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2.1 KiB
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42 lines
2.1 KiB
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description: Check a manuscript for continuity problems — plot holes, character inconsistencies, world-building contradictions
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argument-hint: "[path, glob, or selection]"
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allowed-tools: [Read, Glob, Grep]
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---
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Read the manuscript at `$ARGUMENTS` (a file, a glob of chapters, or pasted text) and identify continuity issues. Report what you find directly to the conversation.
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## What to check
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### Character consistency
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- **Traits and personality** — does the character act consistently across scenes?
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- **Physical description** — height, eye color, age, scars, clothing — any contradictions?
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- **Knowledge** — do they know something in chapter 4 that they shouldn't learn until chapter 7?
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- **Relationships** — do established relationships develop consistently or shift without cause?
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- **Speech patterns** — does their voice stay recognizable?
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- **Motivations** — do their goals stay aligned with what's been established?
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### World-building consistency
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- **Rules of the universe** — physics, magic, technology limits, social structures
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- **Geography and locations** — distances, layouts, travel times
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- **History and timeline** — past events referenced consistently
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- **Cultural and political details** — group behaviors, hierarchies, allegiances
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### Plot logic
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- **Information flow** — how does each character learn what they know? Track it
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- **Cause and effect** — does each consequence have a setup?
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- **Object and detail persistence** — items, wounds, weather, time of day
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- **Pacing of revelations** — anything resolved before it was a problem, or set up and never paid off
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## Output format
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For each issue found:
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- **Type** (character / world / plot)
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- **Location** (chapter/scene, with quoted context where possible)
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- **Issue** (what contradicts what, with both references)
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- **Severity** (minor — reader probably won't catch / moderate — attentive readers will / major — breaks the story)
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- **Suggested fix** (a concrete option, not just "address this")
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Close with a short summary of the most load-bearing issues — the three to five the writer should fix first.
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