content-writing

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---
name: content-writing
description: Use when "writing articles", "blog posts", "content creation", "research writing", "technical writing", or asking about "outlining", "citations", "improving hooks", "writing feedback"
version: 1.0.0
---

<!-- Adapted from: awesome-claude-skills/content-research-writer -->

# Content Research & Writing Guide

Collaborative writing partner for articles, blog posts, and documentation.

## Workflow Overview

1. **Outline** - Structure ideas collaboratively
2. **Research** - Find sources and add citations
3. **Write** - Draft section by section
4. **Feedback** - Get review on each section
5. **Polish** - Final review and refinement

## File Organization

```
~/writing/article-name/
├── outline.md          # Structure
├── research.md         # Sources and citations
├── draft-v1.md         # First draft
├── draft-v2.md         # Revised
├── final.md            # Publication-ready
└── sources/            # Reference materials
```

## Outline Template

```markdown
# Article Outline: [Title]

## Hook
- Opening line/story/statistic
- Why reader should care

## Introduction
- Context and background
- Problem statement
- What this article covers

## Main Sections

### Section 1: [Title]
- Key point A
- Key point B
- [Research needed: topic]

### Section 2: [Title]
- Key point C
- Evidence/data needed

## Conclusion
- Summary
- Call to action
- Final thought

## Research To-Do
- [ ] Find data on [topic]
- [ ] Source for [claim]
```

## Hook Improvement

When reviewing introductions, consider:

- **Does it create curiosity?**
- **Does it promise value?**
- **Is it specific enough?**
- **Does it match the audience?**

### Hook Types

| Type | Example |
|------|---------|
| Bold statement | "Product management will never be the same." |
| Question | "What if you could talk to every customer before coffee?" |
| Story | "Sarah spent two weeks building the wrong feature..." |
| Data | "Last month, AI analyzed 500 interviews in 30 minutes." |

## Section Feedback Format

```markdown
# Feedback: [Section Name]

## What Works Well ✓
- [Strength 1]
- [Strength 2]

## Suggestions

### Clarity
- [Issue] → [Fix]

### Flow
- [Transition issue] → [Better connection]

### Evidence
- [Claim needing support] → [Add citation]

## Specific Line Edits

Original:
> [Quote from draft]

Suggested:
> [Improved version]

Why: [Explanation]
```

## Citation Formats

**Inline:**

```
Studies show 40% improvement (McKinsey, 2024).
```

**Numbered:**

```
Studies show 40% improvement [1].

[1] McKinsey Global Institute. (2024)...
```

## Pre-Publish Checklist

- [ ] All claims sourced
- [ ] Citations formatted
- [ ] Examples clear
- [ ] Transitions smooth
- [ ] Call to action present
- [ ] Proofread for typos

## Voice Preservation

- Learn writer's style from samples
- Suggest, don't replace
- Match tone (formal/casual/technical)
- Ask: "Does this sound like you?"