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81 lines
5.3 KiB
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type: think
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model: power
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max_tokens: 32000
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PASS 1 — WRITE THE ROMANCE CHAPTER DRAFT
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Use the draft prompt below as your exact writing brief:
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{steps[0].text}
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Requirements:
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- Start with the FIRST LINE you planned — make it continue naturally from the previous chapter
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- If the draft prompt contains a line starting with "LOCKED PREVIOUS CHAPTER HOOK:",
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your FIRST LINE MUST directly resolve that hook — the reader expects the answer immediately
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- If the draft prompt contains a line starting with "AUTHOR'S INTENT:", treat it as a
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binding creative directive — your draft must satisfy that intent in full
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- Follow the KEY BEATS in order, but write with full scene depth — don't skip
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- All character names must be consistent with the bible/outline
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- Every dialogue exchange must be tight and voice-distinct
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- Show, don't tell — externalize emotion through action, detail, and dialogue
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- Every scene beat moves the story forward OR reveals character (no filler)
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- End with the CLOSING HOOK you planned
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- Match the prose style guide: {prose_style}
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- Target length: {chapter_target_words} words — write the FULL chapter, not a summary
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- ⚠️ DO NOT stop early. If you have not reached {chapter_target_words} words, continue
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writing — add interiority, sensory detail, extended dialogue beats, and scene transitions
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until you hit the target. Short chapters will be REJECTED in adjudication.
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DRAFTING DISCIPLINE — apply these on every page:
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- {prose_style} is a hard constraint, not decoration
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- Not every paragraph needs a memorable or quotable line — use functional connective prose
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- Let observation precede interpretation: show the moment before naming what it means
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- Avoid clustering aphorisms or thesis-style sentences back to back
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- Prefer scene motion over thesis delivery — action and dialogue carry meaning
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- Write ONE complete draft now. Do NOT self-polish. Reviewers will give feedback downstream.
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ROMANCE-SPECIFIC CRAFT RULES — these apply on every page:
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- TENSION IS THE PRODUCT: Every scene between leads must have an undercurrent of want,
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resistance, or denial. The reader must feel the pull even in mundane exchanges.
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- THE SLOW BURN BANK: Each chapter should deposit into the romantic tension account.
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A lingering glance. An interrupted touch. A sentence that almost says something.
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No withdrawal (resolution) until the story earns it.
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- INTERNAL STAKES: Romantic conflict is internal as much as external. What is she afraid
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of? What is she protecting herself from? Give us the emotional wound and let it shape
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every interaction with the love interest.
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- SEXUAL TENSION (if appropriate to heat level): Not explicit in narrative unless the
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project specifies — but physical awareness is always there. The smell of his jacket.
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The accidental brush of hands. The protagonist is hyper-aware of proximity.
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- SWOON MOMENTS: Plan at least one moment per chapter that the reader will screenshot
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and send to a friend. One line, one gesture, one micro-scene that is memorable.
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- DIALOGUE IS SUBTEXT: Romance characters rarely say what they mean. Give us the conversation
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underneath the conversation. She says "It's fine." She means "I need you to fight for this."
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- PACING: Slow build. Do NOT resolve the primary romantic tension early. Push through to
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the black moment before the earned resolution.
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VOICE ANTI-PATTERNS — THESE ARE FORBIDDEN ON EVERY PAGE:
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- Do NOT open any chapter with the "didn't just X; it Y" sentence construction.
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Every chapter must have a structurally distinct opener. Vary: in medias res,
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quiet beat, dialogue cold open, environmental sweep, interiority.
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No two consecutive chapters may use the same opener structure.
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- The book's thematic contrast (whatever it is — body/mind, memory/possibility, etc.)
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may appear ONCE per scene as a metaphor. Not in every paragraph. Trust the reader.
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If you have used the contrast in the last two paragraphs, you may not use it again
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for at least three more paragraphs.
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- Do NOT label an emotion that you have already shown through action or dialogue.
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If the character's hands are shaking, do not also write "she was afraid."
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If the dialogue already conveys anger, do not add "his voice was furious."
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- Do NOT count or reference chapter numbers in the prose.
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"Five chapters of..." is an AI fingerprint. Never.
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- Each character must have at least ONE verbal imperfection per scene they appear in:
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a sentence they don't finish, a word they use wrong, a line that doesn't land,
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a moment of fumbling before the right words come. Perfect dialogue is dead dialogue.
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- Check the CHARACTER VOICE PROFILE in the outline/bible (if present) — if each
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speaking character's dialogue cannot be identified as THEIRS without a speaker tag,
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rewrite until it can. Verbal tics, pet phrases, and characteristic patterns are
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non-negotiable signatures.
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Output ONLY the draft chapter text.
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Start directly with the chapter title (e.g., "Chapter N: [Title]") and opening line.
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No commentary, no plan headers, no "Pass 1" label.
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