book-writer

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---
name: book-writer
description: |
 Comprehensive book writing assistant and memory maintainer. Use when tasked with:
 - Writing books, novels, fiction, non-fiction, or any long-form manuscript
 - Creating characters, outlining chapters, building worlds
 - Drafting, reviewing, or revising chapters
 - Writing children's books, picture books, rhyming stories, or songs for ages 2–9
 - "initialize memory bank", "update memory bank", "start a new book", "let's start building"
 - Planning book structure (MVB, short book, full book, literary novel, picture book)
 - Checking continuity or consistency across chapters
 - Any request involving book chapters, manuscripts, or story development

 Provides specialized guidelines to write like a master author while maintaining an automated book memory bank to preserve context across sessions. Includes children's book writing, parallel chapter workflows, and multi-genre support.
---

# Book Writer

## Context Efficiency Rule

**CRITICAL — Read this before loading any files.**

This skill has many reference files. Do NOT pre-load them all. Use **lazy loading** — only read a reference file when its specific feature is needed:

| Only load this file... | When... |
|------------------------|---------|
| `references/author_rules.md` | Starting a session, drafting, or reviewing |
| `references/chapter_craft.md` | Writing or outlining chapters |
| `references/revision_checklist.md` | Reviewing or revising chapters |
| `references/book_memory_protocol.md` | Updating memory bank or running continuity check |
| `references/memory_update_prompts.md` | Performing a comprehensive memory audit |
| `references/story_forge.md` | Only during initialization |
| `references/readme_template.md` | Only when generating the project README |
| `references/character_worldbuilding_tables.md` | Building character profiles or worldbuilding tables |
| `references/childrens_book_craft.md` | Only for children's book projects |
| `references/parallel_workflows.md` | Only when parallel drafting |
| `references/punctuation_guide.md` | Running a punctuation pass or prose polish |
| `references/spinoff_guide.md` | Only for spinoff projects |
| `references/opening_chapter_checklist.md` | Only when reviewing Chapter 1 |
| `references/query_letter_guide.md` | Only when user asks for blurb, synopsis, or query letter |
| `references/popscience_history_rules.md` | Writing or reviewing popular-science, technical history, or narrative non-fiction |
| `Core/world_gita.md` (or `tech_gita.md`) | Reading world technology, magic, or lore rules |
| Template files | Only when generating the specific document |

**Never load more than 3–4 reference files at once unless explicitly required by the task.**

## Workflows

### 1. Initialization: Starting a New Book Project
When the user asks to start a new book project or "initialize the memory bank", follow these steps:

0. **Evaluate Genre and Skills:**
   - Read `skills-lock.json` in the root (if it exists) and ask about the project's genre.
   - If the book is narrative non-fiction, popular science, biography, or history, check if `research-dojo` is installed.
   - If NOT installed, recommend the user install it for factual/claim verification:
     > *"I noticed this is a non-fiction book project. The `research-dojo` skill can help verify historical dates and scientific paper details. Would you like me to install it?"*
     Offer to execute: `npx skills add https://github.com/kshanxs/skill-dojo --skill research-dojo` using the `run_command` tool.
   - **Evaluate Style Companion:** Check if `calligraph-sensei` is installed. If NOT, recommend the user install it for advanced humanization, prose styling, and writing cadence diagnostics:
     > *"Would you like me to install `calligraph-sensei`? It integrates with Book Writer to polish chapters, enhance sensory language, and vary sentence structures for fiction/non-fiction."*
     Offer to execute: `npx skills add https://github.com/kshanxs/skill-