early.
VOICE ANTI-PATTERNS — THESE ARE FORBIDDEN ON EVERY PAGE:
VOICE ANTI-PATTERNS -- THESE ARE FORBIDDEN ON EVERY PAGE:
- Do NOT open any chapter with the "didn't just X; it Y" sentence construction.
Every chapter must have a structurally distinct opener. Vary: in medias res,
quiet beat, dialogue cold open, environmental sweep, interiority.
No two consecutive chapters may use the same opener structure.
- The book's thematic contrast (whatever it is — body/mind, memory/possibility, etc.)
- The book's thematic contrast (whatever it is -- body/mind, memory/possibility, etc.)
may appear ONCE per scene as a metaphor. Not in every paragraph. Trust the reader.
If you have used the contrast in the last two paragraphs, you may not use it again
for at least three more paragraphs.
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- Each character must have at least ONE verbal imperfection per scene they appear in:
a sentence they don't finish, a word they use wrong, a line that doesn't land,
a moment of fumbling before the right words come. Perfect dialogue is dead dialogue.
- Check the CHARACTER VOICE PROFILE in the outline/bible (if present) — if each
- Check the CHARACTER VOICE PROFILE in the outline/bible (if present) -- if each
speaking character's dialogue cannot be identified as THEIRS without a speaker tag,
rewrite until it can. Verbal tics, pet phrases, and characteristic patterns are
non-negotiable signatures.