PenglongHuang/chinese-novelist-skill
Claude Code skill that ghostwrites Chinese novels end-to-end
A structured pipeline for AI-driven long-form fiction: interview, plan, write, validate, and remember what you like across sessions.
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What it does
This is a Claude Code “skill” — essentially a prompt-and-workflow package — that automates writing a complete Chinese novel. It runs you through a three-layer interview (core concept, optional depth, or skip), generates a structured outline and character bible, then churns out chapters of 3,000–5,000 words each with mandatory hooks at the end. A final validation phase checks word counts and coherence, rewriting up to three times if something feels off.
The interesting bit
The project treats novel-writing as a reliability problem, not a creativity problem. It persists your preferences across sessions in user-preferences.json, detects interrupted drafts to resume from the exact breakpoint, and offers three execution modes — serial, parallel sub-agents, or multi-agent teams — depending on how patient you are. The “de-AI-ing” polish step and the 13 hook-technique reference file suggest the author has actually thought about why AI prose feels flat.
Key highlights
- Phase 0 initialization loads past preferences and checks for unfinished drafts before asking anything new.
- Three-layer interview lets you answer 3 core questions, dive into 5 optional ones, or randomize/skip entirely.
- Structured output includes a 7-column chapter outline, character profiles, and a machine-readable
写作计划.jsonfor coordination. - Validation loop enforces 3,000–5,000 words per chapter and coherence checks, with auto-rewrite up to 3 attempts.
- Reference library of 15 documents covering hooks, dialogue rhythm, power dynamics, and genre-specific expansion tactics.
Caveats
- Requires Claude Code specifically; not a standalone tool or API wrapper.
- The “Agent Teams” mode for large novels is mentioned but not benchmarked for speed or cost.
- All interface screenshots and flow diagrams are in Chinese; English-only users will need to infer structure.
Verdict
Worth a look if you write Chinese fiction with Claude Code and keep abandoning drafts at chapter three. Skip it if you want a general-purpose writing assistant or don’t use Claude’s skill system.