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name: prose
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description: Write narrative prose that is grounded, emotionally resonant, and authentic, focusing on sensory details and natural character interactions while avoiding pretentiousness.
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# Prose Skill: Approachable Narrative Style (Nora Roberts inspired)
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This skill guides the agent in writing narrative prose that is grounded, emotionally resonant, and avoids pretentiousness. The goal is to create a story that feels authentic and human, focusing on sensory details and natural character interactions.
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## Core Principles
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### 1. Sensory Grounding over Abstraction
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Avoid abstract adjectives (e.g., "exclusive," "strategic," "sophisticated"). Instead, describe the world through the five senses.
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- **Bad:** "The atmosphere in the café was one of high-end exclusivity."
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- **Good:** "It smelled of freshly roasted beans and expensive leather. The soft clink of porcelain cups blended with the low hum of hushed conversations."
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### 2. Emotional Transparency over Psychological Analysis
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Do not explain a character's psychological state from a distance. Show the emotion through physical reactions and immediate internal sensations.
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- **Bad:** "Elena analyzed the situation from a tactical perspective."
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- **Good:** "Elena felt a familiar knot tighten in her stomach, but she forced her gaze to remain steady. She knew this feeling—it was the stillness before the storm."
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### 3. Natural Dialogue (Show, Don't Tell)
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Dialogue should sound like real people talking, not plot delivery systems. Use pauses, hesitations, and subtext.
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- Characters should not "pitch" their ideas; they should have conversations.
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- Let the interaction reveal the character's intent.
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### 4. The Warmth of the Everyday
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Give space to small, human, and domestic details. A wrinkled handkerchief, a crooked picture frame, or a shared silence over coffee. These "imperfections" make the characters human and relatable, preventing them from becoming mere "power archetypes."
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### 5. Targeted Use of Specialized Jargon (e.g., Military)
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Specialized terminology (like Elena's military jargon) should be confined to the character's internal monologue or private reflections. It serves as a contrast to the world around them, not as the general voice of the narrator.
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### 6. Fluid and Clear Language
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Use a mix of short, precise sentences and descriptive passages. Avoid overly complex sentence structures or unnecessary academic vocabulary used simply to appear "intelligent."
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### 7. Narrative Depth and Pacing
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Avoid rushing the plot or treating scenes as mere transitions to the next plot point. Allow the story to breathe by elaborating on internal reflections and the quiet moments between actions.
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- **Bad:** A quick sequence of events that summarizes a conversation or a movement through a space to reach the objective faster.
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- **Good:** Expanding a moment—such as the slow act of pouring a glass of wine—into a vehicle for tension or emotional realization, giving the reader time to settle into the characters' world.
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### 8. Character Introductions
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Every character introduced in a scene must be described.
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- **Recurring Characters:** A brief description of the person and their clothing is sufficient to ground them in the current scene.
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- **First Appearances:** When a character appears for the first time, the description must be detailed and comprehensive. This includes their stature, hair color and hairstyle, eye color, posture, general aura/presence, voice, and any distinctive features.
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- **Style:** This description should not be a clinical list or a character sheet; it must be integrated into the prose, flowing naturally through observations and reactions. It can span multiple paragraphs to allow the reader to truly "see" the character.
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## Application
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When this skill is active, the agent should review every scene to ensure it isn't drifting back into a "case study" or "corporate" tone, and that it doesn't feel rushed. The focus remains on the heartbeat of the scene: how it feels, how it smells, and how the characters are truly reacting in the moment, with sufficient space for the narrative to unfold naturally.
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