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by danjdewhurst
story-skills
Agent Skills for end-to-end story writing in markdown, packaged as Codex and Claude Code plugins.
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- 21 skills (21 skills found in its SKILL.md files)
- 51 forks (51 forks)
- 1d ago last update (Last updated 1d ago)
Install
Skills CLI
npx skills add danjdewhurst/story-skills
Asks which skills and agents to install. Just one: npx skills add danjdewhurst/story-skills --skill adaptation — add -g for every project.
Claude Code
git clone https://github.com/danjdewhurst/story-skillscp -r "story-skills/skills/adaptation" ~/.claude/skills/
Copies the adaptation skill into ~/.claude/skills/ for every project (use .claude/skills/ for one project). Repeat for the other skills listed below.
Plugin
/plugin marketplace add danjdewhurst/story-skills
Run inside Claude Code if the repository ships a plugin marketplace, then pick plugins from /plugin.
Skills can run code on your machine — read the SKILL.md first.
What it does
In the author's own words, from each skill's SKILL.md.
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adaptation
This skill should be used when the user asks to "make an audiobook", "narration script", "narrator", "ACX", "Findaway", "pronunciation guide", "how long is the audiobook", "adapt to a screenplay", "Fountain", "screenplay", "picture book", "spreads", "illustration notes", "art notes", "comic script", "comics script", "graphic novel", "panels", "interactive fiction", "Ink", "Twine", "choose your ow…
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chapter-writing
This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a chapter", "next chapter", "chapter outline", "draft chapter", "continue the story", "write a scene", "outline a chapter", or wants to write prose for a story project.
skills/chapter-writing/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
character-management
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a character", "update a character", "add a character", "build a family tree", "character relationships", "character timeline", "character arc", "character profile", "relationship graph", "name a character", or needs to manage characters in a story project. NOT for character voices or dialogue style (use voice-style), or for a thematic arc's…
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discovery-drafting
This skill should be used when the user asks to "pantsing", "discovery write", "write without an outline", "discovery draft", "write into the dark", "story kernel", "reconcile a chapter", "reverse outline", "cut a subplot", "dead end", "drafting sprint", "writing cadence", or wants to draft a story by discovery with retrospective bible reconciliation.
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editorial-review
This skill should be used when the user asks for a "sensitivity reader", "authenticity reader", "cultural review", "is this portrayal okay", "real people in my novel", "defamation", "can I use song lyrics", "epigraph permission", "permissions", "quote permission", "fair use", "AI disclosure", "do I need to disclose AI", "send to my editor", "editorial round", "Word file for my editor", "editor re…
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feedback-triage
This skill should be used when the user asks to "process beta reader feedback", "alpha reader feedback", "feedback round", "synthesize reader feedback", "reader notes", "beta feedback", "reader readiness check", "review copy", "send the draft to readers", "share with readers who don't use GitHub", or wants to collect, reconcile, and act on external reader feedback for a story project. NOT for rou…
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genre-craft
This skill should be used when the user asks to "mystery", "fair play", "clue", "red herring", "romance beats", "HEA", "thriller", "ticking clock", "horror", "dread", "MG", "YA", "middle grade", "young adult", "science fiction", "sci-fi", "serial", "episodic", "web serial", "genre conventions", or wants genre-specific structural craft for a story project.
skills/genre-craft/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
line-editing
This skill should be used when the user asks to "line edit", "edit my prose", "polish this chapter", "tighten the prose", "improve the sentences", "copyedit", "proofread", "proof pass", "check grammar and punctuation", "dialogue punctuation", "make the voices distinct", "everyone sounds the same", "read it aloud", "read-aloud pass", "text to speech", or wants a sentence-level quality pass on draf…
skills/line-editing/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
plot-structure
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a plot arc", "story structure", "add a plot point", "story timeline", "track foreshadowing", "pacing", "sagging middle", "act structure", "story arc", "plot outline", or wants to plan and manage the narrative structure of a story. It owns book-level pacing; NOT for scene outcomes or writing a chapter hook (use scene-craft).
skills/plot-structure/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
premise-workshop
This skill should be used when the user asks to "brainstorm a story idea", "I have an idea for a story", "what if", "develop a premise", "is this idea strong enough", "workshop my logline", "premise", "story concept", "what should I write", "short story or novel", "novella or novel", "name my book", "title ideas", or has a spark (an image, a character, a setting, a question) and wants to turn it…
skills/premise-workshop/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
publishing
This skill should be used when the user asks to "self-publish", "publish my book", "ISBN", "copyright page", "book metadata", "BISAC", "keywords", "KDP", "IngramSpark", "Draft2Digital", "go wide", "Kindle Unlimited", "print interior", "trim size", "paperback", "ebook", "EPUB", "cover wrap", "spine width", "pricing", "launch plan", "ARC team", "advance readers", "newsletter", "reader magnet", "Ama…
skills/publishing/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
research
This skill should be used when the user asks to "research", "fact-check", "check the history", "is this accurate", "research notes", "sources", "historical accuracy", "technical accuracy", "how would this really work", "verify a detail", "interview an expert", "plan a site visit", "expert review", or needs to investigate and record the real-world facts a story relies on and the chapters that use…
skills/research/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
revision-continuity
This skill should be used when the user asks to revise a chapter, continuity check, find inconsistencies, audit character state, check timeline consistency, developmental edit, structural revision, "revision passes", "what pass next", "pacing check" as a revision pass, "clue check", or prepare existing story material for the next revision pass. NOT for planning book structure (use plot-structure)…
skills/revision-continuity/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
scene-craft
This skill should be used when the user asks to "plan a scene", "scene structure", "sequel scene", "dialogue subtext", "deep POV", "psychic distance", "try fail", "scene cards", "exposition", "info dump", "flashback", "time skip", "story opening", "first page hook", "introduce a character", "scene outcome", "yes-but no-and", "chapter hook", or wants scene-level craft for drafting or revision. NOT…
skills/scene-craft/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
series-continuity
This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a sequel", "write a prequel", "start book two", "continue the series", "companion novel", "spin-off", "link books in a series", "carry characters into the next book", "series continuity", "series bible", or needs to keep canon consistent across multiple Story Skills projects.
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story-init
This skill should be used when the user asks to "start a new story", "initialize a story project", "create a story", "new book", "set up a story", or wants to begin a new fiction writing project from scratch.
skills/story-init/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
story-maintenance
This skill should be used when the user asks to validate, reindex, repair registries, check links, check continuity, count words, summarize a story project, import an existing manuscript, export a manuscript, build a review copy or print interior, generate a diagram, check pacing, clues, voices, or names, track revision passes, run the story CLI, or perform deterministic maintenance on a Story Sk…
skills/story-maintenance/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
submission
This skill should be used when the user asks to "write a query letter", "query", "querying", "pitch", "blurb", "back cover copy", "jacket copy", "comp titles", "comparable titles", "synopsis for agents", "submit to agents", "submission tracker", "self-publishing description", "retailer description", "ready to query", "submission readiness check", or wants to prepare and track a finished manuscrip…
skills/submission/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
theme-craft
This skill should be used when the user asks to "theme", "controlling idea", "thematic argument", "moral argument", "character arc", "flat arc", "negative arc", "the lie", "antagonist design", "motif", "symbolism", "theme audit", or wants to plan, track, or revise the thematic layer of a story. NOT for finding or testing a story premise (use premise-workshop).
skills/theme-craft/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
voice-style
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a style sheet", "style guide", "house style", "keep the voice consistent", "voice drift", "British or American spelling", "character voices", "lint the prose", "prose check", "filter words", "said-bookisms", "overused words", "repeated phrases", "similar character names", "voice fingerprints", or wants to record and enforce the voice and sur…
skills/voice-style/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab) -
worldbuilding
This skill should be used when the user asks to "create a location", "add a location", "magic system", "political system", "build the world", "add culture", "world history", "technology system", "religion", "economy", "map", "travel times", "routes", "calendar", "moons", "seasons", "naming language", "conlang names", "trade routes", "supply lines", "magic cost", or wants to develop any aspect of…
skills/worldbuilding/SKILL.md on GitHub (opens in a new tab)
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Review before you install
A skill is a set of instructions and scripts your agent will follow, and it can run code on your machine. Read the SKILL.md and any scripts first — this listing is not a security review.