creative-writing-modes
Creative-writing addendum to /llm-writing. Load when putting prose on the page: draft, revise, bridge, vary, or polish.
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill creative-writing-modes- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads creative-writing-modes automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
Creative Writing Modes
Load /llm-writing if it is not already loaded. This skill adds the
creative-writing layer for putting prose on the page: story pressure, voice,
rhythm, omission, ambiguity, genre promise, and reader simulation.
Use the smallest mode that fits the task. Read only the matching section in
resources/prose-modes.md unless the prompt explicitly asks for a hybrid pass.
Load style and character state before writing a character. If the request contradicts character state, write to the request, note the contradiction, and do not update character state.
Prose Modes
- Fresh draft — new prose from a brief, outline, style, character state, and canon.
- Revision — change an existing draft from author direction or critique.
- Bridge / connective tissue — connect scenes, compress time, or shift register.
- Alternate take — test a meaningfully different execution of the same beat.
- Line polish — improve rhythm, precision, and texture after structure settles.
Genre Resources
Genre is craft guidance, not a prose mode. When genre expectations shape the pass, load /creative-writing-craft and the relevant resource under resources/genre/ there.
Boundary
This is not a planning or review skill. Use /story-planning before there is a page to write.
Use /story-review, /reader-sim, and continuity checking when the page needs judgment. Return here when the next step is to write the prose.
FAQ
What does the creative-writing-modes skill do?
Creative-writing addendum to /llm-writing. Load when putting prose on the page: draft, revise, bridge, vary, or polish.
How do I install creative-writing-modes?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/haowjy/creative-writing-skills --skill creative-writing-modes in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/creative-writing-modes/ (personal) or .claude/skills/creative-writing-modes/ (project).
Which AI agents can use creative-writing-modes?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is creative-writing-modes safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains creative-writing-modes?
It is published by haowjy in haowjy/creative-writing-skills. It has 536 recorded installs.
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