# Creative Writing Patterns

## Story Outline
```
Create [length] story outline:
- Genre: [genre]
- Protagonist: [brief]
- Conflict: [type]
- Setting: [time/place]

Structure:
1. Hook/Opening
2. Inciting incident
3. Rising action (3 beats)
4. Climax
5. Resolution
```

## Character Voice
```
Write as [character]:
- Background: [history]
- Speech: [patterns, vocab]
- Emotion: [current state]
- Goal: [scene objective]

Maintain voice consistency.
```

## Dialogue
```
Write dialogue between [A] and [B]:
- Scene: [context]
- Tension: [conflict source]
- Subtext: [what's unsaid]

Each character distinct voice. Show don't tell.
```

## Scene Description
```
Describe [scene]:
- POV: [character/omniscient]
- Focus: [sensory details]
- Mood: [atmosphere]
- Pacing: [fast/slow/measured]

Use active verbs, concrete details.
```

## Editing Pass
```
Edit this [content type]:
Focus: [clarity/flow/voice/grammar]
Preserve: [author's style]
Flag: [major issues only]

Provide tracked changes with rationale.
```

## Genre Adaptation
```
Rewrite [content] as [genre]:
- Keep: core plot/message
- Add: genre conventions
- Tone: [genre-appropriate]
- Tropes: [use/subvert specific tropes]
```
